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Shawn Hall brings his love of silent films to new audiences through his Shawn Toks Silents TikTok account, where he is currently working his way through reviewing each movie on Silent Era’s Top 100 Silent Movies List. He stretches back a little bit further than most silent film enthusiasts, however, by exploring 1905 through films of “serious” topics and advancing forms of comedy and feel-good stories.
Shawn also writes his long-form thoughts on silent cinema and early Hollywood at his blog The Everyday Cinephile.
Films and resources mentioned:
The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach (1905) - Albert and Willy MullensRevolution in Russia (1905) - Lucien NonguetA Trip to Salt Lake City (1905) - Billy BitzerThe Night Before Christmas (1905) - Edwin S. PorterThe Nihilist (1905) - Wallace McCutcheon Sr.Greed (1924) - Erich von StroheimMetropolis (1927) - Fritz LangKid Auto Races at Venice (1914) - Henry LehrmanBattleship Potemkin (1925) - Sergei EisensteinA Night at the Opera (1935) - Sam WoodSanta Claus (1898) - George Albert SmithWhite Christmas (1954) - Michael CurtizThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterJack and the Beanstalk (1902) - Edwin S. PorterPersonal (1904) - Wallace McCutcheon Sr.The Suburbanite (1904) - Wallace McCutcheon Sr.The Red Rooster Scare - Richard AbelThe Emergence of Cinema: The American Screen to 1907 - Charles Musser -
Dan Willard’s interest in film was fostered by a viewing of Eraserhead in 1977 and a number of UCLA film classes. In more recent years and reflecting the depths of his cinephilia, that has manifested in his extensive Films by the Year site and YouTube channel, which have been linked to many times in this very show’s notes (in this case, ranging from comedy and the féerie to “message films” and naturalism).
Dan is also a professional musician, composer, producer, and teacher and is currently working on an online History of Western Art Music.
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Films and resources mentioned:
First Night Out (1905) - Louis J. GasnierRescued by Rover (1905) - Cecil Hepworth and Lewin FitzhamonThe Kleptomaniac (1905) - Edwin S. PorterThe Palace of the Arabian Knights (1905) - Georges MélièsDown in the Coal Mines (1905) - Ferdinand Zecca and Lucien NonguetEraserhead (1977) - David LynchThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterThe Ex-Convict (1904) - Edwin S. PorterThe Little Train Robbery (1905) - Edwin S. PorterThe Barber of Seville (1904) - Georges MélièsA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsThe Kingdom of the Fairies (1903) - Georges MélièsThe Impossible Voyage (1904) - Georges MélièsConey Island at Night (1905) - Edwin S. PorterThe Strike (1904) - Ferdinand ZeccaGerminal (1913) - Albert Capellani -
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The year 1905 pops up early in many film histories to address the start of the "nickelodeon era." As past seasons have shown, the Harris brothers' Pittsburgh storefront wasn't truly the first space dedicated to showing movies, but it and others shifted the needle in forming the activity of moviegoing. This season and its guests address the unification of the global "trade" of filmmaking and the changing aesthetics that supported that.
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This season’s conversations about film in 1904 often turned to the “awkwardness” of finding standout titles and defining the most representative developments in the art, business, and reception of cinema. Nevertheless, this year’s five guests presented exciting threads of potential futures that, in many ways, were resolved into the narrative model one expects a few years later.
Films mentioned:
Court Ladies Bathing (1904) - unknownHow a French Nobleman Got a Wife through the New York Herald Personal Column (1904) - Edwin S. PorterA Butterfly’s Metamorphosis (1904) - Gaston VelleDog Factory (1904) - Edwin S. PorterThe Impossible Voyage (1904) - Georges MélièsThe Suburbanite (1904) - Wallace McCutcheonBarcelona Park at Twilight (1904) - Segundo de ChomónBurglars at Work (1904) - Gaston VelleThe Christmas Angel (1904) - Georges MélièsA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsPersonal (1904) - Wallace McCutcheon -
Film preservationist Céline Ruivo brings an eye for color and pre-cinema to her five early cinema picks for 1904. From scientific intent to fantasy, and industrialism and modernity in between, she demonstrates how an apparently unmemorable year like 1904 can still provide great insight into the art and technology of cinema at the time.
