Silent Films

Пятхъдесят Шест · 05.24.2006, 10:01 PM

I've had a fascination with silent films for a long time. They used to play 3 or 4 of them at like 1am on TCM every night, and during the summer I'd watch the majority of them. A lost art form, but an important one. Anyone else dig movies from the 1920s?

Favorites:

Josephine Baker

Lon Chaney

Nosferatu (1922)

Metropolis (1921)

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acousticrock87 · 05.24.2006, 10:05 PM

I love old movies, but I'm not familiar with silents. The closest I have is Dracula (1931), which has sound. I have a ton of 40's-50's film noir, though. I should see some silent films; I'd probably like them.

umjammer atomsk · 05.24.2006, 10:08 PM

Metropolis and Nosferatu are amazing. I just recently saw the cabinet of dr. caligari and that was really neat. Awesome looking sets.

Laila · 05.24.2006, 10:09 PM

i think your forgetting the king of silent films...charlie chaplin. The gold rush was him best movie! i love that movie it's so funny!

Пятхъдесят Шест · 05.24.2006, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Laila

i think your forgetting the king of silent films...charlie chaplin. The gold rush was him best movie! i love that movie it's so funny!

You are right, credit is deserved.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 05.24.2006, 10:18 PM

I'm not highly familiar with silent film, but I did watch Un Chien Andalou because of the Pixies, and I liked that. I also really liked the Kid with Chaplin and the Lon Chaney Phantom of the Opera.

acousticrock87 · 05.24.2006, 10:22 PM

Un Chien is one screwed up movie.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 05.24.2006, 10:43 PM

Yeah it is.

Ooh, I forgot, on the Clash DVD, there is a really cool silent film they made.

Savage Clone · 05.24.2006, 11:08 PM

I love them.
I've gotten to compose and perform live soundtracks to both Nosferatu and The Passion Of Joan Of Arc, which was an honor and a rewarding challenge.
Others I love:

The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari
Wampyr
Nanook of the North
Man With A Movie Camera
The Thief Of Baghdad

A shot of my bandmates Dave and Madeline (amazing talent; she was just 12 when we did this music together):

Madeline silhouette with Joan:

atari 2600 · 05.24.2006, 11:28 PM

amc played The Circus the other day & i joined in a few minutes late, although i would have loved to have taped it. it's my favorite Charlie Chaplin movie.

Пятхъдесят Шест · 05.25.2006, 12:09 AM

The Passion of Joan Arc was featured in a contest of sorts on TCM, if I remember correctly. Were you involved with that? Nice film too.

Savage Clone · 05.25.2006, 12:19 AM

I wasn't involved with that; we just did 3 performances. Two at the Red Eye theater and one at the College of St. Catherine.

terminal pharmacy · 05.25.2006, 03:38 AM

most of stan brakhage

atari 2600 · 05.25.2006, 08:39 AM

download Un Chien Andalou (1929) & many more
http://www.ubu.com/film/index.html

the banner at the top of the page is of course from that film

!@#$%! · 05.25.2006, 10:50 AM

oh fuck you guys already mentioned some of my greatest favorites like

-nosferatu
-dr caligari
-metropolis

however, im going to add some masterpieces such as--

battleship potemkin

faust

sherlock, jr.

and (im cheating here)

modern times (not totally silent, but o well...)

Пятхъдесят Шест · 05.25.2006, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

battleship potemkin

Fuck yeah! Silence from the Soviet Union!

krastian · 05.25.2006, 03:27 PM

Ok good, you listed Nosferatu

o o o · 05.25.2006, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

download Un Chien Andalou (1929) & many more
http://www.ubu.com/film/index.html

ooh great link... i realise i have never really explored that ubuweb site, altough i have been aware for some time that it existed...

umjammer atomsk · 05.25.2006, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

download Un Chien Andalou (1929) & many more
http://www.ubu.com/film/index.html

the banner at the top of the page is of course from that film

you must spread some reputation around before giving it to atari 2600 again

Kim C Not G · 05.25.2006, 05:56 PM

I like "Speedy", Lou Chaney classics of course, and others that I don't know the name of...

05.24.2006, 10:01 PM	#1
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	I've had a fascination with silent films for a long time. They used to play 3 or 4 of them at like 1am on TCM every night, and during the summer I'd watch the majority of them. A lost art form, but an important one. Anyone else dig movies from the 1920s? Favorites: Josephine Baker Lon Chaney Nosferatu (1922) Metropolis (1921) Share.
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05.24.2006, 10:05 PM	#2
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	I love old movies, but I'm not familiar with silents. The closest I have is Dracula (1931), which has sound. I have a ton of 40's-50's film noir, though. I should see some silent films; I'd probably like them.
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05.24.2006, 10:08 PM	#3
umjammer atomsk the end of the ugly Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 889	Metropolis and Nosferatu are amazing. I just recently saw the cabinet of dr. caligari and that was really neat. Awesome looking sets. __________________
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05.24.2006, 10:09 PM	#4
Laila the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 958	i think your forgetting the king of silent films...charlie chaplin. The gold rush was him best movie! i love that movie it's so funny! __________________ PM me please Facebook- Laila Virani
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05.24.2006, 10:18 PM	#6
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	I'm not highly familiar with silent film, but I did watch Un Chien Andalou because of the Pixies, and I liked that. I also really liked the Kid with Chaplin and the Lon Chaney Phantom of the Opera.
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05.24.2006, 10:22 PM	#7
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Un Chien is one screwed up movie.
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05.24.2006, 10:43 PM	#8
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	Yeah it is. Ooh, I forgot, on the Clash DVD, there is a really cool silent film they made.
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05.24.2006, 11:08 PM	#9
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I love them. I've gotten to compose and perform live soundtracks to both Nosferatu and The Passion Of Joan Of Arc, which was an honor and a rewarding challenge. Others I love: The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari Wampyr Nanook of the North Man With A Movie Camera The Thief Of Baghdad A shot of my bandmates Dave and Madeline (amazing talent; she was just 12 when we did this music together): Madeline silhouette with Joan:
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05.24.2006, 11:28 PM	#10
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	amc played The Circus the other day & i joined in a few minutes late, although i would have loved to have taped it. it's my favorite Charlie Chaplin movie.
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05.25.2006, 12:09 AM	#11
Пятхъдесят Шест invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA Posts: 3,063	The Passion of Joan Arc was featured in a contest of sorts on TCM, if I remember correctly. Were you involved with that? Nice film too.
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05.25.2006, 12:19 AM	#12
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I wasn't involved with that; we just did 3 performances. Two at the Red Eye theater and one at the College of St. Catherine.
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05.25.2006, 03:38 AM	#13
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	most of stan brakhage
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05.25.2006, 08:39 AM	#14
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	download Un Chien Andalou (1929) & many more http://www.ubu.com/film/index.html the banner at the top of the page is of course from that film
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05.25.2006, 10:50 AM	#15
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,670	oh fuck you guys already mentioned some of my greatest favorites like -nosferatu -dr caligari -metropolis however, im going to add some masterpieces such as-- battleship potemkin faust sherlock, jr. and (im cheating here) modern times (not totally silent, but o well...)
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05.25.2006, 03:27 PM	#17
krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	Ok good, you listed Nosferatu __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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Kim C Not G bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 109	I like "Speedy", Lou Chaney classics of course, and others that I don't know the name of...
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