So apparently, outside of the States, he wasn't even allowed to have a last name. :? I've also found an ad from December 5, 1922, which advertises the showing of two old "Fatty"-films. So it's apparently true that his films still made business in Europe after the scandal. This may have been common ...

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1678/26168571295_67a2dfd4c2_z.jpg It's rare to honor a star two months running, but having honored Asta Nielsen's groundbreaking silent work last month, this month it only seems appropriate to highlight her most beloved sound role, as the zany Swedish maid in the Thin...

http://shop.dfi.dk/shop/asta-nielsen-214p.html It seems to be out of stock. :( Do you know if it's just temporarily sold out? Dang, didn't notice that. Here's another place you could try: http://www.edition-filmmuseum.com/product_info.php/language/en/info/p15_Asta-Nielsen--Vier-Filme.html Thank you...

Back to Mod lyset and the language problem: It's available on a DVD collection with other Asta titles from the Danish Film Institute, with English subtitles: http://shop.dfi.dk/shop/asta-nielsen-214p.html How much is 99,00 DDK? 99 DKK is about €13 or $15, plus a few cents. :) You can use sites like...

My family back in Australia have now had the privilege of not one but two separate exhibitions of the sumptuous costumes, the latest of which are on exhibition right now - http://missfisherexhibition.com.au/ . I wish I could go to this but I hope my Australian friends can catch at least an exhibiti...

Great work, Silencebound, and good thinking on backing it up. I'll keep following this thread for updates. :) At any rate I am in awe of Silencebound's painstaking work. Reminds me of stories of the medieval monks who would spend months or even years tediously transcribing books by hand. And very ex...

I don't mind this story (and I wouldn't mind one about "can you believe there were newsreels" to borrow missdupont's words). We've all had to start somewhere and if it gets people interested in silent film, that's a good thing. Who knows if someone reading this won't join us here in a few years? Wha...

I'd be interested in this too.

I'm looking at this on a small screen, but is it just me or are those marks at the margins where it would be cut off?

Maybe I'm lucky because the stars I love best don't seem to have done anything I'd consider particularly bad. There are certainly stories about them, but at worst they just tell me that they're humans who could make poor choices or be very troubled. Some of the stories about them are sad, and I feel...

maliejandra wrote:I was shocked to see The Martian up for Best Picture because while I enjoyed it enormously, I didn't think of it as anything more than a fun blockbuster movie.

Same here. It seems like a strange choice for a Best Picture nomination.

This was sad and shocking to hear, especially so soon after David Bowie.