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Make Friends with Baby Peggy – Tonight on TCM
1924 was a busy year for Peggy-Jean Montgomery: she starred in four feature films; headlined seven comedy short subjects; served as on-stage mascot for the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden; and became one of the first merchandized celebrities, … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, Silent Film, TCM
Tagged "A star for baby Peggy", Alfred J. Goulding, Baby Peggy, BABY PEGGY: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, CAPTAIN JANUARY, CARMEN JR., Diana Serra Cary, Edward F. Cline, Jackie Coogan, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, PEG O’ THE MOUNTED, Peggy-Jean Montgomery, Principal Pictures Corp, Sol Lesser, SUCH IS LIFE, Universal, Vera Iwerebor
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Screening Report: Harold Lloyd in THE KID BROTHER (1927) at Film Forum – Hurricane Sandy Special!
“Pretty good audience for Hurricane Sandy,” Repertory Director Bruce Goldstein said before Sunday’s screening of Harold Lloyd’s THE KID BROTHER (1927) at Film Forum – a theater on the outskirts of a New York City neighborhood about to be evacuated. … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, Film Forum, Screening Report, Silent Film
Tagged Alf Goulding, BASHFUL, Bebe Daniels, Bruce Goldstein, Bud Jamison, Constantine Romanoff, Eddie Boland, Film Forum, Film Forum Jr, Jobyna Ralston, Jocko, Leo Willis, Lewis Milestone, Lonesome Luke, Olen Francis, Rolin Films, SEVEN CHANCES, Snub Pollard, STEAMBOAT BILL JR, Steve Sterner, Ted Wilde, THE CAMERAMAN, THE KID BROTHER, Walter James
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Screening Report: THE LOVES OF PHARAOH (1922) at Brooklyn Academy of Music
I saw the German silent epic THE LOVES OF PHARAOH (1922) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater on Saturday night with extremely high expectations. Unfortunately, while the film itself was stunning, the overall experience was not. Directed by Ernst … Continue reading
Screening Report: SPEEDY (1928) at Film Forum with John Bengtson, Pierre Etaix and a Sing-along!
Today’s screening of SPEEDY (1928) at Film Forum was delightful, with a sold out house, lots of enthusiastic kids and some special guests. The program began with LOOK PLEASANT PLEASE (1918), a one-reel short recently “rediscovered” and restored by the The … Continue reading
A Modern Day Buster Keaton – Pierre Etaix at Film Forum
When asked why he was making his first visit to New York City, Pierre Étaix smiled broadly. “It’s never too late,” the 83-year-old actor/director said, as the capacity crowd at Film Forum signaled their enthusiastic agreement. Still vibrant and playful, the … Continue reading
Silent Comedy from Mack Sennett on TCM – Week 3
Every Thursday in September, Turner Classic Movies pays tribute to silent comedy pioneer Mack Sennett, screening 83 short subjects and 4 feature films, most of which have undergone (or are still undergoing, as of this writing) extensive restoration and musical … Continue reading
Posted in Silent Film, Uncategorized
Tagged A RAINY KNIGHT, BLACK OXFORDS, BRIGHT EYES, CineMuseum, D.W. Griffith, DON'T WEAKEN, DOWN ON THE FARM, GALLOPING BUNGALOWS, GYMNASIUM JIM, HEARTS AND FLOWERS, HIS MARRIAGE WOW, Keystone Film Company\, LIZZIES OF THE FIELD, Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett, MICKEY, PICKING PEACHES, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, SUPER-HOOPER-DYNE LIZZIES, TCM, TEN DOLLARS OR TEN DAYS, THE DAREDEVIL, THE EXTRA GIRL, THE HALF-BACK OF NOTRE DAME, Thomas Ince, Triangle Film Corporation, Turner Classic Movies, WATER WAGONS
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Silent Comedy from Mack Sennett on TCM – Week 2
The silent film fun continues on Turner Classic Movies tonight, with the second of four Thursday nights this month highlighting the work of comedy pioneer Mack Sennett. After 30 (!) short subjects last Thursday, this week we quiet down a … Continue reading
Posted in Silent Film
Tagged "Raymond Griffith", A CLEVER DUMMY, A SUBMARINE PIRATE, Charley Chase, DO-RE-MI-BOOM!, Edgar Kennedy, Gloria Swanson, Harold Lloyd, HER TORPEDOED LOVE, Keystone Film Company\, Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, TEDDY AT THE THROTTLE, Teddy the Dog, Turner Classic Movies, Wallace Beery
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The Restoration of WINGS (1927): The Loudest Silent Movie I’ve Ever Seen
For more than 80 years, WINGS was considered the only silent film to have won an Academy Award for Best Picture. It now shares that distinction with THE ARTIST, a fact which irks many fans of silent cinema who don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Silent Film, Uncategorized
Tagged Ben Burtt, Bradford Reed, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Clara Bow, DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID, Dominik Hauser, El Brendel, Film Forum, Frederick Hodges, Gaylord Carter, Geoff Gersh, J. S. Zamecnik, Nitehawk Cinema, Paramount, pencilina, Richard Arlen, THE ARTIST, William Wellman, William Wellman Jr., Wings, World war I
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Take a Trip to 1920s New York City with Harold Lloyd’s SPEEDY (1928) at Film Forum
I’m a late – but tirelessly enthusiastic – convert to silent movies. Though I’ve always been familiar with Harold Lloyd’s bespectacled visage, my introduction to the films of the so-called “third genius” of silent comedy came just a few years ago. My … Continue reading →