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2018

January 17, 2020 By kathy

Silent Avant-Garde

Selections from the touring retrospective Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894–1941, a collaborative film preservation and restoration project by Anthology Film Archives, New York; and Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main; in collaboration with sixty of the world’s leading film … [Read more...] about Silent Avant-Garde

Filed Under: Essay

January 17, 2020 By kathy

Serge Bromberg Presents…

A Collection of Short Films Today when we go to the movies, we can sink into multiplex recliners and absorb the show without acknowledging or interacting with another human being. More than a hundred years ago, early cinema offered an alternative experience, with active audience engagement … [Read more...] about Serge Bromberg Presents…

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January 17, 2020 By kathy

San Francisco, 1906

The same Miles Brothers who shot A Trip Down Market Street just four days before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake also took their camera on another trip down the city’s main artery to survey the ruins. This nine-minute segment, recently recovered at a California flea market, was identified by David … [Read more...] about San Francisco, 1906

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January 17, 2020 By kathy

The Saga of Gösta Berling

Not only are there countless stories of great talents destroyed by Hollywood, but you could, if you were in a gloomy frame of mind, make a case that this is an overarching theme of the place. With so many tragedies to choose from, it’s hard to stand out. But The Saga of Gösta Berling (Gösta Berlings … [Read more...] about The Saga of Gösta Berling

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January 17, 2020 By kathy

Rosita

A consummate actress and creative producer preoccupied with her image, thirty-one-year-old Mary Pickford longed to create an important cinematic work of art. Having forged an unparalleled career as “America’s Sweetheart,” Pickford now sought mature, sophisticated roles that would acknowledge her age … [Read more...] about Rosita

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January 17, 2020 By kathy

René Clair on Coeur Fidèle

This historical reprint was published in conjunction with the screening of Coeur Fidèle at Silent Winter 2018 It is not too late to talk about Coeur Fidèle, which was shown in a few theaters last month. This film does not date from just yesterday, but because of the ineptitude of our methods of … [Read more...] about René Clair on Coeur Fidèle

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January 17, 2020 By kathy

Remembering Frank Buxton

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival has lost one of its greatest friends and biggest boosters. Frank Buxton was not only a generous sponsor of this event, along with his wife, Cynthia Sears; he was an enthusiastic attendee who encouraged friends and family to join him at the Castro Theatre every … [Read more...] about Remembering Frank Buxton

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January 17, 2020 By kathy

The Red Kimona

She swore that she hadn’t meant to kill him that New Year’s Eve of 1915. Gabrielle Darley had brought the pistol along for self-defense and it had been tucked in her fur muff when it fired the fatal shot into her lover, Leonard Topp. Her defense attorney, Earl Rogers, offered up a hole in the muff … [Read more...] about The Red Kimona

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