Eric Hoyt

The @mediahistorydl has a new website! We've added over 1,000 Hollywood pressbooks, tripled the amount of non-English language content, enhanced the interface, and eliminated the delay between digitization to user access. Still free, and always will be. mediahist.org

I'm giving a talk at UW-Madison's Information School tomorrow about Archives, AI, and the New Cinema History. Looking forward to sharing some of the WCFTR team's recent work -- and learning from others grappling with digitization, AI, and cultural heritage preservation!

The @wcftr team and I are grateful to @UWMadison for publishing this profile of our archival collections and work. The article shares recent successes, challenges, and fundraising efforts. Please use the collections, and donate to support our efforts. news.wisc.edu/a-global-hub-f…

I am sorry to be missing the Hollywood Conference at USC -- to see friends, hear exciting research, and pay tribute to Barbara Hall. In honor of the occasion, I wrote up a @wcftr post that shares @mediahistorydl resources for studying Hollywood history wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/index.php/2025…

@calibadger @uwcommarts @wcftr Thank you, @calibadger! Your support has made an immeasurable difference to my teaching and work. Deeply grateful to be connected to you and the larger Badger community.

huge ups to all these terrific profs and a special shout out to @HoytEric…he’s doing amazing, groundbreaking work in @uwcommarts and with @wcftr, and is a terrific instructor! 👐🏼🔴⚪️

I am thinking of my friends & family in LA. I am thinking of the extraordinary city & communities. I am thinking of the cultural richness & history that most outsiders don't know exists, and now even fewer will. I love you, I see you & I will stand with you to grieve and rebuild.

The great David Bordwell left us this year. Here’s a report from his memorial service, an astounding testimonial to all the lives he touched. rogerebert.com/mzs/the-legacy…

Lantern has grown in popularity. The site now receives 1,000-2,000 queries per minute. Only downside is that our @mediahistorydl servers can get overloaded, with some requests lagging or timing out. Rest assured, we are adding capacity. Keep those film,TV & radio searches coming!

David Bordwell published 20 books over his game-changing career. Remarkably, none of them were his 1974 dissertation, "French Impressionist Cinema." With the blessing of Kristin Thompson, we have digitized & added this work to @mediahistorydl & @wcftr. lantern.mediahist.org

As the second day of Day of the Badger begins, we’ve 101 gifts and are getting very close to our goal of 175! Please help us unlock the HUGE $10K matching gift pledged by Kelly and Kimberly Kahl. #DayOfTheBadger! go.wisc.edu/gza214

Alvin Boretz is not a household name, but it should be. He wrote for radio, TV, film & theatre. He was tenacious & told powerful stories that challenged postwar norms. The @wcftr is honored to care for his collection & share this online collection. avdh.commarts.wisc.edu/s/boretz/page/…

David Bordwell was one of the most important leaders in the history of @wcftr. I wrote a blog post reflecting on this part of his legacy, including his time as Director, his and Kristin Thompson's donation of their archives, and his inspiring example. wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/index.php/2024…

"These movies aren't going to watch themselves." One of my favorite David Bordwell lines. All the more so because it was in reference to a group of B-rate January and February released action thrillers, as we made plans to see them.

@tangoldman @labuzamovies We saw HOBBS & SHAW together. I remember both of us enjoying it without loving it. Which was totally OK. David had an amazing appreciation for all types of movies, from the high to low, to the utterly average. Through DB's eyes, the ordinary movies became absolutely fascinating.

We discovered that we shared a love of action movies, and we went out to catch matinees of Liam Neeson & Jason Statham. We kept swapping emails with recommendations until the end. You were such an important presence, David, to me and so many others. Your absence is profound.(2/2)

I first came to know David Bordwell, the groundbreaking & transformative film historian, from taking film classes in college. When I got a job in Madison, I came to know David Bordwell, the person. He was so welcoming, kind, & supportive. I loved his passion, energy & wit. (1/2)

@HoytEric My suggestion is for all Swifties to find out more about Clara Bow using @mediahistorydl !!! #taylorswift #clarabow

Clara Bow graphed across the collection of the Media History Digital Library's books and magazines, generated using Project Arclight. projectarclight.org

Loved going to the movies this past year. So much so, I put together a Top 10 list. 1. Oppenheimer 2. Anatomy of a Fall 3. Past Lives 4. Killers of the Flower Moon 5. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret 6. Blackberry 7. May December 8. John Wick 4 9. Afire 10. Showing Up

@dr_vee_zee great idea! will do this before launching into the blitzkrieg bop / sheena medley.

Professor Ramone has entered the building. It’s UW-CBGB today.