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The Cameraman
Tue, Jan 18 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Directors Branch.
On the cusp of the sound era, Buster Keaton (uncredited as a director) plays an inept tintype photographer who has fallen hopelessly in love with a girl on the MGM lot. Keaton brings his iconic stone face and physicality to the role in his final masterpiece. The film also employs meta nods to the art— and toils—of filmmaking, showcasing Keaton’s expertise in front of and behind the camera.
DIRECTORS: Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton.
CAST: Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin, Sidney Bracy. 1928. 68 min. USA. B&W. Silent. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
King Kong
Tue, Jan 25 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Sound Branch.
An American film crew travels to a remote island on the Indian Ocean and discover that it is inhabited not only by prehistoric animals but also “The Eighth Wonder of the World.” King Kong continues to bear cultural and cinematic importance to this day: the image of the colossal ape atop the Empire State Building has been etched into our collective memory. Fay Wray’s scream and Kong’s roars cannot be unheard. The innovative audio work of Murray Spivack and Earl A. Wolcott amplify the thrills and drama of this essential pre- Code creature feature.
DIRECTORS: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack. CAST: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher. 1933. 110 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Constellation Center Collection at the Academy Film Archive.
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