I’d almost forgotten about the home movie gem I posted a few years ago. Southwest Silents on Twitter @SWSilents has…
Imagine my surprise walking home from the C train tonight, listening to the newest episode of Seth Godin’s podcast “Akimbo“,…
For a clown, a real honest-to-goodness Clown, the core of what they are doing is rooted in the honest, raw,…
The things you see during a silent film show when you’re the one who’s closest to the screen! As a…
“The Lighthouse and the Sidecar” is a nickname that is probably more catchy in its original language, Danish. Evoking two…
Worries and Wobbles (1917) has what might appear to be three strikes against it on the surface: “Jimmy Aubrey comedy”,…
You may know that face. No, it’s not Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle. Nor is it Oliver Hardy, sans mustache, nor is…
Rene Clair’s Last Silent Completes the Boomerang Arc of French Comedies To America and Back (image above sourced from SFSFF…
Two main elements in film programming, I’ve found, are knowing the films and knowing where prints of them are. The…
Rotating bookcases, a Creeping Hands, Disappearing Bodies, a Madman on the Loose, Suspicious Family Members After the Family Jewels —…