[Frameworks] films featuring projectionists

[Warren Cockerham]

OK one more just came to mind. Pretty sure there's some visible film
projection in *The Spirit of the Beehive* (1973) -- when they watch *
Frankenstein* (1931) in the little village theater. Right?

That's all..
Warren

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Warren Cockerham <warrencockerham at gmail.com
> wrote:

> You've probably already noted the opening sequence of Bergman's *Persona*.
>
> Doesn't the killer in *Peeping Tom* project his own films?
>
> Moments in a few Scorsese films come to mind.... I think you get a glimpse
> of the booth in the porn theater in *Taxi Driver*. Maybe a few scenes in *The
> Aviator *-- I remember film projected on a body.. a la *Kundun* a few
> years prior. One of the early episodes of *Boardwalk Empire* features a
> few dudes watching some stag (nitrate) films on a hand-cranked projector
> that eventually gets caught in the gate and catches on fire... might be the
> first episode (directed by lil' Marty)... *Hugo* also has some
> hand-cranked projector action...
>
> Do we see the booth in *The Last Picture Show* (1971)?
>
> Self-reflexivity? How about Morgan Fisher's *Projection Instructions *
> (1976)?
>
> Scene from *National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation *-- Chevy Chase in the
> attic...
>
> I haven't scene the new Ethan Hawke vehicle *Sinister* (2012) -- the
> previews show him projecting a lot of 8mm and Super8, then destroying it
> all. And yes, he's wearing a Bennington College shirt
>
> the list goes on and on...
>
> from Bennington, VT....
> Warren
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Pigott, Michael <
> Michael.Pigott at warwick.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>>  Hello there,
>>
>> I'm trying to compile a list of films featuring projectionists or
>> projection boothes. So far it feels like there's a lot less that I thought
>> there was, so I wondered if anybody had any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Michael
>>
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