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Tag: Blackhawk Films

The Blackhawk Films catalogs are available again!

July 8, 2018 Ben Model 3 Comments

USC Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive and Lobster Films Collaborate to Make Blackhawk Films Catalogs Available to Fans and…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Blackhawk Films, Dino Everett, film collecting, Lobster Films, serge bromberg, silent film, standard 8mm, super 8mm, USC Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive

Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood and a pair of comedies

January 11, 2009 Ben Model 1 Comment

Today was a “marathon” — three shows in one day. Unlike running a marathon, though, I felt a little exhilarated…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: anita Loos, ben model, Blackhawk Films, douglas fairbanks, MoMA, Mystery of the Leaping Fish, Robin Hood, Theif of Bagdad, Thief of Bagdad

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