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Movieking blogs about the cinema from San Francisco, California, USA.

22nd San Francisco Silent Film Festival

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Movieking

The 22nd San Francisco Silent Film Festival runs from Thursday, June 1, 2017 through to Sunday, June 4, 2017. The festival features a recently found Cecil B. DeMille production from 1926 called “Silence.” A fragment from a 1927 Louise Brooks film called “Now … Continue reading →

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A Day of Silents

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Movieking

On Saturday, December 3, 2016, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival will present “A Day of Silents,” with a showing of 6 silent films with live music at the Castro Theater in San Francisco. The schedule includes the following films, … Continue reading →

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Pordenone Silent Film 2014

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Movieking

The Pordenone Silent Film Festival, held in beautiful Pordenone, Italy, announces its 2014 schedule. The festival will take place from October 4 to October 11, 2014. Program 2014 — Incomplete Listing SPECIAL EVENTS 10.11.2014 | 20.30 | Teatro Verdi | … Continue reading →

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Greed

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Movieking

“Greed,” thought of as a significant silent film, stars Zasu Pitts, Gibson Gowland and Jean Hersholt in a story about what happens when Trina (Pitts) wins the lottery but refuses to spend any of her winnings.  She obsessively pinches pennies, … Continue reading →

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