Movie Chronicles Series

My Brother and I were walking through Spain telling fart jokes. Our departure point was a tall, old oak tree in a field. Behind the tree, Spain spread out, perfectly flat as far as the eye could see. Hopefully, at this point, you're thinking - this is a metaphor. And you're right! If you've walked along a road that tells you what to think about film, you probably think you know all that needs to to be known. It's likely the "Movie Chronicles" series of books will tear down that tunnel vision and show you this vast, flat expanse that has to be traversed before you even have a glimmer of knowledge about film. Don't panic! Take one step at a time.. the first being to buy this book to help guide you across the plain of ignorance to the city of knowledge.

The Technology for longer film was developed through the period 1906-10. One of the consequences of this longer running time was that procession footage became ever more boring because it was static. For one inglorious moment ANYTHING became an excuse for a chase (which was just a procession moving more quickly through the frame). Longer run times meant you could have multiple shots of chases in different locations. The way humans interpret time meant these would be percieved as a continuation of the same chase. "Movie Chronicles: 1906" explores the development of film technology over the year of 1906 through the reviewing of releases from around the world, and their interactions with history.

The "Movie Chronicles" series of books are based upon the scripts for the "Movie Chronicles" podcast. In these books I am trying to portray the links between history and pop culture (and the history of pop culture) around the world. As a reader in English, I am happy to predict that, if you only watch the latest Holywood blockbusters, then this series is not for you. If you want to explore World Cinema, then hop on board for the ride. None of the books in this series is definitive (meaning covering every film from every country in the period of the book). It is more in the nature of a survey (in which there is a large amount of reviewer bias in the selection). I hope, at best, to peg out the general territory, and allow you to note some themes within a year across multiple countries. Welcome to the year 1908!!!!

  The "Movie Chronicles" series of books are based upon the scripts for the "Movie Chronicles" podcast. The format can be traced back to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles of the Dark Ages (if you are so inclined to go back that far).     In these books I am trying to portray the links between history and pop culture (and the history of pop culture) around the world. As a reader in English, I am happy to predict that, if you are watching the latest US blockbusters, then this is NOT the series for you. If you want to explore World Cinema, then hop on board for the ride. None of the books in this series are definitive (in the meaning of covering every film from every country released in that particular year). It is more in the nature of a survey (in which there is a large amount of reviewer bias in the selection). I hope, at best, to peg out the general territory, and allow you to note some themes within a year through multiple countries. Welcome to the year 1960.

  The "Movie Chronicles" series of books are based upon the scripts for the "Movie Chronicles" podcast. The format can be traced back to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles of the Dark Ages (if you are so inclusive to go back that far).     In these books I am trying to portray the links between history and pop culture (and the history of pop culture) around the world. As a reader in English, I am happy to predict that, if you are watching the latest US blockbusters, then this is NOT the series for you. If you want to explore World Cinema, then hop on board for the ride. None of the books in this series are definitive (in the meaning of covering every film from every country released in that particular year). It is more in the nature of a survey (in which there is a large amount of reviewer bias in the selection). I hope, at best, to peg out the general territory, and allow you to note some themes within a year through multiple countries. Welcome to the year 2020.