Dr. Richard Koszarski - History of the New York Motion Picture Industry

Dr. Richard Koszarski describes his research into the history of film and television production in New York and New Jersey, which he sees as regionally distinct from Hollywood filmmaking.

Dr. Koszarski is Editor-in-Chief of Film History: An International Journal, and the author of Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff (Rutgers University Press) and Fort Lee: The Film Town (Indiana University Press).

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[oceanlinda3]

first comment...lol this was very informative thanks. I'm actually a film major and I'm doing an assignment on this.

[Rutgers]

Great, I'm glad the video was helpful to you!

[ScratchMahoney]

Hi Richard,

It's great to see you again. To refresh your memory-My name is Craig Weisman. I was a graduate from the School of Visual Arts back in '82. Reilly Steele and I worked for a few years with you setting up the Astoria Motion Picture foundation.

I was fortunate enough to be Lillian Gish's

chaparone / date on opening night (FYI: I