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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
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 12: Favorite movie based on a book, poem or song
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 18, 2013
Nowadays, it seems that any piece of molded plastic from the 80′s will eventually get its own 100 million+ budget summer blockbuster. Well, this sort of cannibalism is nothing new. In silent Hollywood, no song lyric, poem or short story was safe from the big screen treatment. And it didnR read more
I reveal seven secrets to earn the One Lovely Blog Award
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 18, 2013
Well, this is certainly exciting! I have been nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award by Kat at Synkroniciti. The Award! There are several variations on the rules for this award. I will be using these: 1. Add the “One Lovely Blog Award” image to your post 2. Share seven read more
Ruled by useless perfumed hands, Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 17, 2013
Okay, I have a confession. Half the fun in watching The Volga Boatman comes from seeing William “Hopalong Cassidy” Boyd call for a Bolshevik uprising. It amuses me greatly. If you haven’t seen this film and you are a Hoppy fan, you are in for a treat. Hoppy romancing ladies, lead read more
Fun Size Review: The Garden of Eden (1928)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 17, 2013
Would-be opera singer Corinne Griffith accidentally gets a job in a girly show. Rescued by seamstress Louise Dresser, the pair escape to Monte Carlo. Passing herself off as Louise’s aristocratic daughter, Corinne falls for rich boy Charles Ray. But how long can Louise and Corinne keep up the read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 11: Favorite Character Actor/Actress
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 17, 2013
The Goose Woman, one of Louise Dresser’s starring roles. This challenge was difficult. There were so many wonderful character performers in the silent era. Zasu Pitts, Louis Wolheim, Marie Dressler, Edward Everett Horton, Snitz Edwards… The list goes on and on. How to choose? Then I rem read more
When people ask you to smile for the camera… Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 16, 2013
I am tempted to do this! Constance Talmadge demonstrates how to deal with overzealous photographers in Her Night of Romance. read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 10: Favorite Child Star
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 16, 2013
Sorry to go for the obvious but there really is no way I could choose anyone else. Jackie Coogan is my favorite child actor in the silent era… or in sound. To be honest, I far prefer silent child actors to any other era. As Coy Watson Jr. brought out in his book, The Keystone Kid, silent fil read more
Blogging awards and what to do about them
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 16, 2013
If you are new to blogging, you may notice badges on a website’s sidebar. Versatile Blogger, Liebster, Super Sweet Blogging Award… But what are they? Who gives them out? How can you get one? Do you want one at all? Here is an easy guide with the newcomer in mind. They are awards given b read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 09: Favorite Animal Star
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 15, 2013
The silent era audiences loved their animal stars. Dogs and horses were the most popular but there were also cows, cats and the occasional rabbit included in the mix. Which one should I choose? Well, there was really no hesitation on this one. Teddy! The Sennett Studios dog! Teddy is probably best read more
After the Silents: Doctor X (1932)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 15, 2013
Let’s dust off a pre-Code mad scientist picture. And, as an added bonus, let’s choose one filmed in two strip Technicolor (no yellow!) and directed by Michael Curtiz, of Robin Hood, Casablanca and Mildred Pierce fame. Even better, let’s choose one that has horror veteran Lionel A read more
Good enough for the common herd, Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 15, 2013
Why don’t more corporate recruiters try this approach? Granted, it didn’t work on John Barrymore but it still has a certain directness, no? The Bolsheviks are bound and determined to have Mr. Barrymore join their cause in Tempest. To say more would be telling. 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