News & Other Views
Short Films from the Golden Age of Comedy
The golden age of the short film and the golden age of comedy are one in the same. Here’s a look at a [...]
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News & Other Views
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News & Other Views
Keaton – Cops – and the First Baptist Church of Hollywood
It’s always a fun day when I notice a new post at John Bengtson’s completely awesome Silent Locations. And after seeing Buster and Fatty [...]
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Metropolis, A Technical Marvel with Feet of Clay
Metropolis premiered in Berlin on January 10, 1927. As all good silent movie devotees know, the film was then tinkered with, re-edited, and god [...]
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News & Other Views
Vilma Banky, The Hungarian Rhapsody
According to my amazing Silent Film Calendar, today is Vilma Banky’s 114th birthday. At first I thought, “Happy birthday Vilma Banky!” Then I thought, [...]
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News & Other Views
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup
Pretty Clever Film Gal’s got nothing this week. I didn’t scour the web so you don’t have to. Hey, it’s the ramp up to [...]
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News & Other Views
Fact or Film Snobbery?
It’s been fun to spectate all of this renewed interest in the medium of silent film. Just as the interest has shined a light [...]
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Pretty Clever Films Recommends… The Bioscope
Sometimes in my morning poke about the interwebs I find something so amazing I feel compelled to share. This morning it’s the fabulous site [...]
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The Art Of Film Title Design Throughout Cinema History
Silent film fans understand the importance of title card design. Sometimes title cards support, sometimes they distract, but they are always key in a [...]
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News & Other Views
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup
It’s been a busy week at Pretty Clever Films Headquarters thanks to TCM’s Summer Under the Stars. First we’re treated with Lon Chaney day [...]
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News & Other Views
Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Locations (and more)
John Bengtson is the author of three books about the triumverate of silent comedians, Silent Echoes, Silent Traces, and Silent Visions. These books track [...]
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