THE BLACK PIRATE The unofficial theme for the 2024 edition of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival might be There Be Pirates Afoot. With two of my favorite silent pirate films, start...
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Valentino showing off his physique Rudolph Valentino had many interests besides trying to make the best films he could. He was a man who was interested in everything! As fame brought him...
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STANTSIYA PUPKY being introduced The 26th edition of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival was one of the strongest festivals in recent memory. The 2023 program of films was excellent...
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The San Francisco Silent Film Festival opens tonight with the Douglas Fairbanks feature THE IRON MASK. Accompanied by the Guenter Buchwald Ensemble this swashbuckler is going to be a treat. ...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) Warner Bros.
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Best laid plans Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of Century was going to be my first book for the Summer Reading Challenge. I could not resist the lure of ...
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Lobby Card for Little Miss Marker While on a long weekend/mini-break/vacation to LA last month I enjoyed a first viewing of the 1934 film Little Miss Marker. This was a Shirley Temp...
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Raquel Stecher over at the Out of the Past Blog hosts a summer reading challenge every summer. She tracks new books and reviews film related books/bios throughout the year. I have "entered" ...
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Mr. and Mrs. Valentino 1925 In which our intrepid (and unnamed) reporter visits the house in Whitley Heights, describes the house, the meal and absolutely nothing about the Valentinos. In ...
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I can scarcely believe the festival is 3 days in! Tempus fugit! I am still suffering from jet lag, majorly so. Dragged my sorry self to the first program of actualities Film Coloniali Ola...
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I barely managed to crawl out of my bed, jet-lagged to the extreme. My body clock has no idea of the time, it does know it wants more sleep. Was late getting to the Verdi and was a bit furthe...
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October 1st is the opening day 1 proper of Le Giornate del Cinema Muto. First order of the day was to head over to the library which houses offices for Le Giornate and our very important fest...
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I arrived in Pordenone after a long day/night of flying. Not to mention a huge bit of walking through Frankfurt Airport to catch my connecting flight. Gate Z58 to gate B9 (then changed to...
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T-minus 2 months until I return to the Teatro Verdi and the Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 41 . I could not be more excited! I have not yet looked at the announced program just yet. That said...
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To Catch a Thief (1955) Paramount
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I could be young with you, but now I am old. I know how it will be without you. The sun will be empty and circle around an empty earth – and I will be Queen of emptiness and death – Why c...
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photo: Donna Hill 2020 was the year that never was. The entire world, for the most part, was locked down. Nobody went out, everything cinema-related was canceled. Hell, everything was cancele...
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Girls on Film Lessons from a Life of Watching Movies by Alicia Malone is a journey many a female film scholar, critic, fan can identify with. It is, in varying forms, a journey we all have mad...
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Bluray Cover Art It is no secret that I am a big fan of Marion Davies. Been a fan since I first saw SHOW PEOPLE and read Fred Lawrence Guiles 1974 biography. Thanks to several Kickstarte...
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After a two year drought, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival will return to the Castro Theater from May 5-11 to celebrate its 25th anniversary. With the festival extended to seven days it...
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No, I regret that I cannot give you Cary Grant for Christmas. I place myself first in line for that. What to give to the discerning film fan/film nerd/film buff whose might just have ever...
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As I began to type this, I was mid-flight traveling home from Italy. Over a month has passed and my heart is still very much full after this trip. To visit Italy has long been a dream of ...
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Of course the answer is no. Never too many dvds, I love physical media. The films that are available for home viewing is something one could not imagine a few years ago. I like to support...
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Rudolph Valentino's 1921 starring vehicle The Sheik has been released on bluray by Paramount under their banner Paramount Presents. This release was originally scheduled to hit the street...
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Well here we are, I can scarcely believe it, the last day of the festival. Where has the time gone? I don’t know but it’s not incorrect to say time flies when you’re having fun becaus...
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