King Vidor News
DVD Extra: 'Magnificent' Obsession
nypost.com –
2009-06-08
The gorgeous clip above is from King Vidor's "Bardelys the Magnificent'' (1926), all copies of which were long believed to have disappeared decades ago. One miraculously turned up in France in 2006 and the title, restored by David Shepard ,... ... Full Article
Worth Seeing: Which movies to see this weekend
sfgate.com –
2009-03-27
The Crowd: This 1928 King Vidor film is one of the towering silent masterpieces, a surprisingly penetrating look at a specific American type. Though on the surface the story of a man, James Murray, above, who can't seem to catch... ... Full Article
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is offering a rare pre-Valentine Day's treat tonight at its "Golden Silents'' series -- Henry King's rarely-screened 1925 version of the four-handkerchief Samuel Goldwyn production "Stella Dallas.'' I'd never seen this, and it turns... ... Full Article
Today is Sunday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2009 with 326 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. ... Full Article
San Luis Obispo Film Society
moviemaker.com –
2007-02-28
by MovieMaker Staff | Published February 28, 2007 Founded in the early 1990s to provide opportunities for likeminded souls to share in the appreciation and experience of film in the natural beauty of Californias central coast region, the San Luis... ... Full Article
Molding Misinformation Into a Morality Tale
nysun.com –
2006-11-10
In his 1954 autobiography "A Tree Is a Tree," the pioneering American film director King Vidor recalled a scene from his childhood in Galveston, Texas, around the turn of the 20th century. As a group of his friends energetically took ... Full Article
What to watch Thursday
usatoday.com –
2006-05-03
Contact Robert Bianco at rbianco@usatoday.com TCM's exploration of race and Hollywood continues tonight with two of the few big-budget movies from the Hollywood studio era to feature African-American casts: King Vidor's Hallelujah (8 ET/5 PT) and Marc Connelly's The Green... ... Full Article
FILM REVIEW -- Vidor's Silent `Crowd' Still an Urban Masterpiece MICK LaSALLE, Chronicle Staff Critic Wednesday, November 8, 1995
sfgate.com –
1995-11-08
``The Crowd,'' a 1928 silent drama opening today for a two-day run at the Roxie Cinema, belongs to a precious third category. It's as good as people say, and it's worth seeing now. It's no barrel of laughs, however. ``The ... Full Article
King Vidor
mtv.com –
1994-02-08
Born in Galveston, TX, King Vidor was the son of a wealthy lumber manufacturer. He became interested in movies -- then a brand new form of entertainment -- as a young boy, and later took a job as a ticket-taker... ... Full Article
Nuovo stato del Texas.1880.La meticcia Perla, nata da un bianco e da una ballerina indiana, si trasferisce nel ranch del senatore McCanles dopo limpiccagione del padre, reo di aver ucciso la moglie e lamante. ... Full Article