Coming Soon, we hope:  a summer course on the Early History of Film, July&August, 2010

Just imagine, what could be more pleasurable—and in such interesting ways—than lying outdoors in a lawn chair amongst friends and fellow class-mates on a delicious summer evening, casual food and drink in hand, while taking in a classic film of the 1920s, film such as Caligari, Potemkin, Nanook of the North,, Man with a Movie Camera,, Sunrise, and others, together with superb live piano music filling the air and propelling and enhancing the moving movie image projected on an enormous luminous screen mounted on the back of the school building? 

But why a class on the Early History of Film?  For two reasons:  1) It’s my academic specialty; it is what I’ve been teaching most of my life at the university level. And, 2)  Well, what’s your favorite film of the 20’s? 

Huh?  You don’t really know, do you? That’s because those fantastic film masterworks of the ‘twenties just aren’t easily accessible.  Nonetheless,  that period is full of magnificent and powerful works of film art.  You’ll see.  What a fun contribution to Denver’s cultural life!

For moe information, please feel free to contact me directly by phone (303-298-0164) or email me at denverdarkroom@comcast.net. 

Standish Lawder, PhD
Founder/Director
Denver Darkroom