I'm going to pull something off the racks which I spent a lot of time tracking down-Stiller's Johan 1921 followed by the modern silent remake Juha 1999 by Aki Kaurismäki.

tis a hard choice but very fond of The Mark of Zorro

Back on the big screen from March 29-April 3 at different venues in Toronto. Features include Our Dancing Daughters and a rare screening of Variety, Finnish modern short The Force that Through the Green Fire Fuels the Flower, that was screened in Porderone will show on the closing night with Variety...

Wow, it's tough to come up with a list of wishes when perched on Santa's knee. I'm keeping it to a dull roar since I may have been a bit naughty this year.http://www.nitrateville.com/posting.php?mode=reply&f=1&t=10879#" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank Books (because reading improves t...

Sunday Silents are back at it at the Revue Cinema in Toronto. The ever popular Buster Keaton in STEAMBOAT BILL JR. plus an interesting early travelogue short on Toronto in the 1920s. Live accompaniment by Bill O'Meara. Sunday March 13 at 4pm

I saw this film last year at Eastman House at a Toronto Film Society weekend and it also screened in May of 2010 for the 360/365 festival in Rochester. There is a lot of deterioration right at the beginning but the rest of it looks fantastic. This is a very naturalistic film, very well photgraphed a...

Well, we made through last year and had so much fun that we're crazy enough to do it again this year. Great guest programmers with Rob Brooks heading up our Mary Pickford Biograph shorts; blogger Chris Edwards with his Shorts from the Lawless Days 1896-1911 and a whole wack of goodies from our comed...

It was a usual, a wonderful time and everyone in Syracuse (and Rome) should be proud of festival.

Toronto is having its first silent film festival this April 6th -15th. including a screening with the Toronto Theatre Organ Society on the 6th with Clark Wilson of Columbus Ohio playing Canada's Largest Wurlitzer Organ. Different musicians at every screening-4 different venues. The shorts programme ...