▁and ▁writ ings ▁Al ong side ▁his ▁subt it ling ▁work ▁Wein berg ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁cinema ▁manager ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Baltimore ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁His ▁short ▁silent ▁film ▁Aut umn ▁Fire , ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁and ▁st arring ▁Er na ▁Berg man ▁and ▁Wil ly ▁H ilde brand , ▁is ▁considered ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁contemporary ▁avant - gar de ▁film making . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁of ▁articles ▁to , ▁among ▁others , ▁Close ▁Up , ▁Films ▁in ▁Review , ▁S ight ▁& ▁Sound , ▁Film ▁Culture ▁and ▁C ah iers ▁du ▁Cin éma . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Wein berg ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁annual ▁San ▁Francisco ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Fritz ▁Lang ▁provided ▁a ▁pre face ▁for ▁Wein berg ' s ▁book ▁Saint ▁Cinema , ▁calling ▁Wein berg ▁' m uch ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁char ming , ▁w itt y , ▁and ▁am using ▁ra con te ur ' ▁and ▁' this ▁Bos well ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁our ▁century ▁[ film ] '. ▁H aden ▁Gu est ▁says ▁of ▁his ▁film ▁journal ism ▁that ▁it ▁' in vent ed ▁[...] ▁am bit ious ▁and ▁often ▁provoc ative ▁categories ▁of ▁film ▁history '. ▁His ▁books ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁several ▁languages ; ▁The ▁Lub itsch ▁Touch ▁has ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁Spanish ▁and ▁French . ▁ ▁Fil mm aker