Film

Scope and Contents Three volumes of McCurdy film registers. The first has a marbled cover pattern, is titled 'Pictures, Films Hire Charges and Gross Receipts' and is from 1929-1933. Inside is a handwritten reference by Angus McCurdy for a worker named Charles Richardson. The second has a dark green hard cover of which is marked "R and Ex, 1/4/1919 to 31/10/1925". LC transcribed that front cover wording and date range on the inside cover on January 8 1967. The third has a red hard cover that reads "2 June, 1928...

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A collection of printed articles, newspaper clippings and handwritten notes. The collection analyses the contentious character of Leni Riefenstahl, the German actress and director whose film ‘Triumph of Will’ was dubbed “the most successfully, most purely propagandistic film ever made” by Susan Sontag. Various writers debate her legacy in the New York Review included in the collection. The publication date range is 1975-1997. The subject matter date range is c. 1926-1994.

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This collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, clippings and publications relating to the career of Gordon Mirams; predominantly to Mr Mirams' roles as a film critic and particularly as New Zealand's Film Censor in the 1950s. Also includes some material pertinent to his Mass Communications role with UNESCO.

Scope and Contents Laminated poster advertising a film entitled 'Time's Up'. Printed in black, white and red and including a photograph of women chained together during a protest on the steps of a building. Photograph is bordered by a chain at the bottom and stylised clocks at the top. Text reads: 'Time's Up, The Story Of Five Women And The Campaign For Equal Pay In Australia'. Also includes logos for 'Film Australia, the production division of the Australian Film Commission', and 'The Women's Bureau'....