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CINEMA "SHOTS" AND "SEQUENCES"
THE irresistible Syd Ho..
.ward who is as foilish as ever in "Almost A Divorce". the King's Theatre Sunday attraction.
on
have
In 1929. If has recently been
SCHEME FOR PUTTING BRITISH FILMS ON
NEW FOOTING
COMMISSION'S INSPIRATION
NOTES AND COMMENTS BY
"CELLULOID"
FROM this report it would rum HEATERS at Play
how t the at last responsible people in England have begun to appreciate the taining shows we have seen
Queen's is one of the most enter. .for a
necessity for the Alm industry, not
brings back
much
only to re-organise itself so that it long time. And it can compete with its rivals, but that Thosnus Meighan the looks there
Тя Tremendous younger than he really is) after a tou educational
dence to be gained in)
absence. Ан Chee clean
of the
the talking screen of to-day. Ar the pronged TUTE brightest and most hopeful report rightly points out, up to the-featured, keen-eyed hero
thing I
read hout present no endeavours have been atent atm, Thomas won the hearts of made to keep any films of a national every susceptible female filma fan. British films is the report of Com character as documents. The film is to this, his Intest film, he comes right. mission
Educational
a perfect medium and
for perpetunting Cultural Filma which was set up,
historical non-rerurrent historien the high standard he get years Charlotte Groenwood, who casians and of providing compara-damaged her reputation in "Flying tive study of, for example, the
daily High" plays n part
that was made for fives of survey of the British film industry orientally eiv as it was and is, its difficulties, they are overwhelmed by contact with parking, and Director McFadden has
dialogue throughout is clean last opportunities and misplaced western customs. It is to be hoped seen to it that the brilliantly the film producing hopes, the report makes several re-u
companies,
ceived story of L. J. Vonce loses commendations which, if they are the people, will give their
together with the Government and nothing in its sereen interpretation.
whole- accepted, bid fair to place the hearted support to this most desirable homeside productions on a plane and constructive organisation of one! THE NEW THEATRE. which Hollywood has never get of the leading featwes of national been able to attain.
and international life to-day.
published, and after an exhaustive study are barbaric and her, and plays it splendidly. The
A NATIONAL INSTITUTA.
་་་་་
氨
peoples before le
4 INFANTRYMEN REFLECTIONS,
In
WT
and
can.
a now
FITH the opening of the Garden
Theatre at Wunehai Reelama- tion on Wednesday evening. fenture was introduced into the re- PRIEFLY the Commission demands I
HAVE bien very interested in the ferentions of local residents. There National Film Institute to be! opinions expressed by theatre-in sunil doubt that the theatre will set up in Great Britain, financed inners who have viewed & fufantrymeu prove an inestimable boon, especially part by jublic funds and inenperated the Queen's Theatre this week. in the summer months, and it is otter- under Royal Charter, Its renses for the majority of cases the views were ing anded attraction by the type of this are sei forth in th
the following
in distinctly favourable
Savourable to the
produc-
programmes which are being put on. illuminative note "There is need for ion, partiedlar appreciation being age, cros
crowds attended the opening urgent action, and for a responsible
to the photography. But the performances to once again revel in body to take netion. The film hins
ins new technique-almost strange shreezy Maurice Chevalier and gay breome, for gund or for a thearies and practices-obviously left Lientenant, Sunday's attraction is much does it contrast with Hollywood Claudette Colbert in The Smiling ful influence in national life, which should be used constructively in the any somewhat puzzled and a trile the return of Afrien Speaks, one of
Fractionary Pabst's cutting interests of education in the widest parap
in his the most discussed films of the year. trench scenes do not always compare sense."
well with Slitestone methods adapted
ITS FUNCTIONS.
worthy of bebug set out in full.
wakt
lait in trench.
