#robert vignola

[iamcinema]

Alice Eis and Bert French performing the "Vampire Dance" || The Vampire (1913)

[cinemadetroit]

Detroit, we see a silent film in your future.

Specifically When Knighthood Was In Flower (1922). We’re showing a pristine DCP restoration with live music on Wednesday, August 29 at 7:30 p.m. Mary Tudor, Queen of France (Marion Davies), the younger sister of King Henry VIII, falls in love with commoner Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (Forrest Stanley). But her brother ’s plans for Mary involve politically strategic marriage to the elderly King Louis XII of France (William Norris). What is a rebellious, headstrong princess to do? At the time, Knighthood’s $1,800,000 budget made it the most expensive film ever made, and it led to Davies being named "Queen of the Screen" for 1922. Our screening includes live accompaniment by composer, historian, and musician Jeff Rapsis. Rapsis writes that "silent film with live music is a unique experience that can only be successfully experienced in a movie theater environment — it was never intended for consumption in any other way, and it loses all its power on YouTube or cell phones." We couldn't agree more.

This is one show only...don’t miss it!

[moviessilently]

After the Silents: "The Scarlet Letter" (1934) with Colleen Moore

After the Silents: “The Scarlet Letter” (1934) with Colleen Moore

Welcome back to After the Silents, where we examine the careers of silent movie stars, directors and technicians after the coming of sound. I asked my backers on Patreon to vote on which film I would review and this was their choice. Yay, democratic trappings on my vile dictatorship! (more…)

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[whenwewerecool]

Seventeen (1916) with Jack Pickford and Louise Huff. Directed by Robert Vignola. Famous Players/Paramount.