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Hugo, a hommage to silent cinema

Submitted by alison on Fri, 2011-11-25 13:00

Stars of Hugo with AutomatonStars of Hugo with Automaton

I went to see Hugo expecting more a children's adventure movie. Instead what I found was a 3D love letter to early cinema.

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Vote to Induct Alice Guy to the New Jersey Hall of Fame

Submitted by alison on Sun, 2011-11-06 06:17
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Tom Meyers of the Fort Lee Film Commission has asked me to pass on this request to my blog readers. The State of New Jersey has many residents to be proud of and every year a handful are inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in different categories.  Building on the success of their efforts to have Alice Guy Blaché inducted into the Directors Guild of America, the Fort Lee Film Commission is now working tirelessly to have Alice Guy Blaché inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in the historical figure category. Other nominees for the 2012 historical category are Aaron Burr, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Grover Cleveland, Irene Hill Smith and Annie Oakley.

 

The deadline for voting is December 31st, 2011. Anyone can vote by following this link, logging in, and voting.  Read more »

Alice Guy Blaché inducted into the DGA

Submitted by alison on Wed, 2011-10-26 09:52
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On October 13, 2011, one hundred and one years after Alice Guy Blaché produced her first film out of her Solax Studio, and forty three years after her death the Director's Guild of America inducted her as a member.

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Fort Lee Film Commission holds Press Conference at the Solax Studio Site

Submitted by alison on Wed, 2011-10-19 12:24

October 12, 2011, Fort Lee, NJ

 

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Sign on the Site of the Solax Studio in Fort LeeSign on the Site of the Solax Studio in Fort Lee
On October 12th, 2011, The Fort Lee Film Commission held a press conference in Fort Lee, right next to the A&P on 2160 Lemoine Avenue that was once the location of Alice Guy Blaché's film studio, Solax.

Alice Guy 2011 Birthday Celebration in Fort Lee, NJ

Submitted by alison on Sun, 2011-07-10 12:23
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On July 1st, 2011, the Fort Lee Film Commission organized a series of events to celebrate Alice Guy's birthday. Here are some images from the event.

 

The True Story of Alice Guy Blache -- Fort Lee Patch ArticleThe True Story of Alice Guy Blache -- Fort Lee Patch Article

 

 

 

 

 

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Ben Model Piano Score for Falling Leaves

Submitted by alison on Sat, 2011-07-02 08:22
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In honor of Alice Guy's birthday on July 1st, musician and composer Ben Model has created a new score for Alice Guy's 1912 Solax film Falling Leaves.   Read more »

Alice Guy's Spanish films and The Empress to show in Bologna on July 1, 2011

Submitted by alison on Thu, 2011-06-30 05:17
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On July 1, Alice Guy's birthday, the Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna Italy will be screening a series of films Alice Guy made in Spain as well as the newly preserved copy of The Empress. The Empress will be shown without intertitles. Live piano by Maud Nelisson.  Read more »

Hommage to Alice Guy in Bologna, Italy

Submitted by alison on Sat, 2011-06-25 07:02
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Hommage to Alice Guy, introduced by Kim Tomdjoglou, piano by Donald Sosin, at 10 am Sunday June 26th at the Il Cinema Retrovato XXV film festival in Bologna Italy. Program of selected shorts based on the theme of La comicità è la fonte di tutti i piaceri ("comedy is the source of all pleasure").

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Alice Guy Program at Festival Il Cinema Ritrovato, Bologna, Italy

Submitted by alison on Fri, 2011-06-24 08:35

If you happen to find yourself in Bologna, Italy, on June 25th, make sure to attend the Alice Guy program at the festival Il Cinema Ritrovato.

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Celebrate the Birthday of the First Woman Director in Film History, July 1, in New Jersey

Submitted by alison on Fri, 2011-06-17 10:18

On July 1, 2011, the Fort Lee Film Commission is celebrating what would have been Alice Guy Blaché's 139th birthday with a graveside ceremony, a reception and luncheon, and a film screening.

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