I watched Murnau's Faust, from 1926 today. Based on the Goethe telling of the story, which I'm not familiar with. I do know the Christopher...
I haven’t! Nanook would probably be the only “documentary” from this period that I’ve seen. I really enjoyed it, so would happily watch similar. I...
I watched Nanook of the North tonight. Controversial (ish) for a few reasons, of which is that scenes in this are staged, which doesn't really...
If anybody likes this band and doesn’t have tickets to their UK Stadium shows, their Cardiff show is obviously well undersold because Ticketmaster...
Watched Murnau's Sunrise today. Really enjoyed it. It blends fantasy in with the narrative in a really great way throughout. A few great moments...
Watched a film from 1976 called The Snake Prince tonight. It's really something special here, a psychedelic, funky, proggy Wuxia musical. It has...
Watched Haxan and Metropolis this week, both for the first time. Metropolis is such a massive film, wonderful sets, and a brilliantly mechanical...
The previous decade felt like it was full of curios, this is the first decade where there are films that I actually love, as opposed to just find...
Boiling hot day today, so what are some film suggestions on a day like today for films that feel hot? Stuff like Do the Right Thing, Texas...
It was a serial film, they were pretty popular around this period, Fantomas was another famous ish serial film from the same director. They’re...
Les Vampires is episodic as opposed to a genuine 7 hour film, so it’s closer to a TV series than like Satantango or something.
Haven't seen much from this period! I watched a bunch of Melies shorts a little while ago, and I like how they basically work as magic tricks,...
Happy to see these threads again in some form, but is there much interest in a month for pre 1920s cinema? Maybe this is just my ignorance...
Random question that maybe people here are knowledgable about… Does a fully uncut version of Ken Russels The Devils from 1971 exist and is...
[ATTACH] Everytime we see Lam Suet in films, me and my wife point to the screen and say “Lam Suet” like a pair of simpletons.