Céline holds a doctorate in cinema and teaches film preservation at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). She is currently in charge of film restoration projects with two European cinémathèques and also directed the documentary Cinégraphies, les femmes de la tempête (2023).
Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1904!
Films and resources mentioned:
Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle (1904) - Billy BitzerThe Flight of a Crane Fly (1904) - Lucien BullThe Impossible Voyage (1904) - Georges MélièsA Butterfly’s Metamorphosis (1904) - Gaston VelleThe Strike (1904) - Ferdinand ZeccaA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895) - Louis LumièreAlcohol and its Victims (1902) - Ferdinand ZeccaDown in the Coal Mines (1905) - Ferdinand ZeccaLe cinématographe des magiciens: 1896-1906, un cycle magique - Frédéric Tabet -
Martin L. Johnson, film historian and Associate Professor in English and Comparative Literature at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has literally written the book on local films in the United States. While most of his picks fit into that definition, he also brings comic chases and early filmic nudity into the conversation.
Martin is also co-president of Domitor, the international society for the study of early cinema. He is currently completing a monograph on the history of the advertising film and co-editing, with Liz Clarke, a forthcoming collection on silent cinema that features films that expand, complicate, and deepen our understanding of silent era film.
Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1904!
Films and resources mentioned:
Girls Winding Armatures (1904) - Billy BitzerThe Heir of Pruna House (1904) - Segundo de ChomónAnnual Baby Parade, 1904, Asbury Park, N.J. (1904) - Alfred C. AbadieOpening Ceremonies, New York Subway, October 27, 1904 (1904) - Edwin S. PorterCourt Ladies Bathing (1904) - unknownA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterHow a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the New York Herald Personal Columns (1904) - Edwin S. PorterPersonal (1904) - Wallace McCutcheonWhat Happened in the Tunnel (1903) - Edwin S. PorterNew York Subway (1905) - Billy BitzerEl Satario (1907) - unknownMain Street Movies: The History of Local Films in the United States - Martin L. Johnson -
Dimitrios Latsis, Associate Professor in Digital and Audiovisual Preservation at the University of Alabama, has worked extensively in the fields of American visual culture, early cinema, archival studies, and digital humanities. These interests are brought into the conversation about his five eclectic picks, in addition to some “runner-ups” that paint a fuller picture of cinema in 1904.
Dimitrios is the author of How the Movies Got a Past: A Historiography of American Cinema, 1894-1930. He has also co-edited a special issue of The Moving Image, the journal of the Association of Moving Image Archivists on the topic of Digital Humanities and/in Film Archives and an anthology on documentaries about the visual arts in the 1950s and 60s for Bloomsbury Academic.
Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1904!
Films and resources mentioned:
Ball Passing Through a Soap Bubble (1904) - Lucien BullA Butterfly’s Metamorphosis (1904) - Gaston VelleHow a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the New York Herald Personal Columns (1904) - Edwin S. PorterThe Impossible Voyage (1904) - Georges MélièsTracked by Bloodhounds; or, A Lynching at Cripple Creek (1904) - Harry BuckwalterThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterLife of an American Fireman (1903) - Edwin S. PorterÉvènements russo-japonais (1904) - Lucien NonguetLiving London (1904) - unknownThe Wrong Door (1904) - Ferdinand ZeccaBurglars at Work (1904) - Gaston VelleJapanese Varieties (1904) - Gaston VellePersonal (1904) - Wallace McCutcheonA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsHow the Movies Got a Past: A Historiography of American Cinema, 1894-1930 - Dimitrios LatsisThe Red Rooster Scare: Making Cinema American, 1900-1910 - Richard Abel -
George Willeman has been the Nitrate Film Vault Leader at the Library of Congress for 41 years. Having been in love with movies as far back as he can remember, George is still constantly amazed at the discoveries found within the Library’s nitrate film collection, and his picks reflect the enthusiasm and intrigue that occur at least weekly in his role.
