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mikemashon.bsky.social

Former Library of Congress film/video person, now at leisure. President of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Acting President, Association of Moving Image Archivists and IndieCollect Board Member. Geaux Tigers.

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Looking forward to greeting several thousand people over the next two weeks!

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Wish INCIDENT had won and proud of @billmorrison.bsky.social

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Was hoping that Emil Jannings reference was a segue to mentioning that THE WAY OF ALL FLESH is a lost film.

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I saw The Poseidon Adventure multiple times in the theater as a 12 year old and all these years later believe it's one of Gene Hackman's greatest performances.

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I can't unsee this now, but at least the quadrant "cores" are color coded? (This is one of the three Library Of Congress buildings, btw. It's no Jefferson, bless it).

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Dazed and confused to see my name in the Becoming Led Zeppelin end credits. Can’t recall why!

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Nice thread on William S. Hart, long a favorite. You can watch THE BARGAIN on the Library of Congress National Screening Room, preserved from a paper print, one of the last registered for copyright. www.loc.gov/item/2012600...

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cc @moviessilently.bsky.social

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welcome to our new neighbors

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So what are Dreiser's "six worst pictures" of 1931? * Alexander Hamilton * Bad Girl * Bought * A Free Soul * The Front Page * The Road to Singapore The naturalist author really had a bee in his bonnet about the lack of "social value" in these films. (h/t Media History Digital Library)

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If you know Teague you know she makes things better. Best kind of colleague. www.gofundme.com/f/help-teagu...

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Happy Fred Ott Day to all who observe! Dan has a great article about the film and its various incarnations here: wp.nyu.edu/orphanfilm/2...

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Proud to serve on the IndieCollect board

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Bringing my FREE STUFF thread over. Lots of archives, national film institutes, nonprofits and others have made collections of silent films available for free, no signup needed. I have the links

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Shamelessly using this brilliant article as an excuse to post a picture from that time I met Toshi Seeger and her husband.

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Love going through a director's filmography in chron order, and this year it was Ozu (and UK Hitchcock). Have some Italians in mind for 2025.

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embracing my unapologetic love for the Andy Hardy series #TCMParty

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Essential resource for the study of early cinema now available!

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Post you from a different era In a former life I was a grad student doing research on an immunoglobulin mutation found in a specific strain of rabbit called Basilea.

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Final taping of the Austin City Limits 50th anniversary season! Best volunteer gig in town…

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Fetched a group order at Chik-fil-A yesterday and instead of asking for Polynesian sauce mistakenly requested Peloponnesian and the teenager at the register asked if I wanted Athens or Sparta variety and now I feel a lot better about the Youths of America.

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search "concert" and post the oldest pic in your camera roll June 1, 2010 Gershwin Prize show Library of Congress, WDC

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People of Bluesky. Let's get to know each other better. What is your favourite movie? Quote share your answer only in gif form.

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As much as I enjoy @jamellebouie.net's op-eds, TikToks, and film podcast, he's also a terrific photographer. I have this print from Culpeper, VA, a few blocks from where I used to live.