In honor of Juneteenth, Film Tampa Bay will screen Richard Norman’s THE FLYING ACE (1926) this Sunday, June 18, 3pm at the Tampa Theatre with live organ accompaniment and a panel discussion featuring noted filmmakers Tamika Lamison and Layon Gray, along with Norman Studios Silent Film Museum representatives Barbara Wingo and Devan Stuart Lesley. Filmed … [Read more…]
The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens presents “Films and Posters: The Norman Studios Story”, a presentation by Barbara Wingo Tuesday, May 9, 7pm. Wingo, vice president of the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, will share the fascinating history of Norman Studios located in the Arlington area. In its heyday, Norman Studios created six full … [Read more…]
By Barbara Wingo On April 14 and 15 Barbara Wingo of Norman Studios gave presentations at the Florida Chautauqua Assembly on “The Movie Decade and Norman Studios.” The “movie decade” refers to the theme of the assembly, which was “A Journey into the 1920s: 100 Years Later.” The importance of the motion picture industry in … [Read more…]
Recently opening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, “Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898-1971” is an exhibition that highlights the achievements and challenges of black film artists from the beginning of motion pictures to shortly after the 1960s civil rights movement. The exhibition is named after Richard E. Norman’s 1923 motion picture Regeneration. … [Read more…]
Norman Studios is proud to participate in Celebrate Arlington, our third community revitalization festival. Some of our members were part of Old Arlington Inc., our parent group, which was founded in 1993. Community revitalization was one of their major goals. This remained a major goal for Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, Inc., when we incorporated … [Read more…]
By Barbara Wingo I recently visited the Hollywood Heritage Museum, located in the Lasky-DeMille Barn in Hollywood, California. The structure was the location for the making of The Squaw Man (1913), the first feature-length motion picture shot in Hollywood. The motion picture was produced by Jesse L. Lasky and is also notable for being Cecil … [Read more…]
The Norman Studios is thrilled to partner with the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum and Retroformat Silent Films to present a free online screening of Richard Norman’s famed aviation film “The Flying Ace”. This 1926 crime drama tells the story of a WWI fighter pilot and his rival aviator. It stars Laurence Criner, who … [Read more…]
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden this week announced the annual selection of 25 films into the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Films are selected based on their cultural, historic and/or aesthetic importance, and must be at least 10 years old. The 2021 National Film Registry represents one of the most diverse collections … [Read more…]
Norman Studios, in conjunction with the Modern Woodmen of America, announces a screening of Hollywood East at the Regency Square Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library at 9900 Regency Square Boulevard, on Saturday, October 9, at 3:00 p.m. A presentation by Barbara Wingo, Vice President and Curator of the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, Inc., … [Read more…]
Hey, silent film fans! Join the next Jacksonville Pub Walk – Legends & Liars – Silent Film Edition, Friday 8/20/21 7pm-9pm. The theme is “First Hollywood”. It is designed as a fun, networking event with optional libations. Every week a different period character (perhaps the late, great Richard Norman?!) gives the tour according to the … [Read more…]