It’s been a loooong time since I’ve done a review of a silent film and so I thought what better way to return than review a Christmas silent film. That film is of course The Night Before Christmas. We’re approaching the big day and so I wanted to see how this film would fare. The …
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Mabel’s Blunder (1914)
After watching Should Men Walk Home? with Mabel Normand and Creighton Hale in the starring roles, I wanted to try another film by Mabel, Mabel’s Blunder. And I’m sorry to say, I didn’t really get the excitement for it like I did with Should Men Walk Home? Mabel’s performance is fine, I know she directed …
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1909)
Disclaimer – I keep muddling the title up so I’ve had to double check I’ve got it right (thanks dyspraxia!) I was having a conversation with a follower on Twitter about Florence Turner and he recommended I watch A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I managed to watch it and I’m genuinely pleasantly surprised by this, even …
Broncho Billy’s Sentence (1915)
Hello! It’s been a while since I’ve done a review of a silent film. Today I return with a review of a Broncho Billy Anderson short, Broncho Billy’s Sentence. I haven’t seen any of his work before so I wanted to dip my toe in while the water’s warm. And I’m pleased to say I’m …
The Haunted Castle (1896)
Georges Melies is one of my favourite directors in silent film and I thought I’d delve into the genre of horror again by watching this short film, considered the first horror film. It really impressed me, the effects for the time are really quite something else. Then again, I wouldn’t expect less from Mr Melies. …
Peter Pan (1924)
This film has been on my list for a LOOONG time so I decided to spend an hour and a half of my time watching it on YouTube and needless to say, it did NOT disappoint! With a star-studded cast ranging from Betty Bronson to Phillipe de Lacy, Ernest Torrence to Esther Ralston, I was …
The Red Spectre (Le spectre rouge – 1907)
I follow a wonderful silent film account on Twitter called Movies Silently (ran by the lovely and very funny Fritzi!) and she had a thread of films she’s watched and this one caught my eye because well, it’s nearly Halloween and it fits the theme perfectly! From the word go, the cinematography and the special …
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Max Juggles For Love (1912)
So, after a bit of a break I’ve decided to return to watching silent short films (YouTube has a lot to answer for!) and I’ve wanted to watch a Max Linder short for a while so why not start with this short? From the off, it was very chaotic with Max having to win the …
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
I’m writing this review on the back of a random urge to watch this film and I’m glad I acted on it because WOW, it’s the most incredible film I’ve watched and that’s saying something when I love Metropolis! Naturally, I was delighted to see a firm favourite of mine Creighton Hale take a starring …
Der Golem (1920)
Coming off the back of The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, I was extremely keen to follow up that film with Der Golem. And so I did and I was absolutely blown away. The scenery, the cinematography, the acting was wonderful to see. Paul Wegener is an actor I’ve been wanting to watch for a while …
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