Movies Silently
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Silent films and the silent era, same as the birdsite
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"I Noticed That You Mentioned Silent Films So I Wanted to Come Over and Explain a Film I am Sure You Have Never Seen Called METROPOLIS" by Berthold Woltze
You may see people advising you to grab WB-owned titles on physical media and you may wonder if this is overreacting.
It isn't. Movie studios have always put preservation and convenient availability last, outright junking films that they no longer value.
Being a movie fan is rife with stress.
It isn't. Movie studios have always put preservation and convenient availability last, outright junking films that they no longer value.
Being a movie fan is rife with stress.
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
You may see people advising you to grab WB-owned titles on physical media and you may wonder if this is overreacting.
It isn't. Movie studios have always put preservation and convenient availability last, outright junking films that they no longer value.
Being a movie fan is rife with stress.
It isn't. Movie studios have always put preservation and convenient availability last, outright junking films that they no longer value.
Being a movie fan is rife with stress.
Douglas Fairbanks handstands on the edge of the Grand Canyon in A MODERN MUSKETEER, which was shot on location
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Douglas Fairbanks handstands on the edge of the Grand Canyon in A MODERN MUSKETEER, which was shot on location
I mean, I would rather just watch Benidorm as its own thing anyway. Eurovision jurors have tin ears and no appreciation for Spanish scales, so why waste music on them?
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I mean, I would rather just watch Benidorm as its own thing anyway. Eurovision jurors have tin ears and no appreciation for Spanish scales, so why waste music on them?
Good night kiss in FATTY AND MABEL ADRIFT
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Good night kiss in FATTY AND MABEL ADRIFT
I have muted everyone with two consecutive Zs in their surname. I will unmute them when GOOD GOD HAVE YOU SEEN THE STATE OF THEM?
Apologies to Italy.
Apologies to Italy.
December 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I have muted everyone with two consecutive Zs in their surname. I will unmute them when GOOD GOD HAVE YOU SEEN THE STATE OF THEM?
Apologies to Italy.
Apologies to Italy.
Vera Reynolds and Julia Faye get themselves cleaned up for duty in the wartime dramedy CORPORAL KATE
December 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Vera Reynolds and Julia Faye get themselves cleaned up for duty in the wartime dramedy CORPORAL KATE
Remember, saying mean things about David Zaslav online... may actually get back to him and he HATES people saying that they think he's a worm and a fool, tried to edit those bits out of a story.
Carry on!
Carry on!
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember, saying mean things about David Zaslav online... may actually get back to him and he HATES people saying that they think he's a worm and a fool, tried to edit those bits out of a story.
Carry on!
Carry on!
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If any Eurovision fans want to jump to something else, silent movies have all the glitz and glam and trash
December 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
If any Eurovision fans want to jump to something else, silent movies have all the glitz and glam and trash
Artists gave been warning us about Pantone, that’s all I’m going to say
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Artists gave been warning us about Pantone, that’s all I’m going to say
Ooo ooo ooo! Anyone wanna tell the OP about the revised endings of Great Expectations?
Has anyone ever told this person about a certain Lady and a certain Tiger?
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Ooo ooo ooo! Anyone wanna tell the OP about the revised endings of Great Expectations?
The next lesson is a cute flower stand, I said. How long can it possibly take, I said
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The next lesson is a cute flower stand, I said. How long can it possibly take, I said
Through complex circumstances, I ended up with a free, massive butternut squash. So I obviously have to make soup.
My issue is that a lot of the recipes call for heavy cream and I don’t like that. Even when I am eating like a maniac, full fat cream soups upset my stomach and dull the flavor.
My issue is that a lot of the recipes call for heavy cream and I don’t like that. Even when I am eating like a maniac, full fat cream soups upset my stomach and dull the flavor.
December 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Through complex circumstances, I ended up with a free, massive butternut squash. So I obviously have to make soup.
My issue is that a lot of the recipes call for heavy cream and I don’t like that. Even when I am eating like a maniac, full fat cream soups upset my stomach and dull the flavor.
My issue is that a lot of the recipes call for heavy cream and I don’t like that. Even when I am eating like a maniac, full fat cream soups upset my stomach and dull the flavor.
I wish Bluesky would let us turn off quote-posts for entire threads. As it stands, you have to switch it off one post at a time.
When a thread hits the discover tab, I start limiting replies more strictly and most don’t read past the top but some will scroll until they find a post they can quote.
When a thread hits the discover tab, I start limiting replies more strictly and most don’t read past the top but some will scroll until they find a post they can quote.
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I wish Bluesky would let us turn off quote-posts for entire threads. As it stands, you have to switch it off one post at a time.
When a thread hits the discover tab, I start limiting replies more strictly and most don’t read past the top but some will scroll until they find a post they can quote.
