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<DIV>Some members of KineJapan may be interested in my new book, "The Last
Silent Picture Show: Silent Films on American Screens in the 1930s," which has
just been published by Scarecrow Press. I had posted here earlier regarding it.
In one chapter, I discuss the screenings of Asian silent films (including
Japanese) in the US in the 1930s. You can learn more about it and where to order
at: <A href="http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/lastsilentpictureshow.htm">http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/lastsilentpictureshow.htm</A>
This was posted by my friend, Marilyn Slater, at her great Mabel Normand website
and has links to Amazon and Scarecrow.</DIV>
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<DIV>Also, are any KineJapan members planning to attend this year's Pordenone
Silent Film Festival (October 2-9)? <A href="http://www.cinetecadelfriuli.org/gcm/">http://www.cinetecadelfriuli.org/gcm/</A>
One of their highlights this year is their retrospective of the silent films of
Hiroshi Shimizu, Kiyohiko Ushihara, and Yasujiro Shimazu. This series includes a
number of films of which I wrote in my article on Shimizu at: <A href="http://www.midnighteye.com/features/hiroshi_shimizu.shtml">http://www.midnighteye.com/features/hiroshi_shimizu.shtml</A>
and one I did on Ushihara's "Shingun" at: <A href="http://www.gildasattic.com/shingun.html">http://www.gildasattic.com/shingun.html</A>
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<DIV>William M. Drew</DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>