{"id":21,"date":"2022-10-04T19:50:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T19:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcftr-dev.commarts.wisc.edu\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2022-12-05T17:47:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T17:47:57","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are all the WCFTR blog posts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13088 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-post\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/ai-and-archives-breakdowns-and-breakthroughs\/\" target=\"_self\" >AI and Archives. Breakdowns and Breakthroughs.<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/ai-and-archives-breakdowns-and-breakthroughs\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1897\" src=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fig1_Ballyhoo_Joe_E_Brown_guesses-1200x1897.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"AI and Archives. Breakdowns and Breakthroughs.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fig1_Ballyhoo_Joe_E_Brown_guesses-1200x1897.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fig1_Ballyhoo_Joe_E_Brown_guesses-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fig1_Ballyhoo_Joe_E_Brown_guesses-648x1024.jpg 648w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fig1_Ballyhoo_Joe_E_Brown_guesses-768x1214.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fig1_Ballyhoo_Joe_E_Brown_guesses-971x1536.jpg 971w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fig1_Ballyhoo_Joe_E_Brown_guesses-1295x2048.jpg 1295w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fig1_Ballyhoo_Joe_E_Brown_guesses-scaled.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 650px;\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Eric Hoyt, Kahl Family Professor and WCFTR and MHDL Director\u00a0 The past year has been a time of AI-powered breakdowns and breakthroughs for the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR) and Media History Digital Library (MHDL). The biggest and most disruptive series of AI-fueled breakdowns have been the server outages that have&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/ai-and-archives-breakdowns-and-breakthroughs\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-31T16:52:00-05:00\">May 31, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13051 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-post\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/2026-wff\/\" target=\"_self\" >2026 Wisconsin Film Festival: WCFTR Friends, Sponsored Films, and Looking Back with the WCFTR&#8217;s Wisconsin Film Festival Collection<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/2026-wff\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shaggs-1200x668.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2026 Wisconsin Film Festival: WCFTR Friends, Sponsored Films, and Looking Back with the WCFTR&#8217;s Wisconsin Film Festival Collection\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shaggs-1200x668.png 1200w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shaggs-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shaggs-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shaggs-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shaggs.png 1502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 650px;\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Friends of the WCFTR at the 2026 Wisconsin Film Festival! This year\u2019s Wisconsin Film Festival starts here in Madison next Thursday, April 9, kicking off a week full of fantastic film screenings that lasts until Thursday, April 16. The Festival program is filled with the best of brand new international and American independent cinema, as&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/2026-wff\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-01T11:35:16-05:00\">April 1, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13033 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-post\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/kleinhans-lesage-jump-cut\/\" target=\"_self\" >Expanding Film Culture&#8217;s Field of Vision: Chuck Kleinhans, Julia Lesage, and Jump Cut<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/kleinhans-lesage-jump-cut\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SmallGaugeFull.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Expanding Film Culture&#8217;s Field of Vision: Chuck Kleinhans, Julia Lesage, and Jump Cut\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SmallGaugeFull.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SmallGaugeFull-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SmallGaugeFull-768x592.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 650px;\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; We\u2019re thrilled to share one of the exhibits from our \u201cExpanding Film Culture\u2019s Field of Vision\u201d website! The Chuck Kleinhans, Julia Lesage, and Jump Cut collection at the WCFTR documents the careers of two celebrated film scholars and filmmakers. Through their decades of teaching\u2014Kleinhans at Northwestern University and Lesage at&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/kleinhans-lesage-jump-cut\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-25T22:14:59-06:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12993 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-post\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/television-archives-akimbo-an-online-program-inspired-by-overtures-upcoming-musical\/\" target=\"_self\" >Television Archives Akimbo! An online program inspired by Overture&#8217;s upcoming musical<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/television-archives-akimbo-an-online-program-inspired-by-overtures-upcoming-musical\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-at-1.15.30\u202fPM-1200x895.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Television Archives Akimbo! An online program inspired by Overture&#8217;s upcoming musical\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-at-1.15.30\u202fPM-1200x895.png 1200w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-at-1.15.30\u202fPM-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-at-1.15.30\u202fPM-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-at-1.15.30\u202fPM-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-at-1.15.30\u202fPM-1536x1146.png 1536w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-at-1.15.30\u202fPM-2048x1527.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 650px;\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Visitors to this site know that we are big fans of television and musical theater. And we are especially big fans of the TV and Broadway-related collections that we get to care for here at the WCFTR. These include the collections of Faye Emerson, Wendy Clarke, Alvin Boretz, Daniel Wilson Productions, Ziv Productions, Andr\u00e9 De&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/television-archives-akimbo-an-online-program-inspired-by-overtures-upcoming-musical\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-26T17:41:29-06:00\">January 26, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12969 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-post category-news\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/spotlighting-danny-wilsons-collection-and-award-winning-career\/\" target=\"_self\" >Spotlighting Danny Wilson&#8217;s collection and award-winning career<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/spotlighting-danny-wilsons-collection-and-award-winning-career\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"954\" src=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wilson-Hermitage-promo-2-1200x954.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spotlighting Danny Wilson&#8217;s collection and award-winning career\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wilson-Hermitage-promo-2-1200x954.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wilson-Hermitage-promo-2-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wilson-Hermitage-promo-2-1024x814.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wilson-Hermitage-promo-2-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wilson-Hermitage-promo-2-1536x1222.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wilson-Hermitage-promo-2-2048x1629.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 650px;\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It&#8217;s awards season. Here, at the WCFTR, we have the privilege of caring for the collections of many award-winning artists and organizations. One that we would like to spotlight this season is producer Danny Wilson (pictured below). If you haven&#8217;t heard of Daniel Wilson Productions, then you likely know the company better through its work.