Cinema Progress
Cinema Progress was an educational film magazine published by the American Institute of Cinematography. The issues here cover the 1935-1939 period, and were produced at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The magazine also served as the official publication of the Cinema Appreciation League, and covered topics ranging from teaching film in schools to sound techniques and screenwriting.
Read MoreIllustrated Films Monthly
A British popular film magazine, Illustrated Films Monthly was published for two years (1913-14) before changing its name to Picture Stories Monthly. Serving as a kind of "paratext" for popular films at the time, these illustrated magazines provided another format for film promotion.
Read MoreDocumentary News Letter
Founded by filmmaker John Grierson, Documentary News Letter effectively served as an in-house organ for the British documentary movement. As a wartime successor to Cinema Quarterly and World Film News, the journal sought to promote the ‘documentary approach to everyday living’ and ran from 1940-1947, before continuing for a further year as Documentary Film News.
Read MoreCinema Quarterly
Cinema Quarterly was a monthly film magazine published out of Edinburgh, Scotland between 1932-1935. Featuring regular contributions from John Grierson, the magazine became a critical centre for the emerging British Documentary movement. The magazine was renamed World Film News and Television Progress in 1936. After changing its name for three issues to SEE: World Film News, the magazine ceased publication at the end of 1938.
Read MoreThe Misfits at the NPH
I am delighted to confirm the final two screenings in the Cinema St Andrews film season. On Sunday 21 April the New Picture House will host a free screening of The Misfits, starting at 4pm. This classic film features the last screen performances of both Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable (and one of the last from Montgomery Clift). The screening recreates a showing of the film at the NPH almost 50 years ago, as on 12 December 1965 the long-running St Andrews Film Society screened The Misfits as part of its 202nd meeting. Written by Arthur Miller (for his then-wife Marilyn Monroe) and directed...
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