I have some new followers, so welcome! I cover silent films and the silent era, with many tangents. I focus a lot on pre-WWI cinema, independent and niche silents, and am trying to see silent movies from every country that made them. - ThreadSky

moviessilently.bsky.social • 1 day ago

I have some new followers, so welcome!

I cover silent films and the silent era, with many tangents. I focus a lot on pre-WWI cinema, independent and niche silents, and am trying to see silent movies from every country that made them.

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frenchiedad0601.bsky.social•1 day ago

Is he dead ?

m5mustdie.bsky.social•1 day ago

I may be an idiot because I kept hitting the unmute.

notthatjd.bsky.social•1 day ago

How cool - thank you!

moviessilently.bsky.social•1 day ago

I've reviewed at least one silent film a week on my website for quite a few years and just published by 750th!

You can check out my index here:

https://moviessilently.com/index-of-movie-reviews/

moviessilently.bsky.social•1 day ago

I also cover pre-1927 talkies, part-talkies, the film portions of multimedia presentations, vintage ripoffs and piracy.

moviessilently.bsky.social•1 day ago

I am also annoying as hell and am actively trying to kick DW Griffith out of the canon (and preferably shot out of a cannon).

My mostly, I want to show off the dynamic and fascinating world of silent films beyond the stereotypical (and usually inaccurate) melodrama and ragtime piano.

moviessilently.bsky.social•1 day ago

I do post normie stuff but it's to lure all of you in so that I can then bombard you with 1910s Antarctic expedition footage! MWAHAHAHAHA

rodolfofigueroa.bsky.social•1 day ago

gotta love those aggressive penguins!

bolloxim.bsky.social•1 day ago

I have no idea how I stumbled across your feed.. but I am glad I did .. you post some fascinating imagery.. thank you

josephfinn.bsky.social•1 day ago

God damn it, this is luring all of us into seeing Lovecraft finding eldritch pyramids.

tsauro.bsky.social•1 day ago

You are a sneaky one. Although, I do like me some 1910s Antarctic expedition footage.

elandprincess.bsky.social•1 day ago

@fuggirls.bsky.social

fuggirls.bsky.social•1 day ago

WOW!

stellamarie.bsky.social•1 day ago

We saw Nanook of the North in grade school. It haunted me.

morningdisco.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m here because of your thread on Griffith the other day. I was reading it and said out loud to my spouse, “Dang, she just dug up DW Griffith and killed his ass all over again.” Fabulous work. 🥇

sibrhoxxrt.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Kick him out. He's a big part of the reason we're in this mess today.

natehendley.bsky.social•1 day ago

What is the medieval battle film being shown?

Our 1980s-era university film class got to see "The Birth of a Nation" ... Lots of gasps, shock, sometimes even laughter at the 'heroic' portrayal of (checks notes) the Ku Klux Klan.

moviessilently.bsky.social•1 day ago

The Miracle of the Wolves (dir Raymond Bernard)

zeroisanumber.bsky.social•1 day ago

If you feel like it, my gf sent me this yesterday and I was wondering about the film they set the music to. I don't have much to go on, but I thiiiiiiiink the soldier is wearing an Austrian officer's uniform?

I'd just be interested to know more about the film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Fpjwctqlw

moviessilently.bsky.social•1 day ago

The Mysterious Lady

booktweeting.bsky.social•1 day ago

you will always have my sword in the Anti-Griffith League

temari-stitcher.bsky.social•1 day ago

Mine, too!

skepphilo.bsky.social•1 day ago

The unmute button seems to be broken

ffa1984.bsky.social•1 day ago

None of your clips have audio.
I’ve noted this previously.

springtime7.bsky.social•1 day ago

I too have been looking for silent movies, though not to your extent.

I have recently become retired and may just make this a hobby.

Now where did I put my grandmother's little sassy dress with all the beads and flowing tassels?

jo8may.bsky.social•1 day ago

I love this little Australian gem: https://youtu.be/3ywkfUc31oI

mishagriffith.bsky.social•1 day ago

I used to follow you on that other site, and I found your content was always a great read.

Nice to see you are here.

moviessilently.bsky.social•1 day ago

❤️

soupgroup.bsky.social•23 hours ago

All true and excellent, as well as the occasional superb bit of fountain pen photography!!

imissconsequences.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just stopped in to say my grandmother used to play the piano accompaniment to the silent pictures at her local movie house when she was young. She was also a flapper. 🤓

therapistgoneferal.bsky.social•1 day ago

I keep seeing you pop up in discover and it makes my feral little heart happy. So thank you! ^_^

themortimersnerd.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just added another 😉

covell.ca•1 day ago

Delighted to discover your site. My film interests revolve around censorship and classification, and I've looked into a few silent films in that context. https://covell.ca/2017/02/07/defending-the-courts-against-self-defense/, https://covell.ca/2015/08/14/what-price-glory-1926-banned-in-nova-scotia/

nubbin00.bsky.social•1 day ago

I find it really sad that so many movies from the silent ere are lost now. Either destroyed through negligence/accident or purposely by the studios. Not only will we never get to see those movies but all of the work of the cast and crew was for nothing.