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Screen Grabs: At 30, Berlin & Beyond still goes above and beyond

This week brings the 30th edition of Berlin & Beyond (March 19-23), which first launched in 1996 in a very different San ...

Before there were influencers, there was Clara Bow. See her in ‘It' at the Castro Theatre

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival brings Clara Bow's 1927 hit "It" to the Castro Theatre, celebrating the original "it ...

All 98 Oscar best picture winners (including 'One Battle'), ranked

A new best picture will be named at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15. We rank all 97 movies to win the Oscars' top prize.
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Best picture winners list: Every single movie to win top prize at The Oscars

In its nearly 100-year history, the Academy has nominated 621 films for its top award. Here's a list of all of the Oscar best picture winners.
National Bureau of Economic Research

Systemic Risk Measures: From the Panic of 1907 to the Banking Stress of 2023

We assess the efficacy of market-based systemic risk measures that rely on U.S. financial firms’ stock return co-movements with market- or sector-wide returns under stress from 1895 to 2023. Stress ...
Roger Ebert

To the Film Industry in Crisis, A Look Back At Hollywood In 1926

The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson is often cited as marking the end of the silent era, with its synchronized recorded music ...

2 Bay Area movie theaters were just ranked among the best in the world

Time Out's 100 greatest cinemas ranks includes San Francisco's Castro Theatre and the Orinda Theatre among the world's best.

When did the Academy Awards start? A look at the first Oscar winners

Compared to today's Academy Awards, the first Oscars held in 1929 was a quaint dinner party that honored a history-making ...