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More Thoughts on The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 22, 2011
Here’s some more interesting notes on The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, from www.filmmonthly.com. Jon Sebastien is maybe a little too harsh on American filmmakers of 1920 (no deeper than a puddle?), but he more distinctly draws the direct line to from Caligari to Tim Burton, specifically Edward Sc read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (43)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 20, 2011
Good news! Ed Hindson, president of the World Prophetic Ministry, officially assures us Saturday is definitely NOT the end of time. But just in case, I’m spending my last days reading about movies on the interwebs. It’s on my bucket list. If you have some time to kill until the rapture read more
Celebrate Jimmy Stewart’s Birthday with Harvey
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 20, 2011
My introduction to Jimmy Stewart came via the Rich Little impersonation featured in commercials for Little Debbie snack cakes. Those are some tasty snack cakes, but that’s a very sorry way to be introduced to Jimmy Stewart. It took me years to make the connection, and I wish I hadn’t. H read more
For the Good of Russia | Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 19, 2011
Here’s the first thing I’ll say about this historical drama: this film is not factually accurate. There was a Russian Royal family known as the Romanovs, there was a confoundingly enigmatic mystic named Rasputin, and everyone did die. That’s roughly where the similarities end. Let read more
Orginal New York Times Review of Rasputin and the Empress
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 19, 2011
Read the original New York Times review of Rasputin and The Empress, published on December 24, 1932. new york times reviewRasputin and the Empress read more
Article: Analysis of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 18, 2011
I came across this interesting piece on The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, titled “Expression and Character in the Movements of Cesare.” If you agree with Nancy Thuleen’s basic thesis, you have to rethink the level of sophistication inherent in this film. To denote character by differin read more
Watch “The New York Hat” Online
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 17, 2011
Watch “The New York Hat” in it’s entirety on YouTube Or download the complete movie at the Internet Archive. D.W. Griffithmary pickfordonline moviessilent film read more
Watch Alice in Wonderland (1903) Online
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 15, 2011
Watch early 1903 Alice in Wonderland on YouTube. The quality is terrible, making this difficult to watch, but it’s still several kinds of awesome. Surely, this bears some relation to David Lynch’s Rabbits, right? Alice in Wonderlandearly silentonline moviesilent film read more
Show Don’t Tell: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 13, 2011
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the gold standard example of early German expressionism in film, is just plain weird. Today we call it a “horror” film, but it’s not scary. It is disorienting and certainly creepy, but you won’t jump in your seat while viewing it. But if you care read more
Watch The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Online
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 13, 2011
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is available for viewing all over the interwebs. Watch at the Internet Archive or download for repeated viewings. http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf Watch on YouTube: german experssionismhorroronline moviesilent film read more
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 12, 2011
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse is appropriately named because it is AMAZING! Landing somewhere between a dry Brit comedy and a hardcore gangster movie, the odd-ball gem is hard to categorize. I first saw the movie a few years ago and was delighted when I saw it come up in TCM’s rotation this we read more
The Divine Lady – 1929
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 11, 2011
Thanks to TCM’s “Silent Sunday,” every Monday afternoon is like Christmas morning. I fire up Tivo to find an alluring, brightly wrapped package and I tear into it. Sometimes, it’s an awesome toy, the very one I wanted and sometimes it’s a… sweater. Sweaters are j read more
Watch Nosferatu on YouTube
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on May 11, 2011
F.W. Murnau’s complete “Nosferatu” avaiable for viewing on YouTube. online movieyoutube read more