It is with a heavy heart and watery eyes that I announce that tomorrow will be Michael's and my last Cine16 showing, ever. The series will continue, but we have chosen to cease our involvement. This was entirely our own decision. This blog entry is not the place to discuss why.
That said, I am honestly very excited about the program we have for you tomorrow (Thursday) night.
The theme is Wheels, Wings, Water & Air. The films are all about transportation. It's an interesting mix. We have Trader Vic's Used Cars, in which an experienced used car dealer explains the business. We have Fast Is Not a Ladybug, a charming film about fast and slow, full of the kind of the strange poetic quality that many 'basic concepts' films for very young kids have. We have Teddy Bear's Balloon Trip, in which a teddy bear takes a vaguely surreal trip around the world, visiting other countries and meeting other toys. We also have Flatboatmen of the Frontier and The Oregon Trail, showcasing (respectively) the accurate way and the downright corny way to film a historic reenactment. And we've got a couple of other fun films, too.
As always, the movies are at the Missouri History Museum at the corner of Lindell and DeBalivere in Forest Park (two blocks from the Forest Park Metrolink station). They will start at 7pm. The show is free, and booze and snacks will be available for purchase.
I'll post the full listing of the program below this, for the deeply curious.
My apologies on the short notice, but I hope you can make it.
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Thursday August 17, 2006: Wheels, Wings, Water & Air: Transportation Films
Bike People Year: 1970 Director: Phil Kassel Length: 11:00. With a wry sense of humor, this film covers the basics of bike safety and security for teens.
Fast Is Not a Ladybug: About Fast and Slow Things Year: 1959 Director: Unknown Length: 10:00. This film adapts a children's book on the concepts of fast and slow. In ten minutes, you'll learn that a plane is faster than you, you are faster than a snail and a ladybug...well, the title gives that one away!
Trader Vic's Used Cars Year: 1975 Director: Charles Braverman Length: 10:00. Fascinating short study of a California used car salesman and his customers. Explores the psychology of salesmanship techniques.
The Teddy Bear's Balloon Trip Year: 1971 Director: Unknown Length: 13:30 . An animated film about a little German girl who sends her teddy bear up and away in a ballon-carried basket to deliver a gift to Chinese children. Quirky animation depicts the long, strange trip.
Flatboatmen of the Frontier Year: 1941 Director: Unknown Length: 11:00. This old documentary chronicles a recreation of the construction and use of a flatboat, the form of transportation used from 1790-1820 by farmers in the Ohio River Valley to take goods to market in New Orleans.
Transportation by Freight Trains Year: 1968 Director: Art Evans Length: 10:00. A summary of the particulars of freight railroad activity covers the types of cars, how tracks and yards are run and the types of jobs on the railroad. The film indicates that even since the 1960s the railroad has lost some prominence in American transportation.
The Oregon Trail Year: 1961 Director: Unknown Length: 25:00. This film shows a re-enactment of a Missouri family's travel westward. The
overarching Manifest Destiny theme seems dated by today's standards, and the actors often talk like they live in 1961 instead of 1839.
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Cine 16 this Thursday: Ben Franklin, besides electrified kites.
Heyyyyyyyyyyyy kids! It's that time again!
This Thursday, June 15, is the next Cine16 showing. As always, it's FREE.
This month's theme is Ben Franklin's Busy Life, which is a cornucopia of films directly or tangentially related to Ben Franklin. This month, we've got dazzling footage of a 1960s power plant, an almost unbearably wholesome fireman doing his chores but not fighting fires, and children playing in the great outdoors while a gentle voice reads poetry about the weather.
My personal favorite film this month is Library World. Young Brian thinks he's too cool to follow his friend Stephanie into the library, but that all stops when a library employee rolls up in a hot rod, goes inside, and starts cleaning civil war era guns for a library display! Where did the library worker find out about hot rods and guns? Why, BOOKS, of course!
