I always look forward to my annual interview with Anita Monga, Artistic Director of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. A genteel woman with a sly sense of humor and a wealth of knowledge about cinema history, she never fails to delight in both her conversation and the dynamic cross-section of films that she programs… Read More »
Serge Bromberg of Lobster Films talks paternal influences, cocktail-swilling elephants, and when a lobster is not a lobster.
Serge Bromberg, courtesy of the company he founded, Lobster Films, has been discovering and restoring films from the silent era through the 1960s for 25 years. The excuse for myinterview (I’ve wanted to talk to him for years) was his imminent appearance at the 20th anniversary of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, which had… Read More »
Paul Mariano & Kurt Norton Reveal THESE AMAZING SHADOWS
Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton brought their love of film to their documentary, THESE AMAZING SHADOWS, but they were interested in doing more than paying tribute to an art from that they loved, they wanted to put it into the context of the larger culture, hence using The National Film Registry as the framework. The… Read More »