At a young age, George got hooked on 8mm releases from the renowned Blackhawk Films company. He brought this lifelong passion to his degree in film production and began his time at the Library with a part-time job as an inspector of nitrate film cans.
Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1904!
Films and resources mentioned:Gage d’amour (1904) - Alice Guy-BlachéThe Great Train Robbery (1904) - Siegmund LubinThe Terrible Turkish Executioner (1904) - Georges MélièsThe Impossible Voyage (1904) - Georges MélièsDog Factory (1904) - Edwin S. PorterThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterSaving Brinton (2017) - Tommy Haines and Andrew SherburneThe Heart of Lincoln (1922) - Francis FordThe Heart of Lincoln (1915) - Francis FordWhen Lincoln Paid (1913) - Francis FordA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsThe Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and the Moon (1907) - Georges MélièsThe Conquest of the Pole (1912) - Georges MélièsMon Oncle (1958) - Jacques TatiThe Patriot (1928) - Ernst LubitschWonder Dogs -
Film historian Steve Massa is a particular expert on silent film comedy. His five choices for 1904 certainly reflect that interest, as they feature premises and gags that can still rouse surprise, chuckles, and laughs today.
Steve is the author of Lames Brains and Lunatics: The Good, the Bad, and the Forgotten of Silent Comedy and its sequel as well as many other books. He also co-hosts Silent Comedy Watch Party with Ben Model, has curated comedy film programs for institutions and festivals, and has provided essays and commentary tracks for DVDs and Blu-rays.
Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1904!
Films and resources mentioned:
Burglars at Work (1904) - Gaston VelleAs Seen on the Curtain (1904) - A.E. WeedHow a French Nobleman Got a Wife through the New York Herald Personal Column (1904) - Edwin S. PorterDog Factory (1904) - Edwin S. PorterThe Impossible Voyage (1904) - Georges MélièsThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Steve MassaA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsA Trip to Jupiter (1909) - Segundo de ChomónPull the Curtain Down, Susie (1904) - A.E. WeedA False Beauty (1914) - Ford SterlingShoulder Arms (1918) - Charlie ChaplinThe Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) - Lotte ReinigerPersonal (1904) - Wallace McCutcheonThe Policemen’s Little Run (1907) - Ferdinand ZeccaSeven Chances (1925) - Buster KeatonThe Mechanical Butcher (1895) - Louis LumièreThe Sausage Machine (1897) - unknownFun in a Butcher Shop (1907) - Edwin S. PorterHam and the Sausage Factory (1915) - Marshall NeilanThe Man with the Rubber Head (1901) - Georges MélièsJoan of Arc (1900) - Georges MélièsRobinson Crusoe (1902) - Georges MélièsThe Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon (1907) - Georges MélièsThe Conquest of the Pole (1912) - Georges MélièsHugo (2011) - Martin ScorseseThe One-Man Band (1900) - Georges MélièsBluebeard (1901) - Georges MélièsBroadway (1929) - Paul FejosLonesome (1928) - Paul FejosThe Last Performance (1929) - Paul FejosThe Kid Brother (1927) - Ted Wilde and J.A. HoweKing of Jazz (1930) - John Murray AndersonThe Kingdom of the Fairies (1903) - Georges MélièsWhat Demoralized the Barber Shop (1898) - William HeiseLames Brains and Lunatics: The Good, the Bad, and the Forgotten of Silent Comedy - Steve Massa -
While 1904 doesn't have an iconic film like the past two seasons have each featured, that doesn't mean it doesn't have its share of worthwhile films and intriguing aspects of film history to explore. From the eve of the nickelodeon boom to expanding narrative ambitions, this season will explore both returning and new threads of the cinematic discourse of the early cinema period, from its time to now.
