Happy Silent Movie Day!

It's that time of year again to celebrate Silent Movies. Learn more about this celebration at the Silent Movie Day website. 

You can find an interesting collection of silent films available for viewing at the National Film Preservation Foundation. Choose to sort by year to find them easily. Enjoy oddball shorts like Torture DeLuxe, a somewhat salacious showcase of "What Broadway's beauties will do to stay that way," and Dog Factory, a disturbing sketch where dogs are turned into sausages. The NFPF is a great place to learn and explore history. 

Other places to find silent movies:

Internet Archive - There are a vast number of silent films to explore at the Internet Archive. 

The Criterion Channel - Of course, there are many quality films to choose from at CC, though you will need to be a subscriber to access them. Find comedy, horror, mystery, drama, romance and historical movies from some of the greatest directors and actors of the silent era. 

Check out some of the silent movies I have posted about in the past, as well my post on Silent Movie Day 2021. Enjoy the Silents!

Happy National Silent Movie Day!

Today marks the first annual Silent Movie Day. I found out about this event from the UCLA Film & Television archive, which presented three restored Harold Lloyd shorts with live music accompaniment, along with a post screening conversation with Harold Lloyd's granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd. You can check out the presentation here: 

National Silent Movie Day: Harold Lloyd from UCLA Film & Television Archive.

This was the first time I've seen Harold Lloyd, though I will be checking out more of his films on the Criterion Channel. I continue to be impressed by the stunts pulled off in silent films, and the restorations make these films more accessible and enjoyable than they ever have been. 

I am hoping to catch up on more Lon Chaney and Lois Weber films in the near future, and just picked up silent comedies with Edward Everett Horton that I'll be digging into. Here are some silent films I've shared in the past:

A Fool There Was

Hell's Heroes

The Monster
The Phantom Carriage

The Circle

Mabel's Strange Predicament

Master of the House

The Butcher Boy

The Chinese Fan

The Man Who Laughs

A Christmas Carol

A Trap for Santa

The Unknown

Suspense

Nosferatu

The Magician

It's been hard finding time for movies in my busy schedule these days, which makes it nearly impossible to find time to write about them, but I hope to make some time to pay homage to the Season of Horror soon. I already kicked things off last weekend with Larry Cohen, and will be getting around to watching more John Carpenter and George Romero. While not a horror feature, I am excitedly awaiting delivery of the complete series of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and am looking forward to spending some delightful fall evenings with the Master.