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/spotlighting-danny-wilsons-collection-and-award-winning-career\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-24T15:40:22-06:00\">January 24, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12919 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-post category-news\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/wcftr-overture-collabs\/\" target=\"_self\" >A season for WCFTR-Overture collabs, and giving thanks<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/wcftr-overture-collabs\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/curtain-1200x900.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A season for WCFTR-Overture collabs, and giving thanks\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/curtain-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/curtain-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/curtain-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/curtain-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/curtain-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/curtain-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 650px;\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Overture Center is one of Madison&#8217;s most important artistic and cultural institutions. Overture&#8217;s tremendous team brings artists and productions to town that would otherwise never step foot in Wisconsin. They also support homegrown efforts, ranging from children&#8217;s theater, to chamber dramas, to local music of all varieties. And, this Fall, Overture provided my colleagues,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/wcftr-overture-collabs\/\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-26T12:48:02-06:00\">November 26, 2025<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12885 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-post\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/teaching-a-computer-to-read-a-pressbook\/\" target=\"_self\" >Teaching a Computer to Read a Pressbook<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/teaching-a-computer-to-read-a-pressbook\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"1078\" src=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25_result.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Teaching a Computer to Read a Pressbook\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25_result.jpg 823w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25_result-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25_result-782x1024.jpg 782w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25_result-768x1006.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 650px;\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Ben Pettis From the 1910s through the 1980s, Hollywood studios promoted their movies through the creation and dissemination of pressbooks\u2014bound pamphlets containing publicity materials, advertising layouts, accessories for sale, and other promotional tactics. These promotional booklets were sent to exhibitors and press outlets, making them vital nodes within the wider networks of film circulation and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/teaching-a-computer-to-read-a-pressbook\/\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-20T13:21:52-05:00\">August 20, 2025<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12852 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-post category-news\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/resources-for-studying-the-hollywood-studio-system-with-thanks-to-dear-friends\/\" target=\"_self\" >Resources for studying the Hollywood Studio System, with thanks to dear friends<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/resources-for-studying-the-hollywood-studio-system-with-thanks-to-dear-friends\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pressbook-ua-body-and-soul_0000.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Resources for studying the Hollywood Studio System, with thanks to dear friends\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pressbook-ua-body-and-soul_0000.jpg 538w, https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pressbook-ua-body-and-soul_0000-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 650px;\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An extraordinary gathering is taking place this week at the University of Southern California&#8217;s School of Cinematic Arts. Over 200 scholars, teachers, archivists, and creators will be participating in the inaugural Hollywood Conference. An ambitious and welcome addition to the academic landscape, the Hollywood Conference provides a forum for sharing research &#8220;into the practices and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/resources-for-studying-the-hollywood-studio-system-with-thanks-to-dear-friends\/\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-17T09:56:35-05:00\">July 17, 2025<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12801 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-post\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/love-links-archives-sharing-the-wendy-clarke-collection\/\" target=\"_self\" >Love, Links, Archives: Sharing the Wendy Clarke Collection<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/love-links-archives-sharing-the-wendy-clarke-collection\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1128\" src=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WendyClarke_M2023-050_B01_F016_PublicityPortrait_0000.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Love, Links, Archives: Sharing the Wendy Clarke Collection\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 650px;\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Throughout the Love Tapes, Wendy invited participants into a small booth where they talked for three minutes about what love meant to them. The people who shared their views and experiences represent a wide expanse human experience; African Americans, Asian Americans, Puerto Ricans, and people of many other races and ethnicities all recorded love tapes.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/love-links-archives-sharing-the-wendy-clarke-collection\/\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-10T13:24:10-05:00\">April 10, 2025<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12744 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-post\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/revisiting-early-programming-at-cinema-16\/\" target=\"_self\" >Revisiting Early Programming at Cinema 16 with Viewing Notes and An Online Playlist!<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/revisiting-early-programming-at-cinema-16\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-17-at-11.02.31\u202fAM.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Revisiting Early Programming at Cinema 16 with Viewing Notes and An Online Playlist!\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 650px;\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Tanya Goldman In this blog post, Tanya Goldman continues to examine materials from WCFTR\u2019s Amos Vogel collection. Digitized materials discussed below \u2013 and many more! \u2013 are available on the Internet Archive thanks to a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). She previously wrote about using the Vogel papers here. Among&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/revisiting-early-programming-at-cinema-16\/\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-17T11:21:02-05:00\">March 17, 2025<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n<nav class=\"alignwide wp-block-query-pagination is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-query-pagination-is-layout-cfe5ce44 wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-22-page=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-22-page=3\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-22-page=6\">6<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21?query-22-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next has-small-font-size\">Next Page<span class='wp-block-query-pagination-next-arrow is-arrow-arrow' aria-hidden='true'>\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/nav><\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WCFTR blog highlights collection news, projects, and services with posts by staff, student assistants, and volunteers. 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