Where, when, etc:
Cine16
Thursday, June 15 * Films start at 7pm
@ The Missouri History Museum (Lindell at DeBalivere, two blocks from the Forest Park Metrolink stop)
&fyi, the Museum leaves their cafe open during the showing, so snacks, booze, and POPCORN are available!
And for more information about who we are, check out our website.
_____________________________________
For the very curious, here is the full listing of this month's films:
ciné16 – June 2006
BEN FRANKLIN’S BUSY LIFE
Benjamin Franklin
17 minutes
1949
From humble beginnings as a printer's apprentice in Boston, we follow Franklin as he seeks a new life in Philadelphia and beyond. Not only did he serve his country during the critical period surrounding the
Revolution, but also studied electricity, served as the first Postmaster General, created the public library, and organized the first fire department. Though he signed his name as merely B. Franklin, printer, we find that he was far more: inventor, scientist,
statesman, and diplomat.
Electricity – From Power Plant to Home
11 minutes
1960s
How does power to your TV or washing machine from the plant? Follow its generation and flow, from the simple electromagnet, to the turbine, to the substation, along the power lines, and into our movie projector!
Weatherman – A Scientist
11 minutes
Dir. Art Evans
This film stresses the importance of the weatherman’s job in society, while asserting at points that weather is dramatic and exciting. We see how he gathers information on his own region using a litany of tools, and how he incorporates information from other regions to produce a forecast.
Whatever the Weather
9 minutes
1970s?
Four children run and play in different kinds of weather, as the calm voice of a narrator recites sweet, simple poetry celebrating different kinds of weather.
Story of a Book
11 minutes
1960s?
Children’s author H.C. Holling narrates the process of writing a book by explaining how he and his wife wrote the book Pagoo. He shows us inspiration, research, writing and illustrating, laying out the book, and the printing process.
The Man Who Made Spinning Tops – Why People Have Special Jobs
7 minutes
1970
Dir. Steven Clark
A prehistoric inventor creates the world’s first spinning top for his son. Other children ask him to make tops for them, but only when their fathers agree to provide him something in exchange can he make the time to do so. We learn in a basic way why each person does a certain job in society, rather than each person having to do everything for himself.
Day with Fireman Bill
11 minutes
1958
Bill is training to become a fireman. He demonstrates many of the tasks of his daily life, speaking with equal pride about learning to operate a hose and learning to have good housekeeping skills at the station. This film does not feature any footage of fire whatsoever.
Pony Express
10 minutes
Even people named after Ben Franklin made great contributions to American society. Benjamin Franklin Ficklin (No relation) helped found the Pony Express in 1860, in order to connect the new state of California with the existing union out east. With careful reenactments, this film shows how the Pony Express worked and what kind of equipment they used.
Library World
16 minutes
1978
Dir. Ronald B. Underwood
Brian is reluctant to follow his friend Stephanie into the library, until a man drives up in a race car and walks inside. He follows the man to ask about the race car, and it turns out the man works at the library. The library worker explains to Brian and Stephanie how the library works. Each time he opens a book, exciting, kinetic stock footage plays on the topic of that book.
This Thursday, June 15, is the next Cine16 showing. As always, it's FREE.
This month's theme is Ben Franklin's Busy Life, which is a cornucopia of films directly or tangentially related to Ben Franklin. This month, we've got dazzling footage of a 1960s power plant, an almost unbearably wholesome fireman doing his chores but not fighting fires, and children playing in the great outdoors while a gentle voice reads poetry about the weather.
My personal favorite film this month is Library World. Young Brian thinks he's too cool to follow his friend Stephanie into the library, but that all stops when a library employee rolls up in a hot rod, goes inside, and starts cleaning civil war era guns for a library display! Where did the library worker find out about hot rods and guns? Why, BOOKS, of course!
