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30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 08: Favorite Comedic Screen Team
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 14, 2013
A couple of outcasts… The silent era was full of great comedic teams. There’s Laurel and Hardy, of course, but also Laura La Plante and Reginald Denny, Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance, Arbuckle and St. John, Arbuckle and Keaton, Arbuckle and Normand… In the end, though, I have read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 07: Favorite Romantic Screen Team
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 13, 2013
This one was tough. The silent era was positively bursting with wonderful pairings. Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan. Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi. Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky. Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis. Wallace Reid and Geraldine Farrar. (Okay, that last pair almost got the title. I j read more
Look Who’s Back! Is The Silents Majority returning?
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 13, 2013
Yes, who? I am very excited. Very, very excited. So excited that, well, I’m like this: First, a bit of background. Back in the day, the site to visit for silent film fans was The Silents Majority. It had everything: reviews, images, biographies, humor… And it was friendly and accessibl read more
We ain’t got the brains– but you ain’t got the guts, Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 12, 2013
Zing! Gary Cooper neatly establishes himself as a Very Cool Character in the 1926 film The Winning of Barbara Worth. Ronald Colman is a bug city engineer and self-confessed corporate stooge. Gary Cooper is his desert-born rival. This is one of Gary’s early roles and he absolutely dominates. read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 06: Favorite romantic or screwball comedy
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 12, 2013
(moviepostershop.com) Mary Pickford’s last silent film is also my favorite romantic comedy. Does it break new ground? Not really. Is it thoroughly charming? You bet! Do you hope against hope that the star-crossed lovers will end up together? You’d better believe it! Directed by Sam Tayl read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 05: Favorite Adventure
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 11, 2013
You probably thought I was going to pick something from Douglas Fairbanks. To be honest, I thought I would be choosing a Douglas Fairbanks film too. So why did I choose Scaramouche? Its story really pulls the viewer in, for starters. (I really value that aspect of movie watching, as you may have n read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 04: Favorite Drama
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 10, 2013
DVD cover (Kino-Lorber) I should probably talk about The Wind but I have been talking a lot about that film lately so I am going to give everyone a break and talk about a different silent drama that I love. A Cottage on Dartmoor I could say that it was a tale of love and obsession but then it sound read more
Stolen Bravery, or, the women of the silent era don’t get nearly enough respect and why that needs to change
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 10, 2013
Most people think of this when they hear about silent movies. Never mind that this is from the talkie version of The Perils of Pauline, which was made nearly two decades after the silent era ended. (vidplanet.me) It makes me angry when people reduce the women of silent film down to the image of a d read more
How to steal food from your date’s plate (and get away with it) Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 9, 2013
Stealing food from a date or a spouse is a risky move. Relationship columns solemnly advise against such theft on dates 1-5 (and to be cautious on dates 6-15). Ossi Oswalda demonstrates how one can indulge in food theft and get away with it– literally have your cake and eat it too! The GIF i read more
How to be charming on Twitter
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 9, 2013
Charming! Goodness knows I need these reminders. No one is perfect and I certainly slip more times than I care to admit. Consider these to be a general guide. I use Twitter for work and to promote my website. Since I blog about silent movies (a fairly obscure subject), getting the word out is espec read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 03: Favorite Comedy
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 9, 2013
I want to make it clear that I love Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd and Langdon. All four of these famous comedians have made films that have brought me great pleasure. However, I have to be honest and admit that my choice for funniest comedy doesn’t come from any of them. Judging a comedy is difficu read more
A Night in the Show (1915) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 8, 2013
Charlie Chaplin was already wildly popular when he made this short for Essanay. Adapted from one of his pre-Hollywood comedy acts, this short has Chaplin play two disruptive and rowdy theater-goers: Mr. Pest, a drunken crumb from the upper crust, and Mr. Rowdy, an equally sloshed rough on the balco read more
30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, Day 02: Acclaimed silent film that you hate
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 8, 2013
Fooled you, didn’t I? You were expecting something from a certain Mr. Griffith, weren’t you? Well, I considered using The Birth of a Nation but I decided to go a riskier route and choose a film that is both acclaimed for its technical marvels and popular with modern audiences. (Althoug read more
It’s achors aweigh for the 30 Day Silent Movie Challenge
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 7, 2013
What madness is this? Hello, all! Since this is the first day of my 30 Day Silent Movie Challenge, I thought a little introduction was in order. There are quite a few movie challenges out there but most are aimed at modern or general interest movie bloggers. I decided that I wanted something tailor read more
Day 01: Best silent film you have seen in the last 12 months
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 7, 2013
Breathless publicity for Barbed Wire. I had to think long and hard about this one. I have seen so many wonderful movies since relaunching my site, many of them considered classics. So why did I pick a forgotten melodrama for this honor? Before I get to the explaining, let me give a super short plot read more
The Gish Sisters Blogathon!
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 7, 2013
Greetings! Well, it looks like I am at it again! Another blogathon! September 9, 2013 is going to mark the 101st anniversary of Lillian and Dorothy Gish’s motion picture debut. I was really excited and wanted to do something special. However, the Gish sisters spent even more time making talk read more
John Barrymore’s Guide to Dumping Your Date, Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 7, 2013
In a memorable scene in Tempest, Camilla Horn and John Barrymore’s characters were tricked into a waltz. Halfway through one of the most barbed and hostile dances this side of Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Barrymore took matters into his own hands and dumped Camilla. These two characters must hav read more
Fun Size Review: Mantrap (1926)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 6, 2013
Clara Bow takes on both Ernest Torrence and Percy Marmont in this battle of sexes, classes and generations. City girl Clara has married backwoodsman Torrence in haste and is at the “repenting in leisure” stage. Things perk up when Marmont shows up and Clara shows him just what made her read more
Don’t make me hit you with my ukulele, Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 6, 2013
We’ve all had days like this so we can all sympathize with Richard Barthelmess. I’d hit more people with my ukulele if I didn’t happen to love my ukulele. This is the only (intentionally) funny scene in The Love Flower. Cherish it. read more
Theme Month! July 2013: Seeing Double
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jul 5, 2013
The theme for this month is Seeing Double. I am going to be reviewing films in which the same actor plays at least two parts. Actors took on extra roles for various reasons: to demonstrate their acting virtuosity, to break type casting, to connect a child’s story to their parent’s, to read more