Silent Films for September
With the 1st of September comes to the first day of Autumn (in Meteorological terms anyway) and with Autumn sees … Continue reading Silent Films for September
High Treason: Looking forward to 1940 or reaching back to the Great War?
With our upcoming screening of High Treason at the Curzon in Clevedon on September 10th, we felt it necessary to … Continue reading High Treason: Looking forward to 1940 or reaching back to the Great War?
Getting the Beers In for Bristol’s Own William Friese-Greene
As part of the upcoming Scalarama celebrations in Bristol, South West Silents are proud to announce a special collaboration with … Continue reading Getting the Beers In for Bristol’s Own William Friese-Greene
Play On! New BFI Shakespeare Blu-Ray Review
We turn to Luke McKernan to give us his thoughts on the new BFI Silent Shakespeare compilation Play On! Not an ordinary collection by any measure, but a valuable addition to the silent film library. Continue reading Play On! New BFI Shakespeare Blu-Ray Review
Amleto, Shakespeare in Italian!
With our upcoming screening of the Italian silent Amleto at the Watershed, we have been reading up on this exemplary Shakespeare adaptation from 1917. Here we present some background on the film from Luke McKernan. Continue reading Amleto, Shakespeare in Italian!
The Last Command – New Blu-ray Review
Our intrepid reviewer, the silent film savant Mark Fuller returns to the fray once more to offer his thoughts on … Continue reading The Last Command – New Blu-ray Review
Another Man with a Movie Camera from the Masters of Cinema – Blu-ray Review
You can get a funny sense of déjà vu in the bubble that is silent film fandom. In the growing market for silent film restorations on blu-ray the field is starting to get crowded. How does this new release stack up? Continue reading Another Man with a Movie Camera from the Masters of Cinema – Blu-ray Review
