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| NYC's Cinematic History on Display at MoMA September 2, 2008 - In a new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City’s fabled cinematic history will be highlighted. The exhibit, Hollywood on the Hudson, traces the roots of the modern American film industry to New York City between the two world wars. During this time, New York cinema was technically innovative and culturally specific and played to niche audiences, from art houses to ethnic enclaves. After the collapse of Hollywood's economic and industrial model in the post–World War I era, American filmmakers had to rethink the way they made and sold films to audiences by adopting the methods being used by writers, directors, and actors in New York. Based on Richard Koszarski's book Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff, the exhibition surveys filmmaking in New York during the hegemony of Hollywood, from D. W. Griffith's return from the West Coast in 1919 to the World's Fair of 1939. Screenings include pioneering sound films shot at the Paramount Studios in Astoria, Queens, and starring Broadway luminaries; films featuring stars Louise Brooks, Marion Davies, the Marx Brothers, Gloria Swanson, and Rudolph Valentino; and noteworthy African American and Yiddish films. The exhibit runs September 17–October 19. For more information, click here. | |
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