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Films mentioned:
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While one particular film was explored in-depth this season, every guest (whether they selected The Great Train Robbery or not) explored lesser known or at least lesser appreciated arenas of cinema in 1903. The myth busting, amateur spotlighting, and spectacle showcasing elements of this season's conversations make the case for the expansion of the art form in this calendar year, which may indeed deserve its special attention.
Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to view the full list of films submitted for 1903 (and beyond)!
Films mentioned:
The Enchanted Well (1903) - Georges MélièsAlice in Wonderland (1903) - Cecil HepworthThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterThe Infernal Cauldron (1903) - Georges MélièsThe Kingdom of the Fairies (1903) - Georges MélièsWhat Happened in the Tunnel (1903) - Edwin S. PorterThe Execution (1903) - Peter ElfeltMary Jane’s Mishap (1903) - George Albert SmithA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges Méliès -
Colin Williamson, Assistant Professor in Cinema Studies at University of Oregon, has wide-ranging interests, including animation, special effects, and media archaeology. With these angles and more in mind, he brings a unique perspective and some myth busting to his standout films of 1903.
Colin is the author of Hidden in Plain Sight: An Archaeology of Magic and the Cinema and the forthcoming Drawn to Nature: American Animation in the Age of Science. He is also currently Associate Editor at Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
Films and resources mentioned:
Electrocuting an Elephant (1903) - Edwin S. PorterThe Cheese Mites (1903) - F. Martin DuncanThe Kingdom of the Fairies (1903) - Georges MélièsMary Jane’s Mishap (1903) - George Albert SmithThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterExecution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison (1901) - Edwin S. PorterThe Unclean World (1903) - Cecil HepworthA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsBlade Runner (1982) - Ridley ScottUnder the Seas (1907) - Georges MélièsHugo (2011) - Martin ScorseseCitizen Kane (1941) - Orson WellesUncle Tom’s Cabin (1903) - Edwin S. PorterWhat Happened in the Tunnel (1903) - Edwin S. PorterLife of an American Fireman (1903) - Edwin S. PorterArrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896) - Louis Lumière -
Film archivist and historian Rob Stone has always been interested in silent film. With his five picks, he charts evolving storytelling capabilities in the medium’s earliest days and the darker side of the fading actuality, mostly as represented by one filmmaker!
Rob’s publishing company Split Reel specializes in books and other media highlighting lesser-known aspects of the entertainment industry, especially the silent era. He was also Moving Image Curator at the Library of Congress for over 15 years.
Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1903!
Films and resources mentioned:Alice in Wonderland (1903) - Cecil HepworthElectrocuting an Elephant (1903) - Edwin S. PorterLife of an American Fireman (1903) - Edwin S. PorterThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterWhat Happened in the Tunnel (1903) - Edwin S. PorterWhen Comedy Was King (1960) - Robert YoungsonThe Golden Age of Comedy (1957) - Robert YoungsonFire! (1901) - James WilliamsonThe Lucky Dog (1921) - Jess RobbinsPokes & Jabbs: The Before, During and After of the Vim Films Corporation - Rob StoneLaurel or Hardy: The Solo Films of Stan Laurel & Oliver "Babe" Hardy - Rob StoneLaurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies - Randy SkretvedtMack Sennett’s Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel - Brent E. WalkerVictor Moore and His Klever Komedies - Steve Massa and Rob StonePoverty Row Royalty: The Films of Producer Sigmund Neufeld and His Brother, Director Sam Newfield - Thomas ReederHometown Tinsel: The Life, Career, and Friendships of Virginia Karns - Jim KerkhoffStory of Grover Jones - Rob Stone -
Pordenone Silent Film Festival director Jay Weissberg has facilitated an array of programs that expand the canonical ideas about what was made in the silent era and what can be appreciated now. With his picks (which he stretches a bit past five with two more must-sees), he showcases international, amateur, and aesthetic ambitions in 1903.