Where, when, etc:
Cine16
Thursday, June 15 * Films start at 7pm
@ The Missouri History Museum (Lindell at DeBalivere, two blocks from the Forest Park Metrolink stop)
&fyi, the Museum leaves their cafe open during the showing, so snacks, booze, and POPCORN are available!
And for more information about who we are, check out our website.
_____________________________________
For the very curious, here is the full listing of this month's films:
ciné16 – June 2006
BEN FRANKLIN’S BUSY LIFE
Benjamin Franklin
17 minutes
1949
From humble beginnings as a printer's apprentice in Boston, we follow Franklin as he seeks a new life in Philadelphia and beyond. Not only did he serve his country during the critical period surrounding the
Revolution, but also studied electricity, served as the first Postmaster General, created the public library, and organized the first fire department. Though he signed his name as merely B. Franklin, printer, we find that he was far more: inventor, scientist,
statesman, and diplomat.
Electricity – From Power Plant to Home
11 minutes
1960s
How does power to your TV or washing machine from the plant? Follow its generation and flow, from the simple electromagnet, to the turbine, to the substation, along the power lines, and into our movie projector!
Weatherman – A Scientist
11 minutes
Dir. Art Evans
This film stresses the importance of the weatherman’s job in society, while asserting at points that weather is dramatic and exciting. We see how he gathers information on his own region using a litany of tools, and how he incorporates information from other regions to produce a forecast.
Whatever the Weather
9 minutes
1970s?
Four children run and play in different kinds of weather, as the calm voice of a narrator recites sweet, simple poetry celebrating different kinds of weather.
Story of a Book
11 minutes
1960s?
Children’s author H.C. Holling narrates the process of writing a book by explaining how he and his wife wrote the book Pagoo. He shows us inspiration, research, writing and illustrating, laying out the book, and the printing process.
The Man Who Made Spinning Tops – Why People Have Special Jobs
7 minutes
1970
Dir. Steven Clark
A prehistoric inventor creates the world’s first spinning top for his son. Other children ask him to make tops for them, but only when their fathers agree to provide him something in exchange can he make the time to do so. We learn in a basic way why each person does a certain job in society, rather than each person having to do everything for himself.
Day with Fireman Bill
11 minutes
1958
Bill is training to become a fireman. He demonstrates many of the tasks of his daily life, speaking with equal pride about learning to operate a hose and learning to have good housekeeping skills at the station. This film does not feature any footage of fire whatsoever.
Pony Express
10 minutes
Even people named after Ben Franklin made great contributions to American society. Benjamin Franklin Ficklin (No relation) helped found the Pony Express in 1860, in order to connect the new state of California with the existing union out east. With careful reenactments, this film shows how the Pony Express worked and what kind of equipment they used.
Library World
16 minutes
1978
Dir. Ronald B. Underwood
Brian is reluctant to follow his friend Stephanie into the library, until a man drives up in a race car and walks inside. He follows the man to ask about the race car, and it turns out the man works at the library. The library worker explains to Brian and Stephanie how the library works. Each time he opens a book, exciting, kinetic stock footage plays on the topic of that book.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Films in the City Thursday & Friday
On Thursday, St. Louis readers should get on over to this:
The cine16 Film Series presents
LADIES FIRST
Thursday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Missouri History Museum, Lindell at DeBalivere
Free!
Films being screened: A Little Girl and a Gunny Wolf (1971); Soccer for Girls (1962); Fashion for a Career (c.1960s); Women in Science and Engineering (1984); My Name is Susan Yee (1976); Mother Hen’s Family (The Wonder of Birth) (1953); Jobs in the City: Women at Work (c.1960s); My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World: A Ukrainian Folk Tale (c.1980s). The program was curated by Claire Nowak-Boyd in conjuction with a Missouri History Museum exhibit on America's First ladies. The museum cafe will be open through intermission, serving snacks and drinks of all kinds.
Then, if you need more films this week, check out what may be the first downtown street festival east of Tucker in ages: Locust Avenue Film Festival and Street Party. This event includes not only film screenings, but a fashion show, jazz, booze and bingo.
