Very cool!
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@analgesicsleep.bsky.socialAnd finally, here’s a surviving excerpt of Lois Weber’s “Lost By a Hair” (1914) (youtu.be/yu1jWfrhwHA?...)
#SilentFlickerSunday #LostByAHair #LoisWeber #SilentFilm
@analgesicsleep.bsky.social“Shoulder Arms” (1918) also features Charlie Chaplin’s older half brother Sydney Chaplin, who was a solid comedic entertainer & director in his own right. He would later go on to manage Charlie’s business affairs
#SilentFlickerSunday #ShoulderArms #SydneyChaplin #CharlieChaplin #SilentFilm
@analgesicsleep.bsky.socialTomorrow is actual #SilentMovieDay (silentmovieday.org) and TCM will have #SilentFilm all day contrasted w/their talkie remakes. Prime time & late night has silent swashbuckler films. So, set your DVRs and/or quit your job b/c you don’t want to miss it!
#SilentFlickerSunday #TCMParty
@analgesicsleep.bsky.socialOf the major #SilentFilm comedians of the era (Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Harry Langdon) only Buster Keaton served in the military during WW1. Chaplin would go on to actively contribute to war bond drives
#SilentFlickerSunday #ShoulderArms #SilentFilm #WW1
@riodylan.bsky.socialhow cool - I love when they unearth lost, unseen films -
@analgesicsleep.bsky.socialAnd now the first of our 2 films from everyone’s favorite Romani-British anarchist, Charlie Chaplin. This is “The Idle Class” (1921) (youtu.be/VuIzaF7JMRA?...)
#SilentFlickerSunday #TheIdleClass #CharlieChaplin #SilentFilm
@analgesicsleep.bsky.socialLois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was first American woman to direct a full-length feature film and the highest paid silent film director at Universal in 1916. She directed over 100 films in 2 decades.
#SilentFlickerSunday #Suspense #LoisWeber #SilentFilm
@archivewatch.bsky.socialLa Bohème (1926)
La Bohème is a 1926 American silent film based on the 1896 opera of the same name by Giacomo Puccini.
Silent film · 93 min · dir. King Vidor
Free to watch: https://archivewatch.org/item/la-boheme_202512
#SilentFilm #Drama
@robertviking.bsky.socialHere's an essay about the first #Shakespeare #movie, with random fun facts about Dracula and a poison-rat-infested skull.
@sarahstubbssays.bsky.socialWith #SilentMovieDay coming tomorrow, I couldn't leave y'all without a bit of silent #gastrohorror! I wrote a list of some gastro horror silent shorts and a film for @macabredaily.bsky.social! I hope y'all enjoy it!
@finalgirlsfeast.bsky.socialOne more #SilentFilm this month for #SilentMovieDay! In our latest episode, we're joined by @moviessilently.bsky.social to discuss The Craving (1918). We chat about gastro horror’s use as a morality tale trope, silent films in general, and more! Check it out!
@silentfilmtitle.bsky.socialHands Up! (1926). #SilentFilm
@swsilents.bsky.socialLong-lost 1919 silent comedy found in dusty antique shop in Japan — it’ll finally be seen again. #Silentfilm nypost.com/2026/09/28/e...
@nathanfrancis79.bsky.socialPandora’s Legacy #Film #Review – fascinating profile of #silentfilm legend #GWPabst
Through intimate letters and family interviews, this probing #documentary about the Austrian film-maker reveals a complicated figure
@analgesicsleep.bsky.socialMonday Watch Parties
Monday AKA TODAY @⚠️6pm EST/5pm CST⚠️- #SilentFlickerSunday Pre- #SilentMovieDay (silentmovieday.org). #SilentFilm from #LoisWeber #CharlieChaplin & #BusterKeaton filmed near Hollywood Blvd. (youtube.com/playlist?lis...)
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@gmcgath.bsky.socialTomorrow (Sept. 29) is Silent Movie Day. One way to observe it in the Boston Area is by seeing "Sunrise" at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge. silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2026/09/up-n...
#silentFilm #Massachusetts
@jackcurtisdubowsky.bsky.socialDiane, I am at the historic Art Theatre of Long Beach and behold the trailer for #jcdensemble #Nosferatu #silentfilm #livescore on #Halloween!!! Get your tix now for NOSFERATU!!! And can you guess what special weekly event I’m at? ⛰️⛰️🦉 Drop your guesses in the comments!
@nickmovie.bsky.social