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IT HAS RETURNED!! (In spite of everything, I might add. *wink*) Yes, my friends, at long last this is the official announcement of the 7th Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon! When: Monday, March 2…

Save the date for our favourite Buster Blogathon! March 22 & 23 on Silent-ology. I’m happy it’s back! Seventh time around, and still there’s so much to say and write about Buster. I’m looking forward to it!

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How To Set Up A DIY At-Home Silent Film Festival!

Good heavens, what a lot of changes there’s been since the blogathon! I’m sure many of you are either homebound or staying in as much as possible, and are probably already wondering&#82…

Need a little something to look forward to during this unprecedented time? Why not put together your very own at-home silent film festival? (Or just “film festival” in general, of course. :-D ) And I’m not talking just binge-watching whatever pops up on YouTube. ;-) You never know, this could be the start of your own annual tradition, too! 

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Thoughts On: “Battleship Potemkin” (1925)

Think back to the last time you were at a movie theater, sitting through all the previews. We’re all familiar with the style of those previews: montages introduce the main characters, show pi…

It wouldn't be Soviet Silents Month on my blog without a look at one of the most famous films of all time.

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During these contemplative winter months, at times I find myself examining Soviet silent films (you have to admit they pair awfully well with winter). Operatic stories about game changing revolutio…

Good morning all! Throughout the month of February, I'm going to be examining Soviet silent films on my Silent-ology blog. (You gotta admit winter's the perfect time for that ;-) ) The history of Soviet cinema is both fascinating and sobering, being so artistically innovative and at the same time so entwined with propaganda, so it should be an interesting month! Feel free to read along.

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Cue the trumpets, my friends–for our annual celebration of all things Buster Keaton is coming back for a sixth year in a row! (Yes, I’m having it in March this time–all the Februa…

I wondered the other day whether there would be another one of those wonderful Buster Keaton Blogathons this year. Shouldn’t I have heard of it by now? Turns out they already announced it last December!

So here’s a reminder for everyone who has missed it, like me, and for everyone eager to participate. Can’t wait to read all of your articles. Sixth Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon hosted by Silent-ology: March 9 & 10 2020.

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Thoughts On: “The Cameraman’s Revenge” (1912)

If you were going to pick just one silent era stop motion short to watch–just one!–I’d happily recommend an early work by Ladislas Starevich: The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912).…

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“The woman from fourteen to ninety loved him, because he made romance come riding home to her dreams. He was not the individual she craved, he was the symbol of what she craved.” &#8211…

The latest post for Sheik Month on my blog is, of course, devoted to the original sheik himself--Rudolph Valentino. Hope you enjoy!

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We’re all familiar with stereotypical 1920s flapper–the fun-loving, trendy young woman who loved Jazz, dancing, and all things “modern.” But arm in arm with the flapper was …

The first post of Sheik Month for my blog Silent-ology is here! Today we’re exploring the history and context of the 1920s “sheik” craze--the “sheik” being a powerful, “exotic” lover from desert romance films. The term would be soon used to describe the kind of fashionable young men who liked jazz and hanging out with flappers. The More You Know!