The cine16 Film Series presents
LADIES FIRST
Thursday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Missouri History Museum, Lindell at DeBalivere
Free!
Films being screened: A Little Girl and a Gunny Wolf (1971); Soccer for Girls (1962); Fashion for a Career (c.1960s); Women in Science and Engineering (1984); My Name is Susan Yee (1976); Mother Hen’s Family (The Wonder of Birth) (1953); Jobs in the City: Women at Work (c.1960s); My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World: A Ukrainian Folk Tale (c.1980s). The program was curated by Claire Nowak-Boyd in conjuction with a Missouri History Museum exhibit on America's First ladies. The museum cafe will be open through intermission, serving snacks and drinks of all kinds.
Then, if you need more films this week, check out what may be the first downtown street festival east of Tucker in ages: Locust Avenue Film Festival and Street Party. This event includes not only film screenings, but a fashion show, jazz, booze and bingo.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Buster Keaton at MHS
This week's ciné16 program marks a departure from our usual format, but that should be a good thing. Here is the information:
Academic Film Archive St. Louis presents
ciné16
'The General' (1927) 75m, dir. Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton. Buster Keaton’s character Johnny is a good man, faithful to his two loves: Annabelle Lee and his locomotive, “The General.” At the start of the Civil War, Johnny gets rejected for combat service because the Confederacy needs him to drive his train for them. When the Union captures his train and his girlfriend, the faithful lover springs to action!
Featuring original score by our town's own ambient power duo Incorporated.
Where: Missouri History Museum, Lindell at DeBalivere
When: Thursday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m.
How much: Free (Except for food and drink at the Museum cafe)
More information: AFA St. Louis
Academic Film Archive St. Louis presents
ciné16
'The General' (1927) 75m, dir. Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton. Buster Keaton’s character Johnny is a good man, faithful to his two loves: Annabelle Lee and his locomotive, “The General.” At the start of the Civil War, Johnny gets rejected for combat service because the Confederacy needs him to drive his train for them. When the Union captures his train and his girlfriend, the faithful lover springs to action!
Featuring original score by our town's own ambient power duo Incorporated.
Where: Missouri History Museum, Lindell at DeBalivere
When: Thursday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m.
How much: Free (Except for food and drink at the Museum cafe)
More information: AFA St. Louis
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
"In the City" this Thursday
The Academic Film Archive of St. Louis and The Missouri Historical Society present:
The CINE16 program
"In the City"
Featuring:
The Challenge of Urban Renewal (1966), directed by Ted Yates
Heritage Homes of St. Louis (1967), directed by Pat Williamson
Detached Americans (1958), directed by Don Matticks
Thursday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Missouri History Museum, Lindell at DeBalivere (lower level)
FREE admission.
The snack bar on the museum's second level will be open before the show and during intermission.
The CINE16 program
"In the City"
Featuring:
The Challenge of Urban Renewal (1966), directed by Ted Yates
Heritage Homes of St. Louis (1967), directed by Pat Williamson
Detached Americans (1958), directed by Don Matticks
Thursday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Missouri History Museum, Lindell at DeBalivere (lower level)
FREE admission.
The snack bar on the museum's second level will be open before the show and during intermission.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
National recognition for Ciné16 in St. Louis
The Ciné16 film series, founded by our now-relocated friends Margie Newman and Marc Syp and currently curated by Evalyn Williams, Claire Nowak-Boyd and myself was the subject of a story on NPR's Morning Edition today. Thanks to Matt Sepic for producing the story and getting it to the national level.
This is great recognition of the unique cultural activity already happening in St. Louis. People who think that St. Louis is squandering its cultural potential really needs to leave their apartments more often.
This is great recognition of the unique cultural activity already happening in St. Louis. People who think that St. Louis is squandering its cultural potential really needs to leave their apartments more often.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Cine16 this Thursday: the joys of cartoon corpuscles!