Jay also worked as a film critic for 18 years with Variety and contributes essays for a host of festivals, retrospective catalogues, and international publications with a particular focus on contemporary Arab cinema. Among his published works as a film historian are essays on the American films of Albert Capellani and Balzac in silent cinema.
Films and resources mentioned:
Blackpool North Pier (1903) - Mitchell & KenyonThe Tarantella from ‘Napoli’ (1903) - Peter ElfeltHe Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (1903) - Wallace McCutcheonMary Jane’s Mishap (1903) - George Albert SmithFamilie Neubronner geht spazieren (1903) - Julius NeubronnerThe Kingdom of the Fairies (1903) - Georges MélièsThe Execution (1903) - Peter ElfeltMove On (1903) - Alfred C. AbadieAnna Held (1901) - Frederick S. ArmitageThe Great Ziegfeld (1936) - Robert Z. LeonardThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterAlice in Wonderland (1903) - Cecil HepworthLife of an American Fireman (1903) - Edwin S. PorterThe Finish of Bridget McKeen (1901) - Edwin S. PorterA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsConclave (2024) - Edward BergerThe Slave (1917) - William NighLondon After Midnight (1927) - Tod BrowningBeyond the Rocks (1922) - Sam WoodA Pictorial History of the Silent Screen - Daniel BlumCinema’s First Nasty Women -
Silent film historian Bruce Calvert has been collecting silent film memorabilia for 30 years, showcased on his site The Silent Film Still Archive. He shares his story of how he came to develop this interest and addresses how supporting materials can help us understand how incomplete, missing, and even fully surviving movies were made, seen, and received.
Bruce is also a moderator of the classic film discussion site NitrateVille.
Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1903!
Films and resources mentioned:
The Melomaniac (1903) - Georges MélièsEccentric Waltz (1903) - unknownA Search for Evidence (1903) - Billy BitzerMary Jane’s Mishap (1903) - George Albert SmithThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterElla Cinders (1926) - Alfred E. GreenA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsThe One-Man Band (1900) - Georges MélièsThe Great Train Robbery (1904) - Siegmund LubinStar Wars (1977) - George LucasNapoléon (1927) - Abel GanceA Pictorial History of the Silent Screen - Daniel BlumThe Film Preservation SocietyCinema’s First Nasty Women -
Neil Brand has been a silent film accompanist for nearly 40 years. He shares his musical expertise, which also includes composing new scores for silent film re-releases, while exploring exciting threads of fantasy, comedy, and violence in his five picks.
Neil regularly plays at the Barbican and BFI National Film Theatres in London and film festivals around the world. His scores include Blackmail (1929), Underground (1928), Easy Street (1917), Robin Hood (1922), and The Lodger (1927) and he is also a prolific writer, television presenter, and Visiting Professor at the Royal Academy of Music.
Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1903!
Films and resources mentioned:
Alice in Wonderland (1903) - Cecil HepworthA Desperate Poaching Affray (1903) - William HaggarA Chess Dispute (1903) - Robert W. PaulThe Infernal Cake Walk (1903) - Georges MélièsThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterThe Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) - Alfred HitchcockBlackmail (1929) - Alfred HitchcockThe Third Man (1949) - Carol ReedThe Exorcist (1973) - William FriedkinRescued by Rover (1905) - Cecil HepworthThe Dog Outwits the Kidnapper (1908) - Lewin FitzhamonFirst Prize in Cello (1907) - unknownA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsThe Impossible Voyage (1904) - Georges MélièsDeath by Laughter: Female Hysteria and Early Cinema - Maggie Hennefeld -
The law (at least in America) had a significant effect on the development of film genres, aesthetics, production, and viewing practices from 1903 on. The world over, tightly run studios were becoming more and more prevalent, shifting story films further and further into the spotlight, and dedicated filmviewing spaces were cropping up. It's difficult to define any one calendar year as fundamentally shifting the development of cinema, but as guests will demonstrate, new techniques, technologies, and industrialization make the case for an exciting year.
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Films mentioned:
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It's not like the established actuality suddenly evaporated in 1902, but as guests have pointed out throughout this season, a diversification of film topics, aesthetics, and technology fostered new genres and production styles. In this season finale, Tristan briefly summarizes the common threads of his conversations and puts together the most selected 1902 films.
Films mentioned:
The Treasures of Satan (1902) - Georges MélièsThe Spring Fairy (1902) - Ferdinand ZeccaGulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants (1902) - Georges MélièsJack and the Beanstalk (1902) - Edwin S. PorterA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsMiss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs (1902) - Alice Guy-BlachéUncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902) - Edwin S. PorterHow to Stop a Motor Car (1902) - Cecil HepworthThe Eruption of Mount Pelee (1902) - Georges Méliès -
Tristan welcomes two guests to one episode for the first time: the husband-and-wife film historian, archivist, and curator duo of Tamara Shvediuk and Federico Striuli. The pair showcase spectacle with their five picks, from the féerie to chronicles of a significant political change.
Tamara has curated film programs for several events, including the Moscow International Festival of Archival Films and the Cinema Ritrovato film festival in Bologna. She also has collaborated with archives such as the Cinémathèque royale de Belgique, the Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum and the Cineteca di Bologna.
Federico holds a Ph.D. in Art History with a focus on Film Studies from the University Cà Foscari, Venice. He has lectured in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Poland, and Russia, and has curated film programs for prestigious festivals, including the Pordenone Silent Film Festival.
Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1902!
Films and resources mentioned:
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1902) - Ferdinand ZeccaJack and the Beanstalk (1902) - Edwin S. PorterThe Coronation of Edward VII (1902) - Georges MélièsBradford Coronation Procession (1902) - Mitchell & KenyonThe Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1902) - Ferdinand Zecca and Lucien NonguetThe Ring (1927) - Alfred HitchcockSerenade to the Moon (1902) - unknownThe Fairy of the Stars (1902) - unknownA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsThe Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. PorterMary Jane's Mishap (1903) - George Albert SmithExecution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison (1901) - Edwin S. PorterThe Story of Victorian Film - Bryony Dixon -
Vanessa Toulmin, Chair in Early Film and Popular Entertainment at the University of Sheffield, is an expert on variety theater, circus, travelling exhibitions, fairgrounds, and other aspects of the history of show business. She brings this expertise to her five picks from 1902, ranging from her vast experience with the Mitchell & Kenyon films to an intriguing connection between A Trip to the Moon and an early amusement park ride.
Vanessa has published 11 books including Electric Edwardians: The Films of Mitchell and Kenyon and four books on Blackpool's entertainment heritage and was the curator of the Mitchell & Kenyon Collection for the BFI and the Crazy Cinematograph project for the City of Luxembourg. She is Chair of the Morecambe Winter Gardens Preservation Trust, an independent charity which is currently restoring that unique entertainment complex in northwest England.
Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1902!
Films and resources mentioned:
Hull Fair (1902) - Mitchell & KenyonMiss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs (1902) - Alice Guy-BlachéThe Six Sisters Dainef (1902) - unknownHow to Stop a Motor Car (1902) - Cecil HepworthA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsFreaks (1932) - Tod BrowningSandow (1894) - William K.L. DicksonCarmencita (1894) - William K.L. DicksonThe Dancing Pig (1907) - unknownThe Countryman and the Cinematograph (1901) - Robert W. PaulUncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902) - Edwin S. PorterExplosion of a Motor Car (1900) - Cecil HepworthThe Life of Charles Peace (1905) - William HaggarThe '?' Motorist (1906) - Walter R. BoothThe Automatic Motorist (1911) - Walter R. BoothLiverpool Street Scenes (1901) - Mitchell & KenyonKiri-Kis (1907) - Segundo de ChomónThe Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon: Edwardian Britain on Film - Vanessa Toulmin, Simon Popple, Patrick Russel, eds.Fantastic Voyages of the Cinematic Imagination: Georges Méliès's Trip to the Moon - Matthew Solomon, ed. - Mostrar más
