TopBilled Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Thought I'd provide a list of what I've found: BIRTH OF A NATION BLANCANIEVES BROKEN BLOSSOMS COLLEGE THE COMING OF AMOS HEARTS OF THE WORLD INTOLERANCE THE KID NOMADS OF THE NORTH THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ PHANTOM OF THE OPERA THE PRISONER OF ZENDA STEAMBOAT BILL JR. TRUE HEART SUSIE WAY DOWN EAST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie Webb Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I absolutely love the intertitles at the beginning of Orphans of the Storm. They talk about how some people were "otherwise moral men" except that they saw evil in anything that did not think the way that they did. There were many other wise sayings all throughout that film, its a very interesting movie. The sets are beautiful, and the camera movement and angles are captivating. I saw that one on your list, and it reminded me of how much I liked it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 I absolutely love the intertitles at the beginning of Orphans of the Storm. They talk about how some people were "otherwise moral men" except that they saw evil in anything that did not think the way that they did. There were many other wise sayings all throughout that film, its a very interesting movie. The sets are beautiful, and the camera movement and angles are captivating. I saw that one on your list, and it reminded me of how much I liked it. Thanks for your comment Natalie. I haven't watched it yet, so I will make it a priority. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 Some more I discovered on Amazon Prime: SHORE LEAVE THE EAGLE THE BLASPHEMER BLOOD AND SAND THE GOOSE WOMAN CAMPUS KNIGHTS THE JOYLESS STREET DON Q SON OF ZORRO THE GARDEN OF EDEN ROBIN HOOD LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY SPARROWS THE LOVE LIGHT THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD POLLYANNA THREE MUSKETEERS THE BLACK PIRATE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie Webb Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Thanks for your comment Natalie. I haven't watched it yet, so I will make it a priority. I think you'll like it; it has Lillian and Dorothy Gish playing sisters in the movie! It must have been fun for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 I think you'll like it; it has Lillian and Dorothy Gish playing sisters in the movie! It must have been fun for them. If I remember correctly, I saw the last half of it on TCM when Lillian Gish had a Summer Under the Stars day a few summers ago. But I need to watch it all the way through from start to glorious finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie Webb Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 If I remember correctly, I saw the last half of it on TCM when Lillian Gish had a Summer Under the Stars day a few summers ago. But I need to watch it all the way through from start to glorious finish. I watched it for the first time not long ago when TCM showed it during silent Sunday. I really like Lillian Gish, so I was excited that they played that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 A few more silent classics were recently added on Amazon Prime: THE AFFAIRS OF ANATOL (1921)..with Gloria Swanson THE COUNTY FAIR (1920)..with Helen Jerome Eddy THE GENERAL (1926)..with Buster Keaton THE LOVE OF SUNYA (1927)..with Gloria Swanson A ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS (1917)..with Mary Pickford STELLA MARIS (1918)..with Mary Pickford 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 These silent classics were added on Amazon Prime: THE CHEAT (1915)..with Fannie Ward ORPHANS OF THE STORM (1921)..with Lillian Gish THE MARRIAGE CIRCLE (1924)..with Adolphe Menjou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie Webb Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 A few more silent classics were recently added on Amazon Prime: THE AFFAIRS OF ANATOL (1921)..with Gloria Swanson THE COUNTY FAIR (1920)..with Helen Jerome Eddy THE GENERAL (1926)..with Buster Keaton THE LOVE OF SUNYA (1927)..with Gloria Swanson A ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS (1917)..with Mary Pickford STELLA MARIS (1918)..with Mary Pickford I LOVED Stella Maris (1918), the story of a girl who has grown up believing a fantasy and thinking the world is only goodness and must suddenly adapt to living in a cruel reality; a poor orphan who never received love or kindness realizes that there are good people in the world. It was the first Pickford film I ever saw and it made me adore Mary Pickford. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelleLeGrand1 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I LOVED Stella Maris (1918), the story of a girl who has grown up believing a fantasy and thinking the world is only goodness and must suddenly adapt to living in a cruel reality; a poor orphan who never received love or kindness realizes that there are good people in the world. It was the first Pickford film I ever saw and it made me adore Mary Pickford. I was fortunate to see Stella Maris a few years ago at Cinevent, with live piano accompaniment by Philip Carli. Mary was such a great actress that I completely forgot she was playing two parts. Stunning piece of work. Lucky you having this film as your first Pickford. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie Webb Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I was fortunate to see Stella Maris a few years ago at Cinevent, with live piano accompaniment by Philip Carli. Mary was such a great actress that I completely forgot she was playing two parts. Stunning piece of work. Lucky you having this film as your first Pickford. Oh, that sounds like so much fun, I'd love to see it with live accompaniment! I could hardly tell that it was Mary in both parts, her demeanor and looks were so totally different! I love that this movie was not just a sweet love story, it had its dark twists. What a climatic ending! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie Webb Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I was fortunate to see Stella Maris a few years ago at Cinevent, with live piano accompaniment by Philip Carli. Mary was such a great actress that I completely forgot she was playing two parts. Stunning piece of work. Lucky you having this film as your first Pickford. TCM recently showed Mary Pickford: Muse of the Movies and it was so interesting, I loved hearing Mary herself describe her introduction to movies and how it was to work with a legendary director like D. W. Griffith. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelleLeGrand1 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Thanks to TopBilled's posting, I discovered a group of silent films (including Stella Maris, and 3 Valentinos just for Natalie!) with wonderful piano scores composed and performed by Keith Taylor. He understands the relationship between the visuals and music, unlike so many newer musicians, whose scores seem at odds with the films. http://aakeithtaylor.com/DVDs.html They can be viewed on YouTube, or purchased either through his site or Amazon. The video quality is excellent. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie Webb Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Thanks to TopBilled's posting, I discovered a group of silent films (including Stella Maris, and 3 Valentinos just for Natalie!) with wonderful piano scores composed and performed by Keith Taylor. He understands the relationship between the visuals and music, unlike so many newer musicians, whose scores seem at odds with the films. http://aakeithtaylor.com/DVDs.html They can be viewed on YouTube, or purchased either through his site or Amazon. The video quality is excellent. Those are very cool, I watched Son of The Sheik with his score today, and it was marvelous, thank you for the link! I especially liked his music for the scene where Ahmed (Rudy) sees Yasmin (Vilma Banky) from a balcony, and crushes the flower she throws to him, the music fit perfectly; that was always one of the most memorable scenes to me, so I was excited to hear the music went so well with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 A very early Ernst Lubitsch film has been added on Amazon Prime: THE EYES OF THE MUMMY (1918)...it was the first collaboration between Lubitsch and Pola Negri. For more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Augen_der_Mumie_Ma 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie Webb Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Some more I discovered on Amazon Prime: SHORE LEAVE THE EAGLE THE BLASPHEMER BLOOD AND SAND THE GOOSE WOMAN CAMPUS KNIGHTS THE JOYLESS STREET DON Q SON OF ZORRO THE GARDEN OF EDEN ROBIN HOOD LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY SPARROWS THE LOVE LIGHT THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD POLLYANNA THREE MUSKETEERS THE BLACK PIRATE I see a few Valentino films on there, I love The Eagle! Little Annie Rooney (1925) with Mary Pickford was so sad, I think it's one of the saddest silent movies I've ever watched. Mary's expressions were so good, her facial expressions are so perfect, no dialogue is needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 There's an interesting historical film from 1917 on Amazon Prime: For more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Ross_(film) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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