Film Year Looks Back into the Past

by Andre Soares

 

A Corner in Wheat (1909) directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Frank Powell, Grace Henderson, James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson, Henry B. Walthall

"1909 - part one describes how Pathé Freres, a French film company, came to dominate the American film market in the early years of the 20th century. The company’s factory-style system and extensive resources guaranteed a steady flow of movies to rapidly expanding numbers of nickelodeons. Edison Company v.p. Frank Dyer once estimated that by 1908 Pathé films represented 60% of all movies in circulation."

That’s "I" de Film Year ("I" de AltFG was unable to find his/her name), whose film blog tracks the history of cinema from its very beginnings to — thus far — 1910. Chock-full of fascinating information on the films "I" has watched, and highly entertaining.

As per the "About" page, Film Year is updated every Sunday.

Addendum: I’ve just discovered that the mysterious movie-watching "I" de Film Year is Mr. Thom Ryan of Portland, Or.

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by Andre Soares | September 12, 2006 | Filed Under American Cinema / Hollywood, European Cinema, Film, French Cinema, Shorts, Silent Films 

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5 Responses to “Film Year Looks Back into the Past”

  1. Squish on September 13th, 2006 9:37 am

    I was lucky to get on board this man’s blog early on, and the only thing I regret is the pace of the posts, given his informative and interesting look at the history of film.

  2. Thom on September 13th, 2006 9:46 am

    Thank you for the kind praise about Film of the Year. Thanks also for letting me know that I missed adding a byline anywhere ;). I’ve been so engrossed in film history that I forgot all about it, lol. Alternative FIlm Guide is a quality example for all film blogs.

  3. Andre Soares on September 13th, 2006 10:33 am

    Hey Thom,
    Thanks for the kind words.
    Now, what’s up for 1911??

  4. Thom on September 13th, 2006 1:31 pm

    Andre,
    “Now, what’s up for 1911??”

    That would be telling… but here’s a hint: it’s very scary. :-)

  5. Andre Soares on September 13th, 2006 10:36 pm

    Well, I’ve been trying to cheat…

    I’ve asked people I know if they can think of a “scary” 1911 flick.

    Hopefully, I’ll be able to surprise you with the right answer. We’ll see.

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