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SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL Day 2: Amazing Tales from the Archives, The First Born, Tokyo Chorus, The Patsy, The Golden Clown.
Backlots Posted by Lara on Jul 20, 2013
The first full day of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival was full indeed, consisting of four feature-length silent movies and a fascinating behind-the-scenes presentation on the restoration of The Half Breed, premiering this afternoon. Beginning at 11:00 in the morning and continuing on straig read more
Short Film Saturday: Rediscovered Films from the 1910s
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Jul 20, 2013
Here is the third and second to last Short Film Saturday where I will give you a sampling of short works that were once thought to be lost, but were re-found at times in the most unlikely circumstances. These selections are films originally produced between 1910-1919. The first cinematic incarnation read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 20: Film you wish you could live in
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 20, 2013
I am one of those tedious people who will examine a query like this to death. What is the life expectancy in this film? Would I live there as me or as a character in the film? If a character, which one? If me, what would I be? So, to avoid annoying my long-suffering readers, I decided to close my read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 30: A movie from what you consider to be the best year for film
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 20, 2013
1926 was the best year for silent films. 1915 is a close runner-up but ’26 boasts What Price Glory? Beau Geste, Flesh and the Devil, Sparrows, Don Juan, The Sea Beast, The Scarlet Letter, Tell it to the Marines, The General, The Great Gatsby, Son of the Sheik, The Strong Man, The Black Pirat read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 16: Film with the snappiest intertitles
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 19, 2013
For this challenge, I have chosen the film that first illustrated the power of silent film intertitles to me. How they could set the scene with a few clever words. The marvelous quips. The goofy turns of phrase. I saw this early in my silent film watching career and it has stuck with me. The film i read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 17: Favorite Film Score
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 19, 2013
Silent movie fans know very well that music can make or break a presentation. A film may be well made, beautifully restored and gorgeously transferred but if the score is bad… well, let’s just say that we are not happy campers. I chose Judex as my favorite because the musical arrangeme read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 18: Film with your favorite villain
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 19, 2013
(marktplaza.nl) Of course you knew Conrad Veidt would have to show up on this list sometime, right? Veidt plays a murderous maharajah in Joe May’s two-part epic. Once again, the length of the piece is considered an added reason for the selection. The combined films clock in at three hours and read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 19: Film with your favorite hero
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 19, 2013
This one had me doing a bit of self-examination. What do I look for in a hero or heroine? Character growth is important, so is humor (intended or not), spunk is another essential component. I decided to focus on a heroine this time around. The silent era (in spite of its reputation) actually featu read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 13: Film that is your guilty pleasure
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 19, 2013
Dramatic enough for you? Oh and just about everything on this poster is a lie. I love cheesy movies from any era so this challenge was a tough decision. My favorite guilty pleasure silents include The Sheik, The Heart of Humanity or… well, the list goes on. However, I decided to choose some n read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 14: Film that made you cry the hardest
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 19, 2013
I don’t cry at movies very often. Generally speaking, I remain dry-eyed through the tear-jerking. The movies that get some tears out of me are usually Soviet (The Ascent and The Forty-First in particular). I also lose it every time at the climax of the 1995 version Sense and Sensibility. But read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 15: Film with the most beautiful scenery
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 19, 2013
Silent film has an embarrassment of riches in this department. A whole world of scenery was open to them! The film-makers did not have to haul around heavy sound equipment. They just needed a camera and a star. My choice may seem a little odd but here is something you may not know about me: I love read more
SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL Opening Night: Prix de beauté
Backlots Posted by Lara on Jul 19, 2013
San Francisco’s Castro Theatre was packed last night, full of excited patrons who came to the theatre for the opening feature of the internationally renowned San Francisco Silent Film Festival. The festival is known for encouraging quality restorations of silent films, and last night’s read more
Top Five Disastrous Film Weddings
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Sophie Vickers on Jul 18, 2013
To bring out an old cliche, weddings are meant to be the happiest day of your life. On screen, however, they can often be far from perfect. Anyone who’s ever seen a soap opera will know what a screaming, fighting, sobbing frenzy they can be portrayed to be, and films often highlight the more read more
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival Kicks off Tonight!
Backlots Posted by Lara on Jul 18, 2013
That’s right folks, tonight Backlots will be returning to the San Francisco Silent Film Festival as an official member of the press! This year, like every year, the festival will feature some of the most fascinating films, restorations and speakers from the world of silent film over the cour read more
The Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon: Barbara Stanwyck's performance in the classic film Titanic(1953).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Jul 17, 2013
This is my contribution to "The Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon". Please click on poster located on the side- bar to view the other bloggers participating in the event.
Barbara Stanwyck, one of Hollywood's most natural and talented actresses, throws herself whole-heartedly into the role of Jul read more
Natalie Wood Week at The Film Experience & Comic Con Comments (1)
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Jul 16, 2013
Hello Recyclers! Two very exciting things happening here! First, I got the opportunity to write another guest post for The Film Experience for Natalie Wood Week. If you like Natalie Wood, or Hollywood star stories, or musicals, or me, click here! Secondly, I’m going to San Diego Comic Con tomo read more
Kick Ass Ladies in Film – Lucille Fay LeSueur as Joan Crawford
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Jul 15, 2013
That’s right – I’m talking about the ultimate in female bad assery – Joan Crawford as… herself. From her humble beginnings as a contract hoofer to her final starring role as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pepsi Cola Co., Crawford kicked and clawed her way to read more
Kick Ass Ladies in Film – Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Jul 14, 2013
You know those stories detailing mothers developing super-human strength and lifting a car off their child? Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor takes that idea to the nth degree in both The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Hell hath no fury as a mother threatened even if that child is st read more
Get Your Read On ~ A Song in the Dark: The Birth of Musical Film
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Jul 14, 2013
A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film
Second Edition
by Richard Barrios
Oxford University Press
Paperback 9780195377347
2009
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
IndieBound
Powell's
"By inviting us to behold vestiges of our past, these movies allow us to revel, if only momentarily, in a time in wh read more
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 14, 2013
Vilma Banky takes on the title role of this Western-set tale of settlers, dams, floods and legal shenanigans. Banky is the prettiest girl in Imperial county. Ronald Colman is the corporate raider from the east who falls for her. A very young Gary Cooper is the local boy who hopes to win her heart. read more