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BOOK REVIEW: "Old Films, Young Eyes" by Simone O. Elias
I know, I know. Once again, it's been a very long time since the last post! Don't worry, there will be a specialized blog post before the...
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Jun 305 min read
Louise Brooks
What can be said about the dazzling Louise Brooks? Anything, if it means not having to explain my absence in recent months....apologies...
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Feb 254 min read
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably wondered what film box office sensation Douglas Fairbanks’ favorite was to make. And if...
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Nov 18, 20235 min read
Josephine Baker
Well, readers - I’m back! I’m fierce, I’m strong, I’m a total badass....oh, wait...that’s today’s screen actress (comma singer, comma...
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Aug 12, 20235 min read
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Anyone else get a lil’ nostalgic towards the end of summer? Whether it’s “Ahhhhh the memories...” or even “Ahhhh....I didn’t get the memo...
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Jun 9, 20234 min read
Marion E. Wong
Apologies are in order, folks. Not from you, from me. Wow, that would be so awkward the other way around... I've been AWOL due to some...
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Apr 8, 20234 min read
Douglas Fairbanks
Robin Hood. D’Artagnan. Zorro. Annnnnnnnd The Son of Zorro. What do all of these characters have in common?? Today’s actor brought them...
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Feb 17, 20235 min read
Harold Lloyd
Holy Hanging From a Building! Is it time to talk about the actor/filmmaker who thoroughly enjoyed scaring the heck out of audiences?? Why...
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Dec 31, 20224 min read
Conrad Veidt
One hopeful student...who stumbles into acting...eventually stars in the first-ever horror movie. A German, married to a Jewish woman -...
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Nov 9, 20224 min read
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Well folks, the general consensus is in. The gruesome, blood-curdling scenes of Halloween movies are behind us, and we are now entering...
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Sep 24, 20225 min read
Lon Chaney
Lonnnnnng before there was a Johnny Depp playing the parts of Edward Scissorhands, Willy Wonka, Captain Jack Sparrow and, of course,...
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Aug 28, 20225 min read
The General (1926)
Following the wild success of our post on the incomparable Buster Keaton, we knew we had to revisit his legacy in a different way. Out of...
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Jul 29, 20224 min read
Mack Sennett
After the high performance of our post on Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties, what could be more fitting than to base our Filmmaker Friday...
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Jun 24, 20223 min read
Noble Johnson
Well, readers – it’s Filmmaker Friday, once again! And once again, we have a hybrid actor-filmmaker to discuss, who was unique in more...
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May 18, 20225 min read
Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties!
Summer is fast approaching, folks! For many of us, that means more time outdoors – whether at the pool, the beach, the lake, the river –...
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