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Showing posts with label silent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silent. Show all posts
Monday, 7 September 2020

Long-lost Universal Pictures film found after almost 100 years

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The First Degree: Long-lost Universal Pictures film found after almost 100 years Back in June I reported on the [re]discovery of a misa...
Saturday, 20 June 2020

Spanish film made by mystery female director discovered during lockdown

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source Spanish film made by mystery female director discovered during lock-down This article from last month once again serves as a r...
Sunday, 5 October 2014

Sherlock Holmes silent classic uncovered in Paris vault

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Sherlock Holmes silent classic uncovered in Paris vault source A couple of months ago the British Film Institute issued one of its oc...
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Saturday, 12 April 2014

Silent Betty Balfour film 'masterpiece' found in Holland

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Silent Betty Balfour film 'masterpiece' found in Holland As something of a silent film aficionado it is always a great delight f...
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Wings of an angel: Jobyna Ralston

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I seem to recall saying at the beginning of the year, in a post about the reissue of the 1927 film Wings (the only silent to win Best Fi...
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Monday, 28 May 2012

The Artist, now showing in your home!

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A quick reminder that today sees the UK release of The Artist on DVD and Blu-Ray.  I trust you've all bought your copies.  Don't ...
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Monday, 27 February 2012

Silence is golden for "The Artist"

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I never doubted it for a minute, you know.  The Golden Globes hinted at it, the BAFTAs all but confirmed it and last night The Artist rose...
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Monday, 13 February 2012

The award-winning Artist

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Silence is golden as The Artist scoops 7 BAFTAs This is just to acknowledge and congratulate The Artist on its winning seven BAFTA awar...
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012

First Oscar winner Wings flies back onto big screen

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First Oscar winner Wings flies back onto big screen With The Artist sweeping all before it (and quite rightly too) with three Golden Gl...
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Monday, 16 January 2012

The Artist paints a beautiful picture

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source Well, the day after it won 3 Golden Globes, I went to watch The Artist at my local cinema (and, for a change, top marks to E...
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Thursday, 17 November 2011

The Artist pays homage to Hollywood's silent era

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The Artist pays homage to Hollywood's silent era There is a lot of anticipation surrounding this film in vintage blogdom, and rightl...
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Tuesday, 8 June 2010

Rare silent movie haul to be restored

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Rare silent movie haul to be restored Good news if, like me, you are a fan of early silent films featuring the likes of Mabel Normand and Cl...
Wednesday, 21 April 2010

India's Chaplin-loving town

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India's Chaplin-loving town An absolutely delightful story here, with so many brilliant facets it's almost hard to know where to beg...
Friday, 8 January 2010

Charlie Chaplin to be made into cartoon

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Charlie Chaplin to be made into cartoon I have long been a fan of silent comedies and the early days of cinema in general and while Chaplin ...
Thursday, 26 November 2009

1920s disaster movie restored

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1920s disaster movie restored In the 1920s you didn't have special effects, CGI and whatnot. So if you wanted a steam train crash as par...
Saturday, 21 November 2009

'Silent' electric cars should carry cowbells

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'Silent' electric cars should carry cowbells Electric cars, so we are told, may well be the future of motoring. It is entirely poss...