Film preservation

The Film Detective Announces Launch on Glewed TV

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
E-commerce, Streaming, Computing, Film preservation, The Film Detective, Digital media players, Networking hardware, PLEX, Stirr, Chromecast, Multimedia, Spectrum TV Stream

Dedicated to leading cord-cutters to unique, engaging, immediate, and convenient content, Glewed TV offers viewers thousands of film and television titles, available across Android,iOS,Roku, Amazon Fire TV,Chromecast, and more.

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  • Dedicated to leading cord-cutters to unique, engaging, immediate, and convenient content, Glewed TV offers viewers thousands of film and television titles, available across Android,iOS,Roku, Amazon Fire TV,Chromecast, and more.
  • "We are excited to be working with Glewed TV to bring cord-cutters classic film and television content," saidPhil Hopkins, founder of The Film Detective, "This partnership presents an additional opportunity to allow modern-day viewers a new way to enjoy old classics."
  • The Film Detective's launch on Glewed TV comes as the latest in a series of expansions to the digital reach of The Film Detective's classic film library, also newly available to stream on the popular streaming platform, Plex.
  • The Film Detective has released its classic movieappon web, Android,iOS,Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV and is available live with a 24/7 linear channelon Sling, STIRR, Plex, andDistroTV.

Theo Gluck Establishes TheoRama70 Consulting

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Other Entertainment, Audio, Video, Film & Motion Pictures, Consulting, General Entertainment, Professional services, Technology, Entertainment, Musicians, Composers, Music, Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Film preservation, Leonard Maltin, Gluck

Theo Gluck, veteran restoration expert and film historian, has formed TheoRama70 Consulting , providing multifaceted supervision and guidance for classic cinema restoration, including film scanning, color grading, dirt clean-up and sound mixing.

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  • Theo Gluck, veteran restoration expert and film historian, has formed TheoRama70 Consulting , providing multifaceted supervision and guidance for classic cinema restoration, including film scanning, color grading, dirt clean-up and sound mixing.
  • Gluck is a 40-year veteran of the film industry, with a specialty in film restoration and preservation.
  • Headquartered in Southern California, Gluck is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  • Theo Gluck cares about film, and it shows in his archival work, his historical research and his approach to every project he tackles, said Leonard Maltin, noted film critic and historian.

The Film Detective Keeps It Short and Sweet This August

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Friday, July 31, 2020
Television, Film preservation, Actors, The Film Detective, Lucille Ball

ROCKPORT, Mass., July 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Film Detective (TFD), a classic media streaming network and film archive that restores and distributes classic films for today's cord-cutters, is celebrating all things "Short and Sweet" in August.

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  • ROCKPORT, Mass., July 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Film Detective (TFD), a classic media streaming network and film archive that restores and distributes classic films for today's cord-cutters, is celebrating all things "Short and Sweet" in August.
  • For the entire month, The Film Detective will feature classic films that delighted audiences in 90 minutes or less.
  • The Film Detective will also celebrate pioneering comedic icon Lucille Ball on the anniversary of her birthday.
  • The Film Detective is a leading distributor of restored classic programming, including feature films, television, foreign imports, and documentaries.

Drive-In Classics From the Comfort of Home: The Film Detective Brings Rediscovered Drive-In Favorites to Screens This Summer

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Thursday, May 28, 2020
Television, Film preservation, The Film Detective, Broadcasting, Stirr, HBO

Starting in June, TFD is rediscovering its Drive-In Classics category, with newly added titles never before shown on The Film Detective.

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  • Starting in June, TFD is rediscovering its Drive-In Classics category, with newly added titles never before shown on The Film Detective.
  • The Film Detective will also featuremarathons celebratingBasilRathboneon Saturday, June 13, and Father's Day on Sunday, June 21.
  • The Film Detective is a leading distributor of restored classic programming, including feature films, television, foreign imports, and documentaries.
  • The Film Detective has released its classic movieappon web, Android,iOS,Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV and is available live on Sling, STIRR, andDistroTV.

The Film Detective Launches Streaming App on Android™

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Operating systems, Computer architecture, Computing, Film preservation, The Film Detective, Stirr, Android, Apple TV

Beginning this May 2020, The Film Detective app will be available for download across Android devices.

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  • Beginning this May 2020, The Film Detective app will be available for download across Android devices.
  • The Film Detective app on Android launches with over one thousand classic film and television titles, including musicals, dramas,cartoons, and comedies.
  • Featuringcollaborations with such esteemed industry partners as Something Weird Video, Trailers from Hell,the British Film Institute, and more,The Film Detective app on Android will continuously offer a new way to enjoy the old classics.
  • The Film Detective has released its app on web, Android, iOS, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV and isavailable liveon Sling, STIRR, and DistroTV.

