Posts Tagged ‘Silent Film’
Interview – Christel Schmidt – Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies
Ed interviews Christel Schmidt, author of Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies, in honor of the celebration of Pickford’s film Sparrows at SIFF. This segment is also available on Stitcher and iTunes. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here.
READ MOREAn Analysis – Things Better Left Unsaid
What is in a look, a stare, or a knowing glance? What is an emotion? Ideally in film, emotions should be expressed in actions, since it’s a medium of moving pictures and all. However, over the decades directors have struggled to define the actor’s interior…
READ MORECharlie Chaplin at SIFF – The Gold Rush
The Seattle International Film Festival theater is currently hosting a series of Charlie Chaplin classics in new 35mm prints. Amongst them is one of Chaplin’s most iconic of all films, The Gold Rush. And this screening is a great excuse to revisit this classic. Often…
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