Making Noise in the Silent Film Era
I have been wanting to watch the 1925 version of Phantom of the Opera for a very long time. One, I wanted to see Lon Chaney as I’ve never watched his films before, secondly I have never actually watched Phantom of the Opera at all so I’m popping the cherry as they say! Firstly, I …
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An actress who really helped define the silent film era was Clara Bow. Her acting abilities were superb. She could be serious, she could be comical, she was just that talented. I’ve always wanted to see Wings so I’m going to buy a copy and see for myself how incredible she was. There’s other films …
Well we’re only three days away from Halloween so I decided to get the celebrations underway by watching Nosferatu, a silent film which is basically Dracula and I have to be very honest, I was scared! Max Schreck’s performance was just stunning and how he enticed his victims was just haunting to watch. The cinematography …
If you asked me who was one of the stars to define silent film, I’d give you Charlie Chaplin. The man was something else. His endless ability to keep you laughing as well as keeping you gripped with what was going on is second to none. He’s most certainly up there as one of my …
I have just been watching one of the greatest silent films ever made. Metropolis got my interest when I spotted it’s use in the Radio GaGa video by Queen so I was intrigued to see what the film was about itself. I found it on a website I use regularly and ordered it. I was …
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