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5.4Each installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary, cutting-edge films of the 1960s.
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
6.1A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
8.0A history of the Edison Company, the pioneering film production company begun by Thomas A. Edison. Included are more than 140 complete films produced by the company between 1891 and 1918, along with interviews with film historians and archivists, and commentary by Charles Musser, a noted film historian and authority on the films of the Edison Company.
Edison: The Invention of the Movies
2005
NR"Religion in Early African-America Cinema" returns to Charles Musser & Jacqueline Najuma Stewart, who offers historical perspective on depictions and criticism of faith in the collected films.
Religion in Early African-America Cinema
2016
NR"Ten Nights in a Bar Room: An Introduction" - Charles Musser offers a BTS explanation for the short.
Ten Nights in a Barroom: An Introduction
2016
NR"Eleven P.M.: An Introduction" reunites with Charles Musser for a brief discussion of the Richard Maurice film.
Eleven P.M.: An Introduction
2016
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2010s · 6 titles
NR"Religion in Early African-America Cinema" returns to Charles Musser & Jacqueline Najuma Stewart, who offers historical perspective on depictions and criticism of faith in the collected films.
Religion in Early African-America Cinema
2016
NR"Ten Nights in a Bar Room: An Introduction" - Charles Musser offers a BTS explanation for the short.
Ten Nights in a Barroom: An Introduction
2016
NR"Eleven P.M.: An Introduction" reunites with Charles Musser for a brief discussion of the Richard Maurice film.
Eleven P.M.: An Introduction
2016
NR"An Introduction" provides an overview of disc content, featuring film historians Jacqueline Najuma Stewart and Charles Musser.
An Introduction: Pioneers of African-American Cinema
2016
NR"The Films of Oscar Micheaux" returns to Charles Musser, who discusses the work of the pioneer moviemaker.
The Films of Oscar Micheaux
2016
6.0"The Color Line" supplies Charles Musser's thoughts on racial collaboration in film.
The Color Line
2016