TEL
in
in the scenes in All ()uiet, | MARIE'S BEST.
just one section of a
ARIE Dressler equals, and and confining his attentions to a French ular spot during a AND the functions of this National that particular,
Vinny ways, surpasses, any of: Institute? I think they are raid,
expresses a great deal realism than Milestone did her previous work, in Emma, which house for information on all matter whole battlefront, whilst his camera
1. To net as a national clearing when he endeavoured to relay through comes to the Queen's Theatre on Sun-
She makes the apparatus the effects of a day.
picture from start to finish, and is such an extraor- affecting the production and distribu- tion of educational and cultural films, could naturally only reflect sectors. dinary entertainment in herself, that
By his including information as to research
methods Pabst maintained one feels there is no necessity to balance, yet which is being undertaken abron
lacked nothing
wound
ju
2. To influence public opinion to ap-realistic effect. preciate and demand flims which, as entertainment, are really
grou their kind or have more DIALOGUE DIFFICULTY. tainment value, byg, the
the publica
TT is astonishing (and not a little tinn a revi
review or of Press articles ne by lectures and meetings
diseancerling) at im-
to discover how diflicult it is to follow closely a film tunt centres such as universities.
sources
sub-i
for brilliance either in direction to
technique ur in
phase of is,
other any films production. She without character doubt, the finest woman player on the filins to-day, which is remarkable, seving that she tu one of; its oldest associates.
SYD HOWARD AGAIN.
CYDNEY Howard makes a welcome
return to Hongkong on Sunday,{ when the King's Theatre offer
secure so badly selected (such as ting his latest attraction Almost a Divorce.!
3. To advise teachers and institu-When one is confronted with foreign
dialogue. Though the English tian who want to use filius
tilles went some way to › alleviate supply in
this. conditions of and types of film, and
quite a a number of cases they were and the apparatus and conditions of projection: to the
Bervices
teachers on the screen the obvious and of
expert to co-operate with the trade in the moduction of teaching Bl
for the schools, and expressly organise their distribution. 4. To act as the means between the trade, producers, distri-ters. butors, exhibitors, cultural interests, ani educators.
zzzle
of liaison
5. To undertake continuous research into the various uses of the film and
of allied visual and auditory paratug.
ap-|
Bla
6. To be responsible for records, and to maintain a national repository of films of permanent value: to compile and maintain, with the nid of expert advisory panels, who might be paid for their services, n descriptive and critical entalogue of educational films,
7. To act as an advisory badly to
Government Degnetmente
Q
ed with the use and control of
To undertake for the Govern-
ment any task of certifying Alas ag entional, cultural, or scientific, whatkog national or international, for import 01' for
rxport, which the Government sponsors.
To undertake auch duties in relation to the Dominions, colonies, and protectorates as may be allatied to ite.g., the approval of films as suitable for backward races.
undertake
such
10. Generally to duties as may be assigned to it under conditions not inconsistent with the terms of its royal charter.
MARIE Dressler and Jean Her's Theatre on Sunday.
"Emma" at the Queen sholt as they appear together in
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OUR BRITISH
Across 1 A state of excitement that be- gins and ends in a row about #politician.
One of Joseph's suns. The date on which the commis- sion comes to an end is evident.
unknown the most dramatic lines of This is much better than Up for t the whole picture), that it enlled for Goop, as he receives better treatment
Dal mental concentration in priler fram his technical collenges. Syd- 1 Bewitch. to break through and learn something ney himself is excruciatingly funny, 11 Senward from the fete.
of the mental workings of the charae- and has ressis excelent cast to give 12 A parrot that makes a noise like
him every assistance.
Miriam Hopkina na she appears in "Dancera in the Dark."
11
1 Most of the cost is in the grain.
10 In serious reality the compuser of "Rule Britannia" takes his place.
17 What the slacker does.
18 "On vines" (anag).
21 Goes up before the show starts.
24 Part of a churcli.
20 A barrel in the boat hurts the
tue.
26 Projected for the
of the multitude.
24
Giont.
amusenient
30 Therein may be in no case, as
in this case.
31 A cunning rascal who ran back
part of the way.
32 Beneath the table-top
spelling).
Down
(one
1 Wise men attend this sule though
it starts in a queer way. 2.Ross.
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7 Covetousness.
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14 Foetry, perhaps, but Tony Wel-
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10 "A new-born gaud" as Shake-
hath it.
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