Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
Details are blurred, and lost in time and translation. This is an attempt to excavate the remains of such details.
The Wizard of Oz and Uranium
I wonder if any of the pre-war prints of “The Wizard of Oz (1939)” still exists. Do you know? Sepia Toning If you are familiar with silent movies, you probably know about “tinting.” It’s a technique used to add a certain color to a black-and-white film print, typically using a dye. The color is applied to the film emulsion, so white parts of the frame are “tinted” with color, while the dark areas remain unaffected. Another technique for adding color is called “toning.” In this method, the print emulsion is chemically altered, specifically, by replacing silver halide with another coloring …
Distant Sound of Symphonies (Part 1)
As the situation in China escalated, the Japanese government imposed limit on foreign movie imports. However, during this nervous and violent years, one Hollywood film broke the box-office record.