Documents, Photographs, Posters, etc.
- Hollywood, Censorship, and the Motion Picture Production Code 1927-1968The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Production Code Administration Files collection documents forty years of self-regulation and censorship in the motion picture industry.
- Black Film Center and ArchiveEstablished in 1981 as a repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans. Included are films which have substantial participation by African Americans as writers, actors, producers, directors, musicians, and consultants, as well as those which depict some aspect of black experience.
- Ad*Access (1911-1955) This link opens in a new window
Print advertising images from U.S. and Canadian publications; organized by product category: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II.
Area Film Venues
- Cleveland CinemasOffers the best of independent cinema along with Hollywood fare at locations around the greater metropolitan area including the Apollo Theatre in Oberlin, and the Cedar Lee in Cleveland Heights.
- Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF)Created in 1977, the Cleveland International Film Festival is held each March. The eleven-day festival screens more than 200 new independent feature and short films from local filmmakers as well as those from throughout the United States and dozens of foreign countries. The festival is held at Tower City Cinemas in downtown Cleveland.
- Cinematheque at the Cleveland Institute of ArtFounded in 1986, the alternative film theater shows art, independent, and foreign films as well as revived classics. Located within the Institute’s Gund Building at the corner of East Boulevard and Bellflower Road in University Circle.
- Cleveland Museum of ArtWith one of the oldest museum film programs, the CMA typically shows two films per week throughout the year.
- Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community CollegeHome of the LCCC Film Series.