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contacts with radical groups, to record events closed to the establishment cameramen. The Columbia University Strike of 1968, for instance, has been superbly captured on film, from the inside, by the radical filmmakers on Newsreel. No other cameras were permitted inside the liberated buildings and certainly no other newsmen had the confidence and trust ofthe students involved in the uprising. The radical cinema can provide, in short, a privileged glimpse into movements or events that have become the stuffofhistory. Below are the names and addresses of some representative radical filmmaking and distribution organizations. They should be contacted directly for catalogues and further information. Films for Social Change 5122 Waterman Boulevard St Louis, Mo. 63108 American Documentary Films 379 Bay Street San Francisco, Calif. 94133 Third World Cinema Group (East) 244 West 27th Street New York, N. Y. 10001 (west) 2409 Telegraph Avenue Berkeley, Calif. 94704 Newsreel 322 Seventh Avenue New York N. Y. LETTERS To the Editor: For those cinema buffs and historians who are going abroad this summer they may find the New Cinema Club and its presentations at The Place, 1 7 Dukes Road, London, W. C. 1, of some interest because many ofthe films are seldom seen in the U.S.A. Most ofthe films presented by the New Cinema Club have been classified as underground and pornographic by the British Government. The films presented last summer came from Europe, the New World, and Japan. The Club did have a generous sample ofAmerican films by the pioneering Kenneth Anger as well as Sandy Daley, Tom Horgan, and Andy Warhol. What this viewer found of interest, besides the audience, were the underground films ofBritain, Poland and Japan... For those readers who are interested in attending the New Cinema's Club presentations this summer in London, they will discover that it is about a fifteen minute ride on the subway from Piccadilly Circus. The theater is located in the heart of Bloomsbury, a few blocks from the University ofLondon; the subway stop is Russell 47 Square and a short walk a few blocks north, just below Euston Street, between Euston and King's Cross railroad stations. The price ofadmission is very modest by American standards, but the reader should note that he will have to buy a summer membership that is also modest in price. Ifthe reader expects to attend an evening performance, he will have to buy his membership at least one hour before he sees the show. Apparently this is a regulation set up by the Club to placate British authority. The films are presented in a repertory with the first show at 7:00 p.m. and a different show at 9:00 p.m. Programs for the summer season are located at the box office. Vernon O. Stumpf, Campbell College, North Carolina. To the Editors: Regarding Mr. Geib's review ofour film Music ofWilliamsburg I would like to reply to a few points. First, regarding colonial speech accents, our consultants inform us that ifwe could recapture this sound it would be unintelligible to our modern ears. Second, our folk music consultant, Alan Lomax, was the first to say that we simply do not know what the eighteenth century sound was. He by-passed all local talent and toured the south from Virginia to Florida and West to Tennessee picking up unsophisticated individuals (about 20) whom he felt came closest. Finally, regarding our decision to eschew the unappealing aspects ofearly Virginia, we are probably in error in not being a bit more earthy. On the other hand, historians will understand that some of the most difficult information to obtain and verify concerns the nitty gritty of every day colonial life. Arthur L. Smith, Director Audiovisual Department, Colonial Williamsburg. 48 ...

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