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CLOSING NIGHT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL: “He Who Gets Slapped” (1924)
Backlots Posted by Lara on Jul 19, 2011
The closing night of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival last night featured a screening of He Who Gets Slapped, an incredibly disturbing, upsetting, yet ultimately touching and poignant film. It stars Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, and Lon Chaney as “He,” a clown performing in an act read more
The Scariest Men in Film Noir: Part 3
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jul 18, 2011
So many scary dudes . . . so little space. Turnabout is fair play, so they say. (More coffee, Vince?) Even in the tub, Johnny Rocco makes you shiver. Even in the tub, Johnny Rocco makes you shiver. Quoth Arthur: "Killing you is killing myself. But, you know, I'm pretty tired of both of us. read more
AN EVENING AT THE SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL–Review of “Die Frau, nach der man sich sehnt” (A Woman Men Yearn For)
Backlots Posted by Lara on Jul 17, 2011
Last night I went to the Castro Theatre to see “Die Frau, nach der man sich sehnt” (A Woman Men Yearn For), part of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival that started on Thursday and is going on through tonight. Due to lack of finances, I have not been able to attend until now, read more
Biographical film: Night and Day(1946).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 16, 2011
Night and Day(1946). Biographical film starring Cary Grant as American composer and songwriter Cole Porter. The movie was directed by Michael Curtiz. The music score by Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner was nominated for an Academy Award. The film features several of the best-known Porter songs, inclu read more
Make Your Own Film Festival- Pick A Country (Part 1 of 7)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Jul 16, 2011
Michel Joelsas in The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (City Lights Pictures) Windows doesn’t discriminate between regions any longer, and neither does Macintosh. Even if they do you should get a warning when inserting a Non-Region 1 DVD (meaning one made for distribution outside the US, Canad read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (35)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jul 15, 2011
Well here we are at the end of a very long week, at least for me. Lots of work and a very sick puppy got in the way of movie watching and blogging, but we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. Stay tuned for a review of the wonderfully weird The Lost World from 1925 and read more
Silent Film Star: Anita Page.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 13, 2011
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Silent Film Star: Virginia Valli.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 10, 2011
Fun Fact: Was a stenographer before becoming an actress.
Please click here to learn more about Virginia Valli. read more
The Scariest Men in Film Noir: Part 2
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jul 9, 2011
So many scary dudes . . . so little space. If this face isn't scary, then I don't know scary. Scary or not -- I love this guy. Scary or not -- I love this guy. Just because he can rock an ascot doesn't mean he isn't scary. Just because he can rock an ascot doesn't mean he read more
Silent Film, "It (1927)".
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 8, 2011
I just finished watching the silent film, "It(1927)"with Clara Bow. I really enjoyed this very fast paced and cute comedy. Clara gives a very cute performance in a scene where she is making funny faces at her friends baby. I also enjoyed The scenes at coney island and the subtitles with the 1920's read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (36)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jul 8, 2011
In my continuing quest to pass as Canadian, I’m spending the last half of this week “out in it.” That’s right, as you are reading this and enjoying the best the interwebs has to offer, I’m in an unairconditioned lodge in the middle of the woods, boiling my own drinking read more
The Scariest Men in Film Noir: Part 1
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jul 6, 2011
So many scary dudes . . . so little space. Dana Andrews -- scary? Just look at Gary Merrill's face. Who knew that calling somebody "Bright Boy" could be so scary? Who knew that calling somebody "Bright Boy" could be so scary? Sexy, yes. But scary nonetheless. Sexy, yes. read more
Silent Film Star: Virginia Lee Corbin.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 3, 2011
Virginia Lee Corbin (December 5, 1910 - June 5, 1942). Corbin began her career as a child actress in 1916, and went on to become a flapper in the 1920s. Unfortunately she was one of the many silent stars that would not make it in the sound era.
Films:
Wine of Youth 1924
The Three Keys 1925
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Silent Film Star: Helen Jerome Eddy.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 29, 2011
Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 - January 27, 1990), was a character actress who played in films such as: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917).
Eddy's first movie was, The Discontented Man (1915). Soon she left Lubin and joined Paramount Pictures. At this time she began to play roles for which read more
Silent Film Star: Mae Murray.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 26, 2011
Rudolph Valentino, was best man at her 1926 marriage to Prince David Mdivani; Pola Negri was matron of honor.
Please click here to learn more about Mae Murray. read more
The Scariest Women in Film Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 26, 2011
The women of film noir could be deceitful, disdainful, and imposing, not to mention steely, wily, callous, and relentless. But some, more than any other quality, were downright scary. Here are my picks for the scariest women in film noir. Laurie was never as happy as she when she was behind the barr read more
The Maureen O’Hara Classic Film Festival–June 17-26 in Glengarriff, County Cork, Ireland.
Backlots Posted by Lara on Jun 26, 2011
I flew to Ireland on June 15 and spent the week at the Maureen O’Hara Classic Film Festival, in a small town called Glengarriff, County Cork–the home of Maureen O’Hara herself. It was an absolutely wonderful week, filled with many great films (we watched 3 classic movies per day) read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (38)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jun 24, 2011
It’s rainy but it’s Friday! A rainy summer afternoon is designed for staying in with good coffee and great movies. Or really really bad movies… maybe it’s time to dive into the cheesy sci-fi flicks TCM has been airing in the “Drive-In Double Features” series? Whe read more
Silent Film Stars Historic Records Available on Ancestry.com
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on Jun 23, 2011
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Below is a press release from Ancestry.com. I think this will be very interesting for folks who are researching information about silent era film stars and coming across major obstacles. I read more
Night Editor (1946) . From Bad Girls Film Noir Vol.2. DVD.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 22, 2011
Night Editor (1946). B-movie film noir. Directed by Henry Levin and based on a popular radio program of the same name. The script for the film was based on a previous radio program episode "Inside Story." Cast: William Gargan, Janis Carter and Jeff Donnell.
The story begins when, Johnny's proble read more