On Tuesday morning, Wamg was invited to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ special press preview of John Ford’s Upstream (1927), one of 75 films recently found in the New Zealand Film Archive and repatriated to the U.S. with the cooperation of the National Film Preservation Foundation.
The 1927 silent film, that was thought lost for decades, had it’s re-premiere Wednesday night, September 1, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Many of the VIP’s on hand included Silent Film Historians and those involved with the restoration, as well as the general public.
Having seen the film on Tuesday, I must say the transfer is absolutely beautiful. I was so impressed by the special care taken with the film’s clarity and how vibrant the tinting is on the multiple color frames throughout. The smoky special effects combined with the subtle transitions made me forget I was...
The 1927 silent film, that was thought lost for decades, had it’s re-premiere Wednesday night, September 1, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Many of the VIP’s on hand included Silent Film Historians and those involved with the restoration, as well as the general public.
Having seen the film on Tuesday, I must say the transfer is absolutely beautiful. I was so impressed by the special care taken with the film’s clarity and how vibrant the tinting is on the multiple color frames throughout. The smoky special effects combined with the subtle transitions made me forget I was...
- 9/2/2010
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Around 80% of the movies made in Hollywood's early decades are considered lost forever, due to decay, neglect, and spontaneously combustible film stock. But a cache of 75 films in a New Zealand archive has yielded some surprises, chief of which is John Ford's 1927 silent Upstream.A "backstage comedy drama" starring Nancy Nash and Earle Fox, about a Shakespearean actor and a woman from a knife-throwing act, Upstream is one of about 60 films Ford made between 1917 and 1928, when he was learning the ropes from Fw Murnau, long before Stagecoach or The Searchers. Only 10 are known to survive, although the Nz Archive contains a glimpse of another, in the form of a trailer for 1929's Strong Boy.Also among the rediscovered films were some snapshots of American history (1910's The Sergeant was shot in Yosemite before it was a national park), and strong female lead roles, including vehicles for Clara Bow and Mable Normand,...
- 6/8/2010
- EmpireOnline
Talk about a treasure chest of films.
Over the weekend, a massive collection of early U.S. films, clocking in at a robust 75 films, was discovered in a vault in New Zealand. According to Variety, the collection of films will be preserved by the New Zealand Film Archive and National Film Preservation Foundation, along with the help of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, George Eastman House, UCLA Film and Television Archive, as well as the Library of Congress, and the Museum of Modern Art to boot.
Among the films, there are films showing such things as how hats are made by Stetson, how someone can set an underwater explosive, and a neo-commercial for a Ford tractor trailer. However, the most interesting piece is not something like that at all.
Uncovered in this collection is an early film from the filmography of John Ford. Upstream, a film previously thought to have been lost,...
Over the weekend, a massive collection of early U.S. films, clocking in at a robust 75 films, was discovered in a vault in New Zealand. According to Variety, the collection of films will be preserved by the New Zealand Film Archive and National Film Preservation Foundation, along with the help of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, George Eastman House, UCLA Film and Television Archive, as well as the Library of Congress, and the Museum of Modern Art to boot.
Among the films, there are films showing such things as how hats are made by Stetson, how someone can set an underwater explosive, and a neo-commercial for a Ford tractor trailer. However, the most interesting piece is not something like that at all.
Uncovered in this collection is an early film from the filmography of John Ford. Upstream, a film previously thought to have been lost,...
- 6/7/2010
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
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