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A Matter of Dancing Madness

15 Saturday Jul 2017

Posted by la Clarina in Books, Stories, Things

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#Swashathon, Alan Breck Stewart, David McCallum, Iain Glen, Kidnapped, Michael Caine, Movies Silently, Peter Finch, R. L. Stevenson, Robert Cain

Hooray: the #Swashathon, Movies Silently’s “blogathon of swashbuckling adventure“, is back! Four days of cloaks and daggers, swords and sails, fops (or not) and farthingales, derring-do and damsels not-quite-in-distress… Does it get more fun than that?

Let’s get dancing, then – and discuss my favourite swashbuckler of all times: Stevenson’s Alan Breck Stewart. Alan  is a wonderful character – the most perfect one in English literature, according to Henry James, no less – but how has he fared on the screen? Ah now, this is a tricky question – so be warned: it’s going to be a long, long post. Continue reading →

Silent Old Ireland

15 Tuesday Nov 2016

Posted by la Clarina in Silents

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Ireland, Irish Film Institute, Kalem Studios, Movies Silently, O'Kalems, Silent Movies

ifiplayerI’d like to share another gem I discovered through Fritzi Kramer’s ever wonderful blog, Movies Silently. So yes, it’s silents films, today… Continue reading →

Backstage Blogathon: John Ford’s Upstream

17 Sunday Jan 2016

Posted by la Clarina in Silents, Stories, Theatre

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Backstage Blogathon, Earle Fox, Emile Chautard, John Ford, Movies Silently, Nancy Nash, Silent Movies, Sister Celluloid, Upstream

backstage-blogathon-show-peopleSo, this is my contribution to the Backstage Blogathon, an exploration of how the movies used to portray themselves and the other performing arts – co-hosted by Movies Silently and Sister Celluloid.

I’m sure you won’t be shocked to find out I chose a movie about… theatre folks – and the movie is John Ford‘s once lost silent “Upstream.”

Shall we?

Upstream had been on my Treasure Hunt List for some time – actually, since I heard about its European début at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto di Pordenone, back in 2010. I must say I’m not a Ford fan, but I find it hard to resist the appeal of things lost and found – and, more significantly, this was a tale about theatre…  Continue reading →

The Backstage Blogathon…

16 Saturday Jan 2016

Posted by la Clarina in Silents, Things

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Backstage Blogathon, John Ford, Movies Silently, Performing arts, Sister Celluloid

I know, I know – it’s post day, but my contribution to the Backstage Blogathon, co-hosted by Movies Silently and Sister Celluloid, will appear tomorrow – because reasons.

backstage-blogathon-show-people

And just what is the Backstage Blogathon, you may wonder? Well, as Janet over at Sister Celluloid says, it’s an exploration of what happens “behind the scenes of just about every kind of performing art, as seen through the eyes of filmmakers across the decades.

The entertainment industry has always loved looking in the mirror, and these movies give us a glimpse of what they see, running the gamut from love letters to scathing indictments and everything in between.”

You can find Day One’s entries here. I’ll be covering John Ford’s 1927 silent film Upstream – and see you tomorrow.

 

Silent Film School

21 Tuesday Apr 2015

Posted by la Clarina in Things

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Movies Silently, Palmer Photoplay Corporation, Screenwriting, Silent film, Writing courses

silent-movie-schoolI told you already about Movies, Silently, my favourite silent film blog.

Now webmistress Fritzi Kramer is trying something new: the Silent Film School. Continue reading →

Before The Talkies

26 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by la Clarina in Stories

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Movies Silently, Silent film, Silent Movies

silentmovie10Silent movies are another of those things.

I love silent movies, I’m forever pestering friends about making a toy silent movie, sooner or later – and I’m good at pestering, so perhaps one day…

Meanwhile, I thought I’d share the link to one of my favourite websites on the subject, the wonderful Movies, Silently, a real trove of information about movies, actors, directors, with plenty of reviews, images, articles and bios, a section about lost movies, slightly bizarre and highly fun things like themed months, challenges, animated gifs, lots of links, and a healthy sense of humour.

My predilection goes perhaps to the double reviews of silent and talkie versions of the same title, but there is a wealth of wonders. If you want just one site about the silents, this is the right place to go.

 

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