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Movies Through the Centuries

June 27, 2012 | SuzyQ

AFI's 100 years...100 movies [videodisc]: [America's greatest movies] by American Film Institute

American slapstick [videodisc]

Edison. 1889-1903. Disc 1 [videodisc]: the invention of the movies by the Museum of Modern Art in cooperation with the Library of Congress

The European pioneers. Volume 2 [videodisc]: a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1913 by Kino International ; produced by Film Preservation Associates and The British Film Institute

The great train robbery and other primary works. Volume 1 [videodisc]: a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1913 by Kino International ; produced by Film Preservation Associates and The British Film Institute

Hollywood singing and dancing. The 1930s [videodisc]: dancing away the Great Depression

Landmarks of early film [videodisc] by Film Preservation Associates

Moguls & movie stars [videodisc]: a history of Hollywood

These amazing shadows [videodisc]: the movies that make America by produced by Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton, Christine O'Malley ; written by Douglas Blush, Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton ; directed by Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton

Treasures from American film archives [videodisc]: 50 preserved films by producer, National Film Preservation Foundation ; curator, Scott Simmon ; music curator, Martin Marks

When cowboys were king [videodisc] by produced by Lou Reda Productions for the History Channel