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Theme Month! December 2014: Have a Hart
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 2, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on December 2, 2014 in Blog, Theme Month December of 2014 is a significant month for fans of western star William S. Hart. His first feature was released a century ago this month and he was born one hundred and fifty years ago. I couldn’t let this milestone month pass without read more
Someone somewhere has got to do this at a party. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 1, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on December 1, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Ugh. Parties. Not a fan. This is because, a) I would rather be watching silent movies or reading a book and b) there is always someone who designates themselves the Fun Police and then proceeds to shame guests into playing Apples to Apples. ( read more
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 30, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 30, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review The Phantom of the Opera was a movie that no one really wanted to make. Its production was troubled from the very beginning. From professional spats to last-minute recuts and reshoots, it had disaster written across it. So read more
Silent Movie Trivia #11: Miss Lulu Bett (1921)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 29, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 29, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Trivia Click to view in lightbox. Now we are going to have some trivia from one of my favorite silent sleepers. Miss Lulu Bett is a powerful little drama about gender, women’s liberation and the changes in society that rocked the twe read more
After the Silents: Peter Pan (1960)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 28, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 28, 2014 in After the Silents, Blog, Feature, Talkie Review I’ve never made any secret of the fact that musicals are… well, let’s just say that we don’t get on as well as one might expect. Point of fact, given the choice between having to watch a musical and having read more
The Silent Life in 1926: Critiquing the Stars (Lillian Gish is too wiggly! Ricardo Cortez needs a kiss on the mouth!)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 26, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 26, 2014 in Article, Blog, Silent Life Oh, Miss Bridget Hicks of Topeka, Kansas. If only the internet had been around in 1926, what fun you would have had. However, since the internet was not yet a gleam in a nerdy eye, Miss Hicks had to content herself with writing in read more
Silent Movie Rule #9: When challenged, remember that the gizzard is a vital spot.
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 25, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 25, 2014 in Blog, Humor, Silent Movie Rules Ah! What would we ever have done without dueling? (Answer: Have a more civilized society, for one thing.) More to the point, what would movies do without dueling? From Errol Flynn to Darth Vader, the movie duel is a longstandi read more
Help Wanted: You choose my reviews
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 24, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 24, 2014 in Blog, News I haven’t done one of these is while so I thought it would be fun. This coming March, I am going to put the site into the hands of my readers. Your mission: Choose which silent films I will be reviewing during that month. Here’s how it read more
Battleship Potemkin (1925) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 23, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 23, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review One of the most famous silent films ever made, one that gets shown time and again in art history classes. Yet, most of us have never seen it in its original form. Decades of censorship, re-editing and other tinkering have r read more
Don’t make me throw a brick at your head. That’s not a metaphor. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 22, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 22, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Mary Pickford is famous for playing kids but the images of her in lace dresses really don’t capture what her child persona was like. Pickford didn’t enjoy playing sweet little things. She detested playing Pollyanna (even though s read more
Fun Size Review: The Road to Yesterday (1925)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 21, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 21, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Terrible script? Check! Terrible title cards? Check! Weird plot? Check! Tons of fun? You bet! Cecil B. DeMille’s wacky time travel romance makes absolutely no sense but that is all just part of the fun. A modern flapper is on the read more
Movies Silently Posted by on Nov 20, 2014
The Red Lily is dark, lurid and depressing. It also is an incredible showcase for the talents of Enid Bennett, a silent leading lady who is often forgotten. Unfortunately, her two most famous roles (in The Sea Hawk and Robin Hood) were damsel parts and did not really give her much to do. The Red L read more
Half-truths, Forgetfulness and Sloppy Citations: Using Questionable Sources
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 19, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 19, 2014 in About Silent Movies, Article, Blog, Feature Welcome to the fourth and final article on my series on silent movie research. Part one dealt with fibbing film stars, part two discussed the responsibilities of film historians, part three covered the problems cau read more
Kiss MY hand, would you? Gadzooks! You’re a weird-looking flake… Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 18, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 18, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Kiss Florence Lawrence’s hand? She’s simply not going to have it. Try to kiss Florence Lawrence’s hand while wearing a mullet? Are you trying to get killed, son? This is from The Taming of the Shrew, the unfaithful but fun read more
Souls for Sale (1923) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 17, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 17, 2014 in Blog, Double Feature, Feature, Silent Movie Review A behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood, circa 1923. Eleanor Boardman plays a kid with a dream of stardom. The biggest names in the silent film industry serve as her backdrop, everyone from Charlie Chaplin to read more
The Four Feathers (1929) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 16, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 16, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review, Silents vs Talkies The oft-filmed tale of an Englishman who is branded a coward and spends the rest of the film proving that he most assuredly is not. This version (released at the height of the sound transition) was one o read more
Unboxing the Silents: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari on Blu-Ray
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 15, 2014
I am pretty excited about this new restoration, let me tell you. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is an astonishing film, a revered classic that more than lives up to its reputation. Yet, let’s be honest, the home media releases for this film have not been exactly pristine. Available on DVD & read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: In 1906, this was a Mafia movie
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 14, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 14, 2014 in Video Alright, so they are not exactly the most intimidating mob on the block. I mean, their threatening note looks like something a seven-year old boy would come up with and I consider that insulting to the boys. In any case, in 1906, there were concerns ab read more
Doesn’t it just boil you in ecstasy? Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 13, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 13, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor These days, if a party girl mentions boiling in ecstasy, we have a rather different and more, er, chemical definition in mind. Back in the twenties, though, ecstasy was just ecstasy. Still, we wouldn’t be human if we didn’t giggl read more
Fun Size Review: Adam’s Rib (1923)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 12, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 12, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Cecil B. DeMille heads back to the bedroom in this romantic comedy. Anna Q. Nilsson is stepping out on her husband, Milton Sills. Meanwhile, their flapper daughter is in hot pursuit of a bespectacled paleontologist who just wants to be read more