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Author Archives: John Grant
Shkurnyk
“Shkurnyk,” a silent film from 1929 that I saw at the 2013 Pordenone Silent Film Festival (Giornate del Cinema Muto), is a very funny satire about the civil war in the years following the Russian Revolution. The title means “The … Continue reading
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The Little Tramp at 100
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival presents “The Little Tramp at 100: A Charlie Chaplin Centennial Celebration” on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at the Castro Theater in San Francisco. The program for the event includes the following showings: Our Mutual … Continue reading
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People Among Each Other
A 1926 German silent film called “Menschen untereinander,” or “People Among Each Other,” employs a handy storytelling device to introduce its characters without the extensive use of title cards. The story concerns the inhabitants of an apartment building in Berlin, … Continue reading
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Too Much Johnson
Pordenone, Italy — On October 9, 2013, I had the honor of viewing a short silent film made by Orson Welles, only recently discovered in this great town. The film, “Too Much Johnson,” made in 1938, features a man name … Continue reading
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Beggars of Life
When a drifter (“The Boy”) knocks on a door of backwoods shack asking for bread, he doesn’t expect to find a murder scene, but that’s what happens in William Wellman’s 1928 silent classic, “Beggars of Life.” The film screened recently … Continue reading
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Pordenone Silent Film Festival
Pordenone, Italy – The eagerly awaited Le Giornate del Cinema Muto (Pordenone Silent Film Festival), Edition 32, begins this week. Some standout films from the first 2 days include “Lucrezia Borgia,” a 1922 German epic starring Conrad Veidt and directed … Continue reading
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In Old Chicago
“In Old Chicago,” a film released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1937, contains all the elements of an early blockbuster, including an enormous and very effective rendition of the Great Chicago Fire that’s a marvel of special effects staging. The … Continue reading
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Mrs. Soffel
“Mrs. Soffel,” an interesting and unusual film released in 1984, features Diane Keaton the wife of a prison warden who falls in love with a convicted murderer. It’s a romantic drama in the prison movie genre with fine acting and … Continue reading
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The Harder They Fall
It’s remarkable to see Humphrey Bogart in his last film, “The Harder They Fall,” a boxing movie released in 1956. Bogart plays a down on his luck sportswriter named Eddie Willis who agrees to become a publicist for a mob-controlled … Continue reading
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Mafioso
A wonderful Italian film called “Mafioso,” which came out in 1962, tells the story of Antonio Badalamente, a Sicilian living in Milan who decides to return home with his family to his hometown in Sicily. Antonio, played by Alberto Sordi, … Continue reading
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