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Silent Take: “Star Wars” circa 1915
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 1, 2013
Click to enlarge Like most people in my age group, Star Wars was a huge part of my childhood. And like many others my age, I fell out of love with Star Wars around the years 1997-99, when the not-so-special editions and the prequels were being inflicted on us. Did you know the Crusades were centere read more
Five must-own silent movies from Warner Archive
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 31, 2013
For those of you who don’t know, Warner Archive is in the business of releasing older, obscure and cult films on DVD-R. What does this mean? Films that may not have been popular enough to enjoy a pressed DVD release can be purchased legally by the general public. Hurrah! And the silent films read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: In 1906, this was 3D animation
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 30, 2013
Stop-motion animation is still going strong today but not many people know just how old the technique is. This charming 1906 film was directed by Segundo de Chomon. I particularly enjoyed the stencil colors. Ah, miniature fencers being impaled! Good stuff. Señor de Chomon seems to have taste simil read more
Silent Take: The Proposal circa 1920
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 29, 2013
Click to enlarge When I first saw the 2009 romantic comedy The Proposal, it struck me that it was made a few decades too late. (A woman boss with a male secretary? The lady proposing? And she is older? Oh, I shall surely faint at this daring! But she just wants to be romanced by her young man. Awww read more
IT’S A SILENT MOVIE!!! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 28, 2013
This is exactly the reaction I get from people when they ask when what I blog about. Sid Caesar is more than a little perturbed about the “surefire hit” Mel Brooks is pitching in Silent Movie. I can imagine this is pretty much how the budget negotiations for The Artist and Blancanieves read more
Silent Movie (1976) Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 27, 2013
A struggling director has a brilliant idea for a comeback picture: he will make a silent movie! And to ensure that his film will be a hit, he plans to cast the biggest stars in Hollywood. However, an evil corporation intends to stop him before he can even start. Mel Brooks provides his signature e read more
A GIF Tribute to Mack Sennett in the 1920′s
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 26, 2013
Comedy king Mack Sennett produced some of the speediest, smashingest short films of the 1920′s. Here are some splendid crashes from Lizzies of the Field. And don’t forget, these are real drivers and real cars being smashed. Hats off to the brave stunt workers of silent film! read more
Fun Size Review: The Wildcat (1921)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 25, 2013
Pola Negri and Ernst Lubitsch team up once again in the deranged comedy that sends up romance, adventure and Hollywood. Pola is a bandit girl. Paul Heidemann is a ladykiller army officer. She captures him and steals his pants. He chases her all over a Dr. Suess-ian fortress. Oh, it’s a mad f read more
Lizzies of the Field (1924) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 24, 2013
Fast-paced offering from Mack Sennett’s famous studio. Silent comic Billy Bevan is a zany mechanic who enters an auto race to defend the honor of his garage. Bevan is supported by Sidney Smith and Any Clyde, two familiar faces to silent comedy fans. How do you think this will work out? When read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in 12 Minutes! (1910)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 23, 2013
Now here’s a splendid way to cheat in English class! Need to read Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night but don’t feel like bothering to read it? Try this 12-minute version from 1910. It also features of 1910′s leading ladies who are not well-remembered today: Florence Turner, Julia read more
Questions from the Google: On the Boyds and the bees
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 22, 2013
(via dorothysebastian.com) William Boyd and his films have been cropping up in my search queries lately so I figured I had enough material to write a whole post on the topic. For those of you unfamiliar with Mr. Boyd, he was the hero to a whole generation of children: Hopalong Cassidy! And I make n read more
You can’t be a broken man. You’re seven. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 21, 2013
Don’t you love it when kids get dramatic? This is from The Doll (1919). I should note that the boy was played by Gerhard Ritterband, whom IMDB lists as having a 1904 birthdate. This would have made him 15 when The Doll was made. I should note, though, that it was not uncommon for actors to p read more
The Red Lily (1924) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 20, 2013
Enid Bennett and Ramon Novarro play a pair of young lovers who just want to get married. When they are separated in Paris, each begins a slide toward degradation and depravity. Will the unfortunate pair find one another again or are they too damaged to rekindle their love? Heavy stuff. Dark things read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: 105 years ago, Buffalo Bill Cody appeared in a movie
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 19, 2013
Here is re-release footage of famed western showman Buffalo Bill Cody. It also comes with a snotty title card informing the audience that the footage was taken before movies were “the perfect art of today.” Ha! And again, Ha! Cody was, of course, instrumental in romanticizing the Ameri read more
Fun Size Review: The Little American (1917)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 17, 2013
Mary Pickford and Cecil B. DeMille combine forces to make war look like a righteous crusade to save the World’s Sweetheart from the slavering Huns. Uses every propaganda trick in the book and even helps write the book. Hampered by thin characters and some pretty bad performances. Pickford do read more
Now THAT’S what I call a smoking jacket! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 16, 2013
Recall the GIF I posted a few days ago with the guy asking the sun to please shine? Well, here is the result. Quite effective, I must say. (Both GIFs are from the Lubitsch comedy The Doll.) read more
Silent Movie Favorites: Top 10 Silent Films (with numerous caveats)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 15, 2013
Silent movies are so far removed from popular consciousness that it is sometimes difficult to know where to begin. Do you start with D.W. Griffith? Something European? Or one of those famous comedies? The obvious answer to to seek out the best by looking for a top 10 list. The problem? I hate top 1 read more
This cracks me up because it is totally how I used to sew when I was a kid. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 14, 2013
I loved to sew when I was a kid. No sheet or tablecloth was safe! I was sure to snip it up and turn it into a costume for myself or my dolls. My mother was shockingly tolerant of this behavior. It could not have been easy to have a constant costume surplus and sheet shortage. (I still do a bit of read more
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 13, 2013
Think of this story as Aladdin: Expanded Universe. The tale concerns all the usual Arabian Nights ingredients: princes, lamps, djinn, snakes, caves, enchanted birds… What makes it significant is the way it is presented: via the dainty silhouette figures created by Lotte Reiniger. Today̵ read more
“One more squeak out of you and I’ll smack you.” Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 12, 2013
Love Clara Bow’s tough girl roles! The film, Parisian Love, is no masterpiece but Clara is completely splendid. Admit it, you’ve wanted to do this to someone at some time or another. read more