In my last column, I wrote about Reed Massengill’s discovery of a rare 16mm print of Clarence Brown’s 1925 silent film Smouldering Fires. When Massengill brought the print to the …
Reed Massengill and the Rediscovery of Clarence Brown’s ‘Smouldering Fires’
By 1959, former Knoxvillian Clarence Brown had been retired for seven years. At the time, there wasn’t a whole lot of interest in past masters of the cinema, especially those …
Hello City Celebrates Knoxville’s Underground Rock Scene, With Help From New York’s Oneida
During several past Big Ears festivals, an “indigenous companion” event called Hello City was held at Pilot Light to showcase local and regional music. It didn’t happen this year, but …
Seeing Knoxville History Through VHS
You may have read recently that Funai Electric, the only company still manufacturing VCRs, will soon stop production of the machines. The fact that they were still being made might …
Sing Out! Some Surprising Performances From UT’s Mid-’60s Choral Contest
I am often amazed at the coincidences, synchronicities, and plain luck that happen around here at the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound. This is a minor instance, maybe, but …