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East Meets West in Cold War Vacations ‘The Golden Head’ and ‘Flying Clipper’

East Meets West in Cold War Vacations ‘The Golden Head’ and ‘Flying Clipper’

Flicker Alley restores Cinerama travelogue spectacles The Golden Head and Flying Clipper.

Sherlock Holmes’ Silent Film(s) ‘Der Hund von Baskerville’

Sherlock Holmes’ Silent Film(s) ‘Der Hund von Baskerville’

A boon for Sherlockians and silent film fans, Flicker Alley presents Der Hund von Baskerville, a DVD/Blu-ray combo containing the 1914 and 1929 silent German versions.

Engaging Flow: On Ruttmann’s ‘Berlin, Symphony of a Great City’

Engaging Flow: On Ruttmann’s ‘Berlin, Symphony of a Great City’

One way to understand the form of Walther Ruttmann's Berlin, Symphony of a Great City, is to see it as producing states of flow that reinforce a flat ontology among humans, animals, machines, buildings, bodies of water, etc.