Silent Movies

The Last Laugh / Der letzte Mann (1924) [Masters of Cinema #23] Movies

Posted by ETRU at Oct. 25, 2014

A landmark work in the history of the cinema, Der letzte Mann represents a breakthrough on a number of fronts. Firstly, it introduced a method of purely visual storytelling in which all intertitles and dialogue were jettisoned, setting the stage for a seamless interaction between film-world and viewer. Secondly, it put to use a panoply of technical innovations that continue to point distinct ways forward for cinematic expression nearly a century later. It guides the silent cinema’s melodramatic brio to its lowest abject abyss — before disposing of the tragic arc altogether. The lesson in all this? That a film can be anything it wants to be… but only Der letzte Mann (and a few unforgettable others) were lucky enough to issue forth into the world under the brilliant command of master director F.W. Murnau.

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The Last Laugh / Der letzte Mann (1924) [Masters of Cinema #23] [Re-UP] Movies

Posted by Someonelse at April 12, 2015

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Eclipse Series 10: Silent Ozu - Three Family Comedies (1931-1933) [Criterion Collection] [REPOST] Movies

Posted by Notsaint at June 16, 2013

In the late twenties and early thirties, Yasujiro Ozu was working steadily for Shochiku studios, honing his craft on dozens of silent films in various genres, from romantic melodramas to college comedies to gangster pictures—and, of course, movies about families. In these three droll domestic films—Tokyo Chorus, I Was Born, But . . . , and Passing Fancy, presented here with all-new scores by renowned silent-film composer Donald Sosin—Ozu movingly and humorously depicts middle-class struggles and the resentments between children and parents, establishing the emotional and aesthetic delicacy with which he would transform the landscape of cinema."

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Play On! Shakespeare In Silent Film (2016) Movies

Posted by RSU75 at June 10, 2019

Over 300 Shakespeare films from all over the world were produced during the silent era, most of which are now lost. This compilation from the BFI National Film and Television Archive showcases some of the very best material that survives.

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(Comedy) Silent Movie / La derniere folie de Mel BROOKS [DVDrip] Movies

Posted by galