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Tag Archives: cinema of the 1900s
To the stars and beyond: movies dream of outer space, 1898-1910
It was the end of the nineteenth century, a tumultuous time in Western society. Amidst the ongoing innovations in manufacturing and agriculture, there were new inventions such as the telegraph, the automobile, and lightbulbs; new forms of invisible energy such … Continue reading
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Tagged blogathon, cinema of 1910, cinema of England, cinema of France, cinema of Italy, cinema of New Zealand, cinema of the 1890s, cinema of the 1900s, Ferdinand Zecca, frères Lumière, Gaston Velle, George Méliès, original research, R. W. Paul, science fiction, Segundo de Chomón, space is the place, Walter R. Booth
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Rest in pieces … Mary Jane’s Mishap (GB 1903)
I recently rewatched one of the greatest of early films, Mary Jane’s Mishap, or Don’t Fool with Paraffin (Here Lies Mary Jane Who Lighted the Fire with Paraffin). It was directed by George Albert Smith, noted as the inventor of … Continue reading
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Tagged Asta Nielsen, cinema of England, cinema of the 1900s, excellent women, film form, George Albert Smith, Laura Bayley, my kind of comedy, poetry
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Silents, Please! 