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Atmospheric cinema

The Sydney Film Festival starts tonight so I thought we'd talk about recreating an authentic early cinema experience! Frontage to Market Street of the State Theatre and shopping block, Sydney, Australia, c1929 Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW (PXA…

Sydney's love affair with film

Sound technicians setting up turntable and amplifiers for first talkies in Australia, 'Jazz Singer' at the Lyceum Theatre 1928. By Hood, Sam. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales, hood_07666 / Home and Away 7666, Mitchell…