Issue # 32
Winter 2016

In this issue...
What's New In The Archive
What's New in Production
Stock Footage Projects Of Note
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Historic Films is  the most comprehensive online source for licensing stock, musical performance and entertainment footage.

Welcome to the latest issue of our series of periodic updates & news blurbs concerning all things Historic (Footage, that is!). 
 
 
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE LIBRARY...

 

ITS SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO

 

From its opening in the 1920's,  the Apollo Theater has been Harlem's premier show place and an iconic venue for African American performers. From 1987-2006 the syndicated musical variety program IT'S SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO was filmed on the stage of that legendary theater. Each weekly episode presented live performances by some of the most popular black musicians, singers and comedians of the day including DONNA SUMMER, BEASTIE BOYS, LIL' KIM, DESTINY'S CHILD, PUFF DADDY, FAITH EVANS, BIGGIE SMALLS, 

MARY J. BLIGE, MC HAMMER and NATALIE COLE.  Also showcased are early glimpses of up and c oming talent such as LAUREN HILL (appearing at the age 13 and is booed by the  notoriously tough Apollo audience) who competed in the show's weekly "Amateur  Contest", one of the Apollo's most infamous and long running traditions. The show documents early rap  and hip hop performers while the music 
was still very new and just hitting the mainstream.

Each of the 360 episodes offers  electrifying live performances as well as fabulous footage of the theater and it's  enthusiastic audiences. All of the programs have been restored, digitized and  logged for research on the Historic Films website. It has been said that if  you were a success at the Apollo, you had made it to the top!
 
 

HISTORIC FILMS IS MOBILE FRIENDLY...

Our website is now 100% responsive across all desktop and mobile platforms!
 
You can now enjoy our newly-redesigned website on your tablet or smartphone!  All features of the site, including the ability to screen footage and select scenes are now accessible from an iPhone, iPad or Android device.  No App Required.

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STOCK FOOTAGE PROJECTS OF NOTE

Historic Films has recently made important stock footage contributions to the following productions:

American Masters: Mike Nichols (Jumer Productions)
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    FOX Sports NFL Championship Game Pre-Game Show
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Florentine Film's Vietnam War Documentary
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ABOUT US

Historic Films holds an extensive library of  logged, copyright cleared and digitized stock footage from 1896-2015.

Our archive contains over 30,000 different musical performances (1925-2000), drawn from the many programs and libraries owned and represented by Historic Films. Historic Films is also a leading source for archival (1895-1990) stock shots, with over 20,000 hours of copyright cleared and fully logged material, encompassing virtually every subject imaginabl e.

Our stock image searchable online database, online compilation reels and informed staff will make your film research fast, painless and affordable.

Contact our Sales Department at: [email protected]

Be sure to contact HISTORIC FILMS for all of your archival stock footage needs. The footage you need is just a few mouse clicks away.

Joe Lauro
President / CEO  
HISTORIC FILMS ARCHIVE, LLC