Monday, April 8th, 2013
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10:50 pm - The General with live music on April 14th at MoMI
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The Museum of the Moving Image will be screening Buster Keaton’s The General with live music by the Australian ensemble Viola Dana on Sunday, April 14, at 4:00 p.m. Ticket prices and info plus more details of the event can be found here.
Viola Dana (pictured above during a showing of The General) is an Australian ensemble who create and perform music for film. Their new soundtrack for The General premiered in 2009, and they are currently on a North American tour. More about the band can be found on their website here.
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Friday, August 3rd, 2012
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3:16 pm - Dear Diary // Diary of a Lost Girl Fanmix
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Thursday, March 29th, 2012
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8:30 pm - Harold Lloyd Birthday Celebration
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georgiesmith
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For folks in the Los Angeles area, The Cinefamily (formerly The Silent Movie Theater) are holding a special Harold Lloyd birthday celebration on April 4.
Information can be found here.
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Sunday, October 30th, 2011
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11:24 pm - Back again
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zerozander
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Sorry I haven't posted in a long while. Here's the schedule for November 2011. Lots of Laurel & Hardy silents and talkies to be seen! Please remember all times are EASTERN! Enjoy.
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
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10:28 am - Abel Gance's Napoleon
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This is from the newsletter I get in the mail from the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. It's a ways off, but it will most likely sell out early.
SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL TO PRESENT
ABEL GANCE'S LEGENDARY MASTERPIECE NAPOLEON AT OAKLAND PARAMOUNT, MARCH 24, 25, 31 & APRIL 1, 2012
U.S. PREMIERE OF COMPLETE RESTORATION BY ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNER KEVIN BROWNLOW & BFI U.S. PREMIERE OF ORCHESTRAL SCORE BY CARL DAVIS, WHO WILL CONDUCT OAKLAND EAST BAY SYMPHONY ( Read more...Collapse )
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Saturday, July 16th, 2011
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6:36 pm - Paradise For Buster
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I have seen Paradise for Buster twice in my life now; first in 1995 or 1996 at the Keaton Festival in Iola, Kansas and just today at home via a VHS tape.
Have you seen it? If you have seen it on anything other than the official John Deere Home Video tape, maybe you can tell me if I remember it correctly or not.
I believe, from the showing I saw in Iola, that mid-way through the film Buster just happens upon a fence post which is topped by a toy. Buster looks directly at the camera (breaks down "the 4th wall") and goes on. To me this was one of the best moments of the film (doesn't sound all that funny, but on purpose I did not provide all of the details).
The question is, do I remember this correctly or not?
Because, if I did remember it correctly, that moment was CUT from the John Deere Home Video tape (which came out in 1987).
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Thursday, July 14th, 2011
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6:45 pm - TCM's October Star of the Month
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Friday, July 8th, 2011
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4:21 pm - Introducing...
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annereksik
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Hello fellow silent film aficionados!
I'm pleased to announce a new silent film festival coming to the Rocky Mountain region! The Denver Silent Film Festival will kick off this September 23, 24, & 25 near downtown Denver, Colorado.
This is exciting as very few silent film events take place annually and/or globally. Thus, this new festival celebrating the beautiful art of silent cinema will present yet another great opportunity to see films that may not be available elsewhere. All films will be shown in 35mm with live musical accompaniment.
We just launched our website so please visit us. We hope to see you there!
http://denversilentfilmfest.org/
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
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3:37 pm - Is this Briggitte or Theda? Thank you for helping me. Now I know whot this is.
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Is this Briggitte or Theda? I’ve just seen this picture all over Tumblr and people are saying this is Briggitte Helm and this is Theda Bara. So can you please help me out.
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
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11:25 am - LA Silents Under the Stars for this Summer!
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maudelynn
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Sunday, July 17, 8:00 pm
Safety Last
(1923) Directed by
Fred Newmeyer
Starring Harold Lloyd
and Mildred Davis
Sunday, August 21, 7:30 p.m.
The Great K & A Train Robbery
(1926) Directed by
Lewis Seiler
Starring Tom Mix, Dorothy Dwan, and Tony, The Wonder Horse
I cannot wait!
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Friday, May 6th, 2011
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4:59 pm - Zelda Issue 4 Now Available! (And Zelda Has a New Look!)
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lulu
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Hello Vintage Enthusiasts!
A quick announcement that Zelda: The Magazine of the Vintage Nouveau's Issue 4 is NOW available on http://www.zeldamag.com/ ! We have some special new things going on with the site- the first of which is an exciting new design! Check out Zelda's blog on our main page with Zelda and vintage news of all kinds! We are also excited to release the new Vintage Shopping Guide- highlighting some of the most exciting offerings from our sponsors!