Another third Thursday of the month brings another Cine16 showing!
This month's theme is "What Beats a Heart?" If you like Valentine's Day, enjoy this belated Valentine's Day event! Or, if you share our opinion of the holiday, consider the theme a celebration of the marvels of the cardiovascular system.
Here's what you need to know!
The Academic Film Archive of St. Louis and The Missouri Historical Society present:
CINE 16- Vintage School Films
at the MISSOURI HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Two very special films for this month's theme: "What Beats a Heart?"
"Hemo the Magnificent" (1957) by director Frank Capra (of "It's a Wonderful Life" fame)
"The Red Balloon" (1956) Winner of the Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1956
Films start at 7PM (south entrance will remain open after museum hours)
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Southwestern Bell Education Center (lower level)
Missouri Historical Society, corner of Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park, St. Louis.
FREE!
The 2nd level snack bar will be open before the show and during intermission. Enjoy your food and drink during the show.
Directions and museum information:
314-746-4599
http://www.mohistory.org/content/HomePage/GettingHere.aspx
The Academic Film Archive of St. Louis is a satellite program of the Academic Film Archive of North America, based in San Jose, California. The series is co-curated in St. Louis by Claire Nowak-Boyd and Michael Allen. Bud Stanfield is the series projectionist. Evalyn Williams is the St. Louis archive manager. The Missouri Historical Society generously provides the screening venue.
What is "academic film"? From the early 1900s to about 1985, many of the best art, history, social science, literature and science films made were produced for academic settings on 16 millimeter film. AFA is dedicated to preserving these films and to educating the public about films of this era through free screenings and lectures.
For more information about AFANA, visit http://www.afana.org
This month's theme is "What Beats a Heart?" If you like Valentine's Day, enjoy this belated Valentine's Day event! Or, if you share our opinion of the holiday, consider the theme a celebration of the marvels of the cardiovascular system.
Here's what you need to know!
The Academic Film Archive of St. Louis and The Missouri Historical Society present:
CINE 16- Vintage School Films
at the MISSOURI HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Two very special films for this month's theme: "What Beats a Heart?"
"Hemo the Magnificent" (1957) by director Frank Capra (of "It's a Wonderful Life" fame)
"The Red Balloon" (1956) Winner of the Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1956
Films start at 7PM (south entrance will remain open after museum hours)
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Southwestern Bell Education Center (lower level)
Missouri Historical Society, corner of Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park, St. Louis.
FREE!
The 2nd level snack bar will be open before the show and during intermission. Enjoy your food and drink during the show.
Directions and museum information:
314-746-4599
http://www.mohistory.org/content/HomePage/GettingHere.aspx
The Academic Film Archive of St. Louis is a satellite program of the Academic Film Archive of North America, based in San Jose, California. The series is co-curated in St. Louis by Claire Nowak-Boyd and Michael Allen. Bud Stanfield is the series projectionist. Evalyn Williams is the St. Louis archive manager. The Missouri Historical Society generously provides the screening venue.
What is "academic film"? From the early 1900s to about 1985, many of the best art, history, social science, literature and science films made were produced for academic settings on 16 millimeter film. AFA is dedicated to preserving these films and to educating the public about films of this era through free screenings and lectures.
For more information about AFANA, visit http://www.afana.org
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Cine16 Tonight: Sometimes moving, often kitschy, always FREE!
cine16 is a free monthly film series presenting vintage short films that were shown in schools in decades past. As we move into a new space, we examine the motion and growth that are the essence of life.
Please note our change of location begins this month!
What: ciné16 -- Free films at Missouri History Museum
When: Thursday, January 19, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6)
Where: Missouri History Museum (Lindell at DeBalivere in Forest Park, two blocks south of the MetroLink station)
How Much: Free
Theme: "Motion and Growth"
Films on the program:
'Pas De Deux' (1968) 13m, dir. Norman McLaren. McLaren's classic black and white film is both exquisite and experimental. Documenting the movements of two ballet dancers, McLaren accentuates their movements through slow motion, super-imposed images and stark contrast.
