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Silent Film Recommendations
Posted on 10/2/17 at 10:47 am
Posted on 10/2/17 at 10:47 am
I just watched Nosferatu on TCM last night, and I want to binge on some old silent films. They don't necessarily have to be horror movies.
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Posted on 10/2/17 at 10:54 am to BulldogXero
Metropolis
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Buster Keaton's best)
The General (my favorite Buster Keaton)
Faust (1926)
That's a good start (2 Buster Keaton - the GOAT)
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Buster Keaton's best)
The General (my favorite Buster Keaton)
Faust (1926)
That's a good start (2 Buster Keaton - the GOAT)
This post was edited on 10/2/17 at 11:13 am
Posted on 10/2/17 at 10:59 am to BulldogXero
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
Posted on 10/2/17 at 11:09 am to BulldogXero
The Artist
Posted on 10/2/17 at 11:25 am to BulldogXero
Metropolis
City Lights
Gold Rush
Vampyr
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans - Overlooked, Underrated by nearly everyone
City Lights
Gold Rush
Vampyr
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans - Overlooked, Underrated by nearly everyone
Posted on 10/2/17 at 12:43 pm to Freauxzen
Nosferatu
Posted on 10/2/17 at 12:46 pm to Ace Midnight
Birth of a Nation (1915)
Posted on 10/2/17 at 12:55 pm to BulldogXero
Faust is great! Started Vampyr and didn't care for it. Need to finish though
Posted on 10/2/17 at 1:15 pm to BulldogXero
Timely thread. Was interweb searching for recommendations yesterday.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 1:31 pm to Decatur
Posted on 10/2/17 at 3:37 pm to BulldogXero
First, let me second a few already mentioned:
Add to them:
Phantom of the Opera
The Crowd
quote:All excellent choices.
Metropolis
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
The General
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
The Gold Rush
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Add to them:
Phantom of the Opera
The Crowd
Posted on 10/2/17 at 6:13 pm to BulldogXero
For one not yet listed, try The Kid.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 6:36 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:
The General (my favorite Buster Keaton)
So great.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 8:16 pm to BulldogXero
Metropolis is an awesome movie.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 8:31 pm to BulldogXero
While a new modern movie I really enjoyed The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
Posted on 10/2/17 at 8:54 pm to BulldogXero
For everyone who enjoys not reading my Pick Of The Day thread:
My all time favorite documentary series:
LINK ]Hollywood: A Celebration of American Silent Film
Hollywood, produced in the '70s by the great British film historian Kevin Brownlow, is a "celebration of American silent film". Narrated by James Mason, it contains great clips as well as interviews with many silent film stars, directors, writers, and even stuntmen, some of whom died before the series aired; Brownlow was able to record their stories in the nick of time.
It's full of fascinating detail, such as how the chariot race in Ben-Hur was shot, and how stars like Douglas Fairbanks and Harold Lloyd filmed their thrilling stunts. The episode devoted to stuntmen is especially memorable, as it contains interviewees recalling how some of their colleagues were killed doing stunts for films.
I believe most if not all Hollywood episodes are on YouTube (one episode is sometimes taken down due to copyright issues). All the episodes are great, but if you can only watch two, make them "Comedy: A Serious Business", and "Hollywood goes to War", of special interest during this centennial of WWI.
Kevin Brownlow
My all time favorite documentary series:
LINK ]Hollywood: A Celebration of American Silent Film
Hollywood, produced in the '70s by the great British film historian Kevin Brownlow, is a "celebration of American silent film". Narrated by James Mason, it contains great clips as well as interviews with many silent film stars, directors, writers, and even stuntmen, some of whom died before the series aired; Brownlow was able to record their stories in the nick of time.
It's full of fascinating detail, such as how the chariot race in Ben-Hur was shot, and how stars like Douglas Fairbanks and Harold Lloyd filmed their thrilling stunts. The episode devoted to stuntmen is especially memorable, as it contains interviewees recalling how some of their colleagues were killed doing stunts for films.
I believe most if not all Hollywood episodes are on YouTube (one episode is sometimes taken down due to copyright issues). All the episodes are great, but if you can only watch two, make them "Comedy: A Serious Business", and "Hollywood goes to War", of special interest during this centennial of WWI.
Kevin Brownlow
Posted on 10/3/17 at 7:12 am to BulldogXero
The Godless Girl is very good.
Cecil B. DeMille.
Cecil B. DeMille.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 3:25 pm to BulldogXero
National Silent Movie Day
quote:
National Silent Movie Day is an annual celebration of silent movies that anyone can take part in. We believe that silent film is a vital, beautiful, and often overlooked part of film history. Our goal is to advocate for its presentation and preservation.
This day provides an opportunity for academics, aficionados, programmers, archivists and enthusiasts to gather around their shared appreciation of this unique period in visual arts and culture. It is also a time to rally around silent film initiatives for preservation and access, as well as raise awareness of the small percentage of film that remains from this period of the motion picture industry.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 3:46 pm to BulldogXero
I recommend watching the documentary series on the Silent Film era that was made in the 1980. You'll see a lot of clips from films in that series that will leave you wanting to find the full films. It's probably the best documentary series that I've ever seen. Kafka will probably agree.
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Posted on 9/29/21 at 3:47 pm to Kafka
I should have read the entire thread before replying. My bad
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