{"id":55,"date":"2018-04-13T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/spotlight-north-texas\/?p=55"},"modified":"2018-04-12T15:00:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T20:00:29","slug":"dunlap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/spotlight-north-texas\/2018\/04\/13\/dunlap\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on Dallas Filmmakers: Blaine Dunlap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we shine a spotlight on a filmmaker who is notable not only for his filmography but also for his unwavering commitment to film preservation and education and his support of libraries and archives. I’m not sure when or how I first met Mr. Dunlap, but I do remember him stopping by my office at the UNT Media Library one afternoon sometime in 2015 or 2016 to talk film and libraries. When I told Blaine about “Spotlight on North Texas” and our mission to preserve North Texas film history, he was the very first to sign up as a program participant.\u00a0 The films he contributed, some of which are featured below, were digitized by our partners the Texas Archive of the Moving Image<\/a> and are available online through the Portal to Texas History<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Make sure to come down to our event<\/a> at Top Ten Records on Saturday May 19th\u00a0<\/strong>for a screening of Blaine’s classic Dallas films, “Sometimes I Run” and “Big D.” We’ll be showing these movies, on loan from Mr. Dunlap himself, from 1 – 2 p.m. along with films from the Dallas City Municipal Archives from 2-3 p.m.<\/p>\r\n

The Oak Cliff Years<\/h2>\r\n\n\t\t