'Ballet Adagio' (1971) 10m, dir. Norman McLaren. A few years after releasing "Pas De Deux," McLaren came out with another lovely film documenting ballet through experimental treatment of motion, time and light.
'Barges' (1973) 13m, dir. Parker Rushing. This film chronicles the journey of Illinois corn from a farm field through the port of Chicago and onto a bridge headed south to New Orleans via the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. The narrative is almost an ode to life on the river.
'Johnny Learns His Manners' (1977) 17m, dir. Abe Levitow. A child is so messy and rude that he turns into a pig. His mom explains to him that astronauts get to go into space because they are neat and clean. He changes his ways and turns human again.
'How Does a Rainbow Feel?' (1972) 16m, dir. David Holden. A group of children explore character, narrative, color and motion by improvising a story that moves and grows, shifting from tense to silly as each youth adds to the tale.
'The Living Soil' (1965) 20m., dir. Atma Ram. A film made by Shell Oil that discusses soil organisms and "pests" with gratuitous close-ups, then shows farmers applying pesticides to their fields and talks about how great pesticides are.
...
SERIES INFO:
cine16 St. Louis is a satellite program of the Academic Film Archive of North America (AFA), based in San Jose, California. The series is co-curated in St. Louis by Claire Nowak-Boyd, Michael Allen and Evalyn Williams.
What is "academic film"? From the early 1900s to about 1985, many of the best art, history, social science, literature and science films made were produced for academic settings on 16 millimeter film. AFA is dedicated to preserving these films and to educating the public about films of this era through free screenings and lectures.
For more information about AFA, visit http://www.afana.org
Please note our change of location begins this month!
What: ciné16 -- Free films at Missouri History Museum
When: Thursday, January 19, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6)
Where: Missouri History Museum (Lindell at DeBalivere in Forest Park, two blocks south of the MetroLink station)
How Much: Free
Theme: "Motion and Growth"
Films on the program:
'Pas De Deux' (1968) 13m, dir. Norman McLaren. McLaren's classic black and white film is both exquisite and experimental. Documenting the movements of two ballet dancers, McLaren accentuates their movements through slow motion, super-imposed images and stark contrast.
'Ballet Adagio' (1971) 10m, dir. Norman McLaren. A few years after releasing "Pas De Deux," McLaren came out with another lovely film documenting ballet through experimental treatment of motion, time and light.
'Barges' (1973) 13m, dir. Parker Rushing. This film chronicles the journey of Illinois corn from a farm field through the port of Chicago and onto a bridge headed south to New Orleans via the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. The narrative is almost an ode to life on the river.
'Johnny Learns His Manners' (1977) 17m, dir. Abe Levitow. A child is so messy and rude that he turns into a pig. His mom explains to him that astronauts get to go into space because they are neat and clean. He changes his ways and turns human again.
'How Does a Rainbow Feel?' (1972) 16m, dir. David Holden. A group of children explore character, narrative, color and motion by improvising a story that moves and grows, shifting from tense to silly as each youth adds to the tale.
'The Living Soil' (1965) 20m., dir. Atma Ram. A film made by Shell Oil that discusses soil organisms and "pests" with gratuitous close-ups, then shows farmers applying pesticides to their fields and talks about how great pesticides are.
...
SERIES INFO:
cine16 St. Louis is a satellite program of the Academic Film Archive of North America (AFA), based in San Jose, California. The series is co-curated in St. Louis by Claire Nowak-Boyd, Michael Allen and Evalyn Williams.
What is "academic film"? From the early 1900s to about 1985, many of the best art, history, social science, literature and science films made were produced for academic settings on 16 millimeter film. AFA is dedicated to preserving these films and to educating the public about films of this era through free screenings and lectures.
For more information about AFA, visit http://www.afana.org
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