And here’s all of the #SilentFilm on TCM this month. Sorry for the wonky times listed for #SilentMovieDay (September 29th) but well the website’s a mess and there are no run times listed for some of the films so I have to guesstimate #TCMParty#SilentSundayNights
My last haul from Grapevine Video before they close their doors. They have been an invaluable source for silent films on DVD (and before that VHS) over the last few decades, and a great place to “deep dive” into the silent era. If that’s your sort of thing, DVDs still on sale through 9/6 at their website grapevinevideo.com. #oldhollywood#classichollywood#silentfilm
Everything you need to know about the beauty and explosive danger of nitrate film, from how we look after it to the filmmakers who’ve been inspired by it.
Next week #SilentSundayNights technically starts early b/c prime time’s “Disability Reclaimed” series features #SilentFilm: “City Lights” (1931), the Helen Keller biopic “Deliverance” (1919) AND the only film to star all 3 Pickford siblings: “Fanchon the Cricket”. #TCMParty
Next week we start later than usual with the silent crime drama “The Racket” starring Marie Prevost and Thomas Meighan #TCMParty#SilentSundayNights#SilentFilm
Today (June 29) in the U.S 🇺🇸 is #NationalCameraDay 📸
In 1828, Louis Daguerre took the first photo that captured a human being standing in the street getting his shoes polished in Paris. #QuirkyFilmQuestion#FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
🎬 Die 39. Internationalen Stummfilmtage in Bonn werfen ihre Schatten voraus: Vom 10. bis 20. August 2023 öffnen sie wieder ihre Pforten im Arkadenhof der Uni Bonn.
It was an exciting month, deep diving into LA ROUE (1923) and comparing the 7hr 2020 Blu-ray to the 4hr 2008 DVD. Over 4,440 words and dozens of screenshots. Please enjoy, and tell France to reissue the Blu-ray to North American audiences! https://zepfanman.com/roue1@film#SilentFilm#Cinemastodon
A 1914 Japanese-American film was thought to be lost to time until a professor figured out the decaying reels were in a vault.
Professor Denise Khor of Northeastern University discovered a rare piece of movie history while she was doing research for a book about film culture. The reels she found in 2016 were believed to be the only known copy of “The Oath of the Sword.” It is among the earliest Asian-American films, historians said.
Yep, I'm still working on my LA ROUE (1923) Blu-ray review. Until then, here's another emotionally powerful shot: the son and father with the barely-visible word-that-must-never-be-spoken (NORMA) between them. @film#Cinemastodon#SilentFilm
Another screenshot from LA ROUE (1923) Blu-ray. I've been going down a #MontBlancMassif rabbit hole while writing up an extensive review (forthcoming) of the film and 2020 restoration. @film#Cinemastodon#SilentFilm
"Bonus content" from my month-long deep dive into the 1923 film LA ROUE. I did not publish this on my review of the film, but it was fun looking up #GoogleEarth views of #MontBlancMassif. The film crew set up camp at Col de Voz which you can see in the foreground of this 3D screenshot. @film#Cinemastodon#SilentFilm