Share This
Me on Chicagoist- Lost 1972 Film Starring Improv Legend Del Close Deserves A Wide Release
- The New Three Dots And A Dash Menu Is An Overpriced Disappointment
- The New Three Dots And A Dash Menu Is An Overpriced Disappointment
- Buffalo Grove Is More Inspiring Than Hollywood For Filmmaker Brad Bischoff
- The Music Box's 70mm Film Fest Has A Kickass Line-up
- Gender-Bending Melodrama "The New Girlfriend" Is A Crowd-Pleaser
- The Intriguing Line-Up For This Year's LGBTQ Reeling Film Festival
- Watch The Best Of Vintage Film Noir All Weekend At The Music Box
- Wyndham Wallace Takes Us Inside The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood
- 'Live From New York!' Is A Shrugworthy Portrait Of SNL
- J.R. Jones Explores The Many Lives Of Robert Ryan
- Kartemquin's Success Is Hard Earned
- 'Maps To The Stars' A Disappointing Drive On An Oft-Traveled Road
- 11 Great Movies We Watched This Year: Rob Christopher's Picks
- Chicagoist Presents A New Story By Barry Gifford: 'The King Of Vajra Dornei'
Tag Archives: silent film
3 things about Arthur Berthelet’s SHERLOCK HOLMES
Sherlock Holmes [1916] 1. “An ill-suited watchdog.” Moriarty’s henchman has a bulldog. 2. A dissolve to a slightly tighter shot and then a dissolve back to the wider angle. Would a straight cut have been considered too disorienting at the … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Wiene’s THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari [1920] 1. Cesar is 23. 2. Branches and leaves like scythes. 3. “Now I know exactly how to cure him.”
3 things about Sam Taylor’s FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE
For Heaven’s Sake [1926] 1. He uses the cigarette lighter from the wrecked car and then strolls away. 2. “When I get through with that Uptown dude, you can put a lily in his hand and close the lid!” 3. … Continue reading
3 things about King Vidor’s THE CROWD
The Crowd [1928] 1. Upon entering the room he is immediately accosted by a flapper. 2. Several decades before Psycho, an onscreen toilet. 3. Everyone and everything is making too much noise.
3 things about Michel Hazanavicius’ THE ARTIST
The Artist [2011] 1. Over time, his mustache morphs from pencil-thin to brushlike. 2. “BANG!” 3. Malcolm McDowell’s ruddy nose (even in black & white).
3 things about Jacques Feyder’s FACES OF CHILDREN
Faces of Children [1925] 1. The child watches the gravedigger refill his mother’s grave, then passes out. His father carries him home. The gravedigger continues in his work without a pause. 2. Pierrette is like a paleo-Tootie, like Margaret O’Brien … Continue reading
3 things about Buster Keaton’s SEVEN CHANCES
Seven Chances [1925] 1. Dressed for the wedding, he takes two train tickets out of his pocket: one for Niagra Falls, one for Reno. 2. He emerges from the water with a turtle hanging from his necktie. 3. The dog … Continue reading
