Occupation Period Film Materials in the Makino Collection

I recently started organizing the postwar film materials in the Makino Collection.  I began with Occupation Period (GHQ period/General Headquarters) materials that include promotional materials (mainly movie theater programs) from the Central Motion Picture Exchange (CMPE), est. Nov. 1946 as an arm of the Civil Information and Education Section (CIE) of SCAP (Supreme Commander for […]

Read More…

The Conant Collection Symposium

For those interested in the Makino Collection, you may want to attend the upcoming daylong symposium on The Conant Collection that will be held here at Columbia University, "The Korean War and its Aftermath: Cinematic Memories from the Theodore Conant Collection" March 30, 2012 (Friday) 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM For more information, check the […]

Read More…