The Film Detective is Bringing the Comfort of Classic Movies to These Uncertain Times with Marathons Dedicated to Charlie Chaplin, Roger Corman's 94th Birthday and April Fools' Day

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Creative works, Film, Film preservation, Charlie Chaplin, Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Chaplin, Marathon, The Film Detective

In times when everyone could use a laugh, no one fits the billlike Charlie Chaplin and his comedic peers of yesteryear.

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  • In times when everyone could use a laugh, no one fits the billlike Charlie Chaplin and his comedic peers of yesteryear.
  • Comedy marathons are only part of the events on The Film Detective this month.
  • To celebrate the 94th birthday of film legend Roger CormanonApril 5, TFD is featuring a Roger Cor-Marathon from 3:30 p.m. ET-midnight.
  • The Film Detective is a leading distributor of restored classic programming, including feature films, television, foreign imports, and documentaries.

Library and Archives Canada and LAC Foundation Announce 2020 LAC Scholar Awards Recipients

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Department of Canadian Heritage, Film preservation, Library and Archives Canada, LAC, Canada, Libraries

OTTAWA, March 10, 2020 /CNW/ - Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and the LAC Foundation are excited to announce the distinguished 2020 recipients of the second annual LAC Scholar Awards.

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  • OTTAWA, March 10, 2020 /CNW/ - Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and the LAC Foundation are excited to announce the distinguished 2020 recipients of the second annual LAC Scholar Awards.
  • The Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards, co-presented by the LAC Foundation and LAC, with the generous support of the Awards' Founding Sponsor Air Canada, recognize the outstanding contribution of Canadians who have dedicated their lives to the creation and promotion of our country's cultural, literary and historical heritage.
  • The recipients of the 2020 LAC Scholar Awards are:
    The awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, April22, 2020, at LAC's 395Wellington Street location in downtown Ottawa.
  • "We applaud our 2020 LAC Scholar Awards recipients, and we are proud to engage in this exciting initiative with LAC.

TCM to Honor Beloved Actress & Comedian Lily Tomlin with Iconic Hand and Footprint Ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre

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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Programming languages, Computer languages, Film preservation, Turner Classic Movies, Warner Bros., IMAX, TCL Chinese Theatre, Lily Tomlin, Tomlin, TNT Africa, TCM, Lily

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) today announced it will honor iconic actress and comedian Lily Tomlin with a hand and footprint ceremony at the world-famous TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood during the eleventh annual TCM Classic Film Festival on Friday, April 17.

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  • HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) today announced it will honor iconic actress and comedian Lily Tomlin with a hand and footprint ceremony at the world-famous TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood during the eleventh annual TCM Classic Film Festival on Friday, April 17.
  • "Not long ago, Tomlin told The New York Times, 'I wanted people to see the characters as human beings.
  • Whether your favorite Lily Tomlin performance is The Late Show, or 9 to 5, or Nashvillewait, I'm not done.
  • This marks the tenth consecutive year TCM has featured a hand and footprint ceremony at the legendary TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX.

Library and Archives Canada funds projects to help preserve Indigenous culture and language recordings

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Monday, January 6, 2020
Department of Canadian Heritage, Film preservation, Library and Archives Canada, Digitization, Conservation and restoration, Canada, Information and communications technology

"As an institution, we are inspired by the work that Indigenous organizations continue to do to preserve Indigenous cultures and languages.

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  • "As an institution, we are inspired by the work that Indigenous organizations continue to do to preserve Indigenous cultures and languages.
  • I would like to thank all applicants and congratulate the recipients of the Listen, Hear Our Voices funding initiative.
  • "We thank Library and Archives Canada for this wonderful funding to further support our archival collection, and we look forward to the work ahead."
  • The Listen, Hear Our Voices initiative also offers free digitization services to Indigenous organizations, individuals, collectors and creators to digitize their existing culture and language recordings.

Library and Archives Canada welcomes the new partnership between the LAC Foundation and Air Canada

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Department of Canadian Heritage, Film preservation, Library and Archives Canada, LAC, Canada, Libraries

OTTAWA, Dec. 18, 2019 /CNW/ -Library and Archives Canada (LAC) welcomes the news that Air Canada will be the Founding Partner of the LAC Scholars Awards.

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  • OTTAWA, Dec. 18, 2019 /CNW/ -Library and Archives Canada (LAC) welcomes the news that Air Canada will be the Founding Partner of the LAC Scholars Awards.
  • The LAC Foundation will focus on raising funds to support initiatives and partnerships to grow and preserve the LAC collection.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Air Canada as a partner with the LAC Foundation in support of the LAC Scholars program.
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