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A Report on the Party and the Guests (O slavnosti a hostech) Directed by Jan Nemec Written by Esther Krumbachova and Jan Nemec 1966/Czechoslovakia Filmove studio Barradonov First viewing/Criterion Channel I liked this scathing allegory on enforced conformity in a Communist State. A group of friends read more

A funny thing happened to movies in the early 1960s -- they got more "daring" in the sense that they included sexual language and dealt with adult themes. The weird thing is, they did this in an awkward, shame-based way -- so much so that they seem downright childish compared to the sense of frankne read more

A funny thing happened to movies in the early 1960s -- they got more "daring" in the sense that they included sexual language and dealt with adult themes. The weird thing is, they did this in an awkward, shame-based way -- so much so that they seem downright childish compared to the sense of frankne read more

There are many things I like to do outside; watching movies isn’t one of them. Especially in New York City. Especially in the summer. The popularity of outdoor screenings has always baffled me: humidity; bugs; no seats; imperfect projection; ambient noise/light; shady bathrooms (if any); and t read more

Relatively little has been written over the years about the relationship between Carole Lombard and her Paramount cohort, Claudette Colbert (seen here with Carole at the famed Venice Pier party in June 1935). Perhaps it was because they rarely vied for the same roles, but more likely it was because, read more

By Fritzi Kramer on October 3, 2014 in Blog, News It was a wonderful summer at Movies Silently! We have been researching, writing and just generally having a great time celebrating the world of silent film. Here are some highlights: Well, one of them anyway. I was very honored to win the CiMBA awar read more

By Fritzi Kramer on July 5, 2014 in Blog, News It’s been a wild couple of months on the site. (Well, “wild” is a relative term. As wild as things get around here.) Some new features were launched, some old features were brought back and I have been having fun in the kitchen. I am read more

Report (Bruce Conner, 1967) This 13 minutes short film using footage of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and other key moments of his life is a hard to find piece of great cinematic art. Narrated by the radio broadcasts that were live during the event, director Bruce C read more

By Fritzi Kramer on April 1, 2014 in Blog, News Big changes to the site this quarter! Let’s dive in. Hosting by WordPress is great but a little limiting and I moved over to a self-hosted site in January. There were some growing pains and a few glitches (like my subscription plugin spamming ev read more

Whew! The last quarter of 2013 was a busy one! Here are some numbers: The site now has a total of 641 WordPress followers and over 2,000 Twitter followers. I participated in four blogathons (not counting ones that I co-hosted) I have published a total of 635 posts I launched some new features on t read more

Depending on how you feel about Disney, Walt Disney World might be considered a gold mine for classic movie fans, since it contains rides, tributes, and swag devoted to films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. Disney films are probably the only classic movies some read more

Depending on how you feel about Disney, Walt Disney World might be considered a gold mine for classic movie fans, since it contains rides, tributes, and swag devoted to films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. Disney films are probably the only classic movies some read more

Depending on how you feel about Disney, Walt Disney World might be considered a gold mine for classic movie fans, since it contains rides, tributes, and swag devoted to films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. Disney films are probably the only classic movies some read more

These photos from Carole Lombard's films "Marriage In Transit" (1925, top) and "Ned McCobb's Daughter" (1928) sadly have something in common -- aside from these and a few other still photos and lobby cards, they are all we have as visual proof these movies were made. And as a recent report from the read more

In our continuing look at the influential Quatermass series of the mid-century we turn the spotlight onto Nigel Kneale's final serial of the 1950s - Quatermass and the Pit, as well as the final episode, simply entitled Quatermass from 1979. Part One is available to read here.  QUAT read more

In our continuing look at the influential Quatermass series of the mid-century we turn the spotlight onto Nigel Kneale's final serial of the 1950s - Quatermass and the Pit, as well as the final episode, simply entitled Quatermass from 1979. Part One is available to read here.  QUAT read more

In our continuing look at the influential Quatermass series of the mid-century we turn the spotlight onto Nigel Kneale's final serial of the 1950s - Quatermass and the Pit, as well as the final episode, simply entitled Quatermass from 1979. Part One is available to read here.  QUAT read more

In our continuing look at the influential Quatermass series of the mid-century we turn the spotlight onto Nigel Kneale's final serial of the 1950s - Quatermass and the Pit, as well as the final episode, simply entitled Quatermass from 1979. Part One is available to read here.  QUAT read more

A BIRD'S EYE VIEW Before The Invaders and other television series such as The X-Files popularized investigations of alien invasions there was Professor Quatermass, a pioneer in the field of experimental science who often encountered bizarre extraterrestrial happenings in a read more

A BIRD'S EYE VIEW Before The Invaders and other television series such as The X-Files popularized investigations of alien invasions there was Professor Quatermass, a pioneer in the field of experimental science who often encountered bizarre extraterrestrial happenings in a read more