When a thread hits the discover tab, I start limiting replies more strictly and most don’t read past the top but some will scroll until they find a post they can quote.
I am more than a little tired of my silent film research suddenly being current events but...
Evidence of the wide acceptance of eugenics can be seen everywhere in silent films. Characters casually discuss finding a "eugenic" partner in marriage the same way modern films might discuss income.
Evidence of the wide acceptance of eugenics can be seen everywhere in silent films. Characters casually discuss finding a "eugenic" partner in marriage the same way modern films might discuss income.
December 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I am more than a little tired of my silent film research suddenly being current events but...
Evidence of the wide acceptance of eugenics can be seen everywhere in silent films. Characters casually discuss finding a "eugenic" partner in marriage the same way modern films might discuss income.
Evidence of the wide acceptance of eugenics can be seen everywhere in silent films. Characters casually discuss finding a "eugenic" partner in marriage the same way modern films might discuss income.
W. Stevens was a menace
Thinking of the student Mary Young who 106 years ago today 'said "shan't" under [her] breath when told to repeat poor work'.
December 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
W. Stevens was a menace
In CRAZY LIKE A FOX, Charley Chase meets the love of his life on a train and tries to get out of an arranged marriage by feigning insanity.
You guessed it, the woman on the train and his arranged fiancée are one and the same. Oops.
You guessed it, the woman on the train and his arranged fiancée are one and the same. Oops.
December 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In CRAZY LIKE A FOX, Charley Chase meets the love of his life on a train and tries to get out of an arranged marriage by feigning insanity.
You guessed it, the woman on the train and his arranged fiancée are one and the same. Oops.
You guessed it, the woman on the train and his arranged fiancée are one and the same. Oops.
Let's all post mandrakes until Bluesky flags us for adult content
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Let's all post mandrakes until Bluesky flags us for adult content
The 1912 Thanhouser JEKYLL AND HYDE opts to not make the story a period piece (the book was only 26 years old at the time). Future director James Cruze plays both roles via substitution splice with a dab of dissolve.
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The 1912 Thanhouser JEKYLL AND HYDE opts to not make the story a period piece (the book was only 26 years old at the time). Future director James Cruze plays both roles via substitution splice with a dab of dissolve.
I argue that Tramp Dog should be a recognized breed because that’s what I say Douglas is and people understand immediately exactly what he looks like
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I argue that Tramp Dog should be a recognized breed because that’s what I say Douglas is and people understand immediately exactly what he looks like
If you haven't seen a silent movie yet this year, here is a short film of a Dutch dog show:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUMe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUMe...
Hondententoonstelling
YouTube video by Eye Filmmuseum
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If you haven't seen a silent movie yet this year, here is a short film of a Dutch dog show:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUMe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUMe...
2025 Silent Movies Wrapped:
You Reviewed 45 Silent Movies (so far!)
25 American films, 20 foreign films
New National Cinemas Reviewed for the First Time: Switzerland, Latvia, Lithuania
Most Reviewed Foreign Cinema: Denmark
You Reviewed 45 Silent Movies (so far!)
25 American films, 20 foreign films
New National Cinemas Reviewed for the First Time: Switzerland, Latvia, Lithuania
Most Reviewed Foreign Cinema: Denmark
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
2025 Silent Movies Wrapped:
You Reviewed 45 Silent Movies (so far!)
25 American films, 20 foreign films
New National Cinemas Reviewed for the First Time: Switzerland, Latvia, Lithuania
Most Reviewed Foreign Cinema: Denmark
You Reviewed 45 Silent Movies (so far!)
25 American films, 20 foreign films
New National Cinemas Reviewed for the First Time: Switzerland, Latvia, Lithuania
Most Reviewed Foreign Cinema: Denmark
Trying to get people to watch silent movies like
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Trying to get people to watch silent movies like
Me: (never seen much television, trying to fit in) Hey, that I Dream of Jeannie show is cute!
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Me: (never seen much television, trying to fit in) Hey, that I Dream of Jeannie show is cute!
I had been looking for a newer colored pencil book that treats colored pencils as pencils and not ultra smooth wrist-wrecking vehicles for photorealism.
Colored Pencil Drawings & Doodles by Atelier RiLi is perfect for me! Lots of paper textures and visible lines
Colored Pencil Drawings & Doodles by Atelier RiLi is perfect for me! Lots of paper textures and visible lines
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I had been looking for a newer colored pencil book that treats colored pencils as pencils and not ultra smooth wrist-wrecking vehicles for photorealism.
Colored Pencil Drawings & Doodles by Atelier RiLi is perfect for me! Lots of paper textures and visible lines
Colored Pencil Drawings & Doodles by Atelier RiLi is perfect for me! Lots of paper textures and visible lines