THE FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE:
STEAMPUNK APOLLO : GEORGES MELIES AND LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE
by David Avallone
EARLY EXOTICA : ISLANDS OF LOST TREASURES
by Jason Benjamin
CALYPSO, RUM & COCA-COLA : PUTTING THE VERSE IN SUBVERSIVE SINCE 1912
by Bryn Esplin
SPLITTING HAIRS : THE PERFECT SHAVE WITH MICHAEL HAAR
interview by Don Spiro
TUTORIAL : THE 1920S GLAMOUR FACE
by Gin Minsky, text by Diane Naegel
FORMERLY FAMOUS : SYLVIA ULBACK
by Brett Leveridge
CAREFREE : A DATE WITH GINGER ROGERS
by Joshua Curtis
ALBERTO VARGAS : FROM BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD
by Don Spiro
BELLE OF NEW ORLEANS : MESCHIYA LAKE
interview by Shauna Leone
EMPIRE OF LOVE : MICHELLE L’AMOUR
interview by Diane Naegel
VINTAGE CITY 101 : AUSTIN
compiled by Amelia Raley
SAGE ADVICE : ASK MISTER BURTON
by Mister Burton
THE RECIPE BOX
compiled by Diane Naegel
ON THE TOWN : SNAPS FROM VINTAGE SOCIAL EVENTS FROM COAST TO COAST
ILLUSTRATIONS & COMICS BY FYODOR PAVLOV AND LAWRENCE GULLO www.baritaria.com
ALSO!
If you haven't gotten your hands on Zelda yet or would like to send issues to a friend, now's the time! We are proud to offer our four issue bundle (one of each issue 1-4) for only $25 domestic or $35 international! That's a $5 savings for domestic delivery, and a whopping $11 savings on international orders! All prices include shipping.
Thank you for your support of Zelda, and I hope you enjoy reading issue 4 as much as I have enjoyed bringing it together!
xo
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Sunday, May 1st, 2011
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7:01 pm - TCM's Silent's for May 2011
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Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
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1:24 am - TCM's silent schedule for April 2011
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Sunday, March 6th, 2011
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5:06 pm - TCM's March 2011 Silent Schedule
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Sunday, January 30th, 2011
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11:44 pm - TCM's February 2011 Silents
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zerozander
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It's Oscar month so there are not many silents. Still, looks like some real gems got scheduled this month. Try not to miss any of these! Please remember all times are EASTERN.
Sunday night the 6th Sunrise - 8:00 PM, Wings - 10:00 PM
Wednesday morning the 16th Chang - 8:00 AM
Thursday the 17th Street Angle - 2:00 PM
Early Tuesday morning the 22nd Two Arabian Knights - 2:45 AM
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Friday, January 7th, 2011
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9:46 pm - Ukigusa monogatari
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leopold_paula_b
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I just watched "A Story of Floating Weeds", a late (1934) silent movie by Ozu, at the local filmmuseum (Vienna). The pianist (Gerhard Gruber) was excellent as always, the audience numerous and well-behaved as not always. No mobile phone, no rustling of candy wrappers, no conversation apart from a few whispered expressions of admiration.
I liked the film's plot and dialogues, where it was set, how it was shot, the whole rhythm of it, but most I loved all the characters and found them reasonable and beautiful and whatnot, even where they seemed to lapse into hypocrisy, cynicism or mawkishness. Despite the occasional outburst of violence and recourse to intrigues, there's a pervading calmness and politeness, a sense of well-meaning, capability and integrity in the most impossible situations. I find that very, very attractive. (Gawd, I'd love to live in that world instead.)
 
http://www.youtube.com/user/YasujiroOzu4u has the whole movie. Not the same as on the big screen, but better than nothing. I really recommend it.
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
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7:00 pm - TCM's January 2011 schedule
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Sunday, December 5th, 2010
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9:54 pm - TCM's silent schedule for December 2010
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zerozander
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Sorry for the late post. I must get better at this. All times are EASTERN. Enjoy.
Sunday the 5th Mare Nostrum - 12:30 AM Sunday the 12th Intolerance - 12:45 AM Sunday the 19th The King of Kings - 12:15 AM Tuesday the 21st Sunny Side Up - 8:00 PM Sunday the 26th
The Wizard of Oz - 12:00 AM
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Monday, November 22nd, 2010
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1:05 am - Shadowplay
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leopold_paula_b
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Here's a link to a 24-pages booklet to an exhibition of filmstills:
http://filmmuseum.at/jart/prj3/filmmuseum/data/uploads/Shadowplay%20Booklet.pdf
Not all of the pictures are from silent films. I still think they're interesting for this community because the curators focussed on the use of shadows. The chapter headlines are:
.) Spotlights
.) Ornamentschatten (ornamental shadows)
.) Portraits
.) Schatten als Index (indicating shadows)
.) Doppelgänger
.) Abstrakte Innenräume (abstract interiors)
.) Gemalte Schatten (painted shadows)
.) Narrative Schatten (narrative shadows)
.) Leuchtfolie (illuminating film)
.) Silhouetten
.) Nachtstücke (nocturnes)
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Sunday, November 14th, 2010
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8:07 am - Vernon Dent
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georgiesmith
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Howdy. It's me again.
I was listening to my favorite soundtrack show yesterday when the host mentioned a book about Vernon Dent being released. I know that he did a lot of work with The Three Stooges, but I first discovered him through Harry Langdon shorts - both the silents and the ones he did at Educational.
Anyway, for those of you who are interested it's called Vernon Dent: Stooge Heavy by Bill Cassara. Cassara is also the author of Edgar Kennedy: Master of the Slow Burn.
Thought I'd pass it along in case someone else was interested besides me!
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