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Silent Movie Time Capsule: Skating like it’s 1907!
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 7, 2013
The Skater’s Debut is a charming winter comedy that features the first appearance of the “Max” character that made Max Linder’s career. Linder may not be a household name these days but he was wildly popular in his time and influenced many famous comedians who followed, mos read more
Things have not changed in showbiz… Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 6, 2013
A terrible actor with a famous name… I can’t imagine anyone hiring someone like that in this day and age. What am I talking about? Of course they would get hired! (Not naming any names but I am sure that you, dear readers, can think of at least a few.) Another barbed intertitle from Jo read more
All About the Blogathons Part 2: How to host your own
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 5, 2013
If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times: No one wants a puffy shorts blogathon! Welcome to the second half of my two-part series on blogathons. Last time, we talked about blogathon participation. This time, I will give you some tips for hosting your own blogathon. So, you& read more
Theme Month! December 2013: Special to Me
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 3, 2013
This month, I am going to be sharing silent films that are special to me personally in one way or another. Talkies were the rule but Charlie Chaplin wowed Depression-era audiences with his brilliant throwback. read more
CMBA Blogathon | Film Passion 101: City Lights (1931)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 3, 2013
By 1931, the silent film had gone the way of the dodo. And yet one of the most popular comedians in the world managed to avoid the talkies and produce an acclaimed and beautiful silent movie. City Lights is the story of a blind girl and a little tramp. Comedy, pathos… In short, a Charlie Cha read more
Mischievous Beast, Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 2, 2013
I love kids. I think they’re splendid. But occasionally, I will make the acquaintance of someone with a, shall we say, spirited tyke. That’s when I wish I could say this. I really, really do. And I just love Arthur Hoyt’s delivery. (He’s talking about the monkey Wallace Bee read more
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Classic Movie History Project Blogathon
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 1, 2013
I firmly believe that there is a little bit of the historian in every classic movie fan. After all, we love films that were made before we were even a gleam in our father’s eye. Well, here’s our chance to collaborate on a project celebrating the history of motion pictures Most movie bl read more
Cyrano de Bergerac (1925) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 30, 2013
The famous tale of Cyrano de Bergerac is lavishly adapted for the silent screen, complete with stencil color. The story has been lifted so many times for romantic comedies that it almost needs no introduction: Cyrano, brilliant but marred by an outlandishly large nose, loves the beautiful Roxane. read more
Meet the Movie Bloggers! The Motion Pictures
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 29, 2013
Welcome back to the series dedicated to profiling movie bloggers of note. This time around, I am profiling a fellow LAMB member. Focus: Mid-century movies and television with some modern films thrown into the mix for a well-rounded site. Features: Lots and lots of those! Book vs. Film, Childhood F read more
All About the Blogathons Part 1: How to partipate
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 27, 2013
Friends! Citizens! Will you not join the blogathon? If you hang around cyberspace long enough, chances are you will run into blogathons. But what are they? How do you join one? And what if you want to host one of your own? Well, I hope to answer all of your questions in this two-part series. Part o read more
Clara Bow, the ultimate silent damsel in distress. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 26, 2013
I mean, look at this helpless maiden. It’s no wonder that silent leading ladies were always ending up on the railroad tracks.* Clara Bow is a French Apache in the low-budget pot-boiler Parisian Love. The movie itself is laughably bad but Clara is adorable and charismatic. She also knows how read more
Silent Movie Bookshelf: Hollywood of the Rockies by Michael J. Spencer
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 25, 2013
Where were classic movies made? Most people will say “California!” while few will answer that the industry started in New York and New Jersey. But did you know that Colorado was the setting for dozens of films during the early silent era? Hollywood of the Rockies:Colorado, the West & read more
Upstream (1927) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 24, 2013
This long-lost John Ford film centers on a boarding house that is home to assorted stage actors, comedians and stuntmen. When one of their own gets asked to perform Hamlet in London, the boarding house gang is thrilled and sends him off joyously. But how will they react when success goes to his hea read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: The real Anastasia dancing with the Czarina and sisters
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 23, 2013
Thanks to rumors of survival, Anastasia is by far the most famous of Czar Nicholas’s daughters. (Her name even means “reborn.”) Recently, DNA tests confirmed that the poor girl died with the rest of her family but the romance and intriguing what-if tales are still with us. My fa read more
Can Americans master foreign languages like English? Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 22, 2013
Here is one of the cuter intertitles from the recently-rediscovered John Ford film, Upstream. An American actor delivers a smashing bit of Hamlet, much to the delight of the London audience. Of course, your interpretation of the joke depends on whether you consider the speaker of this title card t read more
Questions from the Google: How can I make a silent movie? Make your own silent movies?
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 20, 2013
Silent movies are not really dead. People are making them all the time. Whether they are film students, solo artists or just having a bit of fun, amateur silent movies are everywhere. I get a lot of search engine queries about how to make silent films. A silent movie can be made on most any topic b read more
Chaney Blogathon: We thank you, one and all!
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 19, 2013
The Chaney Blogathon was a smashing success. I was blown away by the quality, talent and enthusiasm displayed in the participating posts. So, you have to forgive me for gloating just a little, via this Lon Chaney GIF from West of Zanzibar. A super big “thanks” to Jo of The Last Drive I read more
Fun Size Review: The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 19, 2013
(via Silent Hollywood) Buckles get swashed in a lavish manner. Lewis Stone plays an Englishman who must take his look-alike cousin’s place in order to save the throne, etc. etc. Ramon Novarro steals the show as a deranged dandy. Has fine passages but also has some incredibly boring stretches. read more
Well, at least he’s smiling, maybe he’s not that angry– EEEEEK!!! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 18, 2013
Lon Chaney’s performance really ignites in the third act of The Wicked Darling. He is, of course, a gangster and all-around meanie. Loved his sick grin-to-grimace transformation. Check out our other posts for the Chaney Blogathon! (You can read my review of The Wicked Darling here.) read more
The Chaney Blogathon Day Four: The finale!
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 18, 2013
Reblogged from the last drive in: Well, it's the forth and final day of our celebration of the great CHANEYS! And it's been quite a turn out. I'll be taking it from here as host but my brilliant & witty co-host will be lurking around helping to showcase all the fantastic contributions. We're so read more