***Private screening in progress. Currently available for peer review and feedback purposes only. Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1924 This documentary was produced by the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau (CGMPB) to document the…
*The passcode to view the film is the last name of the cinematographer (case-sensitive)… “Pretty Sally Sophomore decides to see the world from a mountain-top! So she chooses towering, eleven…
“Hurry, hurry, hurry!…step right up to see the latest thing in show business…the Big Top on ice! See the only dragon in captivity…the ferocious “wild beasts”…the Dance of death…all a…
LIBRARY & ARCHIVES CANADA: THE MAN BEHIND How a Motion Picture is Projected: A Paramount Pictograph circa 1920. This film was part of a cache of 28mm prints found in…
It is with a sad heart that I share the news of the passing of Michal Ann Crawley, and her son Patrick Lawrence Crosley. I first met Michal when working…
Presenting the Canadian Cameo Series “Launched in 2014, CanFilmDay has brought together hundreds of thousands of Canadians, to celebrate our stories and the incredible achievements of our filmmakers. Whether you…
by James A. Forrester F. R. “Budge” Crawley (1911-1987) was a notable Canadian pioneer film producer who co-founded Crawley Films in Ottawa with his wife Judith (Sparks) Crawley (1914 -1986),…
"All too often people dealing with history, studying history, think only of what's in a book, what's in the printed word. So, we wanted to tell people that really, there's…
By J. A. Forrester (revised for submission to Arthur, Canadianfilm.ca, 8July2024) While on a Paul Newman survey I dug out his directorial debut Rachel, Rachel (1968) on DVD, based on…
Above: featured image description: Grey Owl mending a snowshoe inside cabin, Lake Ajawaan, Saskatchewan, ca. 1933-1934, by W.J. Oliver. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection. By 1936 the dream of…