Did you recently watch footage of a 1984 breakdancing competition on Turner Classic Movies and are wondering who won? Well, the winner is... ...Chocolate Boogie! See them accept their trophy and the full episode of "City Line" from our WJZ-TV Collection below. Thanks so much for watching! Please consider donating or becoming a member to … Continue reading And the winner is…
CARES Act Funding
Funding has been provided to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive (MARMIA) from Maryland Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. MARMIA would like to express our extreme gratitude for this funding that has helped us to stay … Continue reading CARES Act Funding
Black Lives Matter
MARMIA will shout via whatever platforms we can to our followers and supporters: BLACK LIVES MATTER. We commit to dismantling white supremacy and systemic racism in our profession, local communities, region, and in the United States. We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and all protesting police brutality against Black people. We … Continue reading Black Lives Matter
MARMIA’s New Space
MARMIA is very pleased to announce that we are moving our AV digitization and film inspection/repair stations to an office at Impact Hub Baltimore! As you can see, our space is a little bare right now. We need help to make this our ideal office space--we are missing some furniture and supplies that would best … Continue reading MARMIA’s New Space
Liberace’s Wasn’t the Only Famous Television Candelabra
This blog post was researched and written by Chuck Howell, MARMIA donor and volunteer. Introduction These are not Christmas trees pictured atop the TV on MARMIA’s new tee-shirt commemorating Television Hill in Northwest Baltimore’s Woodberry neighborhood (near historic Druid Hill Park)–though buying one as a gift through Charm City Threads is certainly encouraged. They could … Continue reading Liberace’s Wasn’t the Only Famous Television Candelabra
Giving Tues(News)Day is Coming
Amazingly, 2018 is nearing its end. Here at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive, we have accomplished a lot this past year...but we have so much more to do! We desperately need your help to continue our 100% volunteer-run work of preserving the cultural heritage of the Mid-Atlantic through moving images. There are 3 ways … Continue reading Giving Tues(News)Day is Coming
MARMIA Acquires the WJZ-TV Collection!
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive (MARMIA) has recently acquired the WJZ-TV Collection, including one-of-a-kind audio and video formats. WJZ-TV is Baltimore’s third television station in history, having first broadcast in November 1948. The WJZ-TV Collection is extremely rare. There are only a handful of network affiliate station archives in the United States that have … Continue reading MARMIA Acquires the WJZ-TV Collection!
2016 MARMIA Zine!
For a minimum $10 donation to MARMIA, we will send you our 2016 MARMIA zine. The zine covers all of our big accomplishments over the past year and includes ideas for the future--which we cannot achieve without your generous help! Just donate at the button at the top right of our website and email siobhan@marmia.org your … Continue reading 2016 MARMIA Zine!
How Do I Love Thee, TV Horror Hosts? Let Me Count the Ways…
By Siobhan Hagan As the Halloween and Dia de los Muertos weekend draws to an end, I feel satisfied with my celebrations and am ready to move forward. After all, it isn't every October that you get to talk to a local TV legend on the phone! I am unfortunately just too young and missed … Continue reading How Do I Love Thee, TV Horror Hosts? Let Me Count the Ways…
Pre-Gaming Home Movie Day
By Siobhan Hagan We are now about one month away from International Home Movie Day 2013, so I thought it an appropriate time to post and discuss some of my own home videos. On October 19 various cities and towns across the world will hold free and open to the public events where attendees can … Continue reading Pre-Gaming Home Movie Day
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