Found 6 collections related to Motion pictures -- Reviews

Hobe Morrison (1904-2000) was a drama and film critic at Variety Magazine from 1941 to the 1970s. He was very active in The Players Club, of which he was made an honorary member, after he retired. The Hobe Morrison papers contain correspondence, and files on production companies and productions collected and created by him, in his position as a theatre critic for Variety, and as a member of the New York theatre community. less

The Sam Shain papers (1931-1970) document the career of the editor, publisher, and Twentieth Century-Fox Film executive through correspondence, publication subscription invoices, articles, company reports, legal documents, and prospectuses. The collection is largely comprised of material gathered by Shain concerning the motion picture and broadcast television industries. less

The Community International Corporation was a film production company active in the early 20th century and headquartered in New York City. The Community International Corporation motion picture review scrapbooks contain reviews of early 20th century films distributed by Pathe, Goldwyn, Universal, Fox, Paramount, Triangle, Mutual, and numerous independent distribution companies. Reviews date from 1915 to 1920. The scrapbooks pages are arranged alphabetically by film title, and for some titles also include reel lists for the pictures as well as musical settings to cue piano players providing live accompaniment at the theater. Along with film title, scrapbook pages identify production company and distribution company names, as well as the film genre for each title less

John Simon (1925-2019) was an American theater, film, literary, and music critic. The John Simon papers document his life and career through drafts of his criticism, dating from the 1960s to 2016, as well as correspondence and clippings regarding responses to his work from the press, the public, colleagues, and individuals whose work he was reviewing. The collection also contains audio and video recording of Simon's media appearances and lectures, and material related to Simon's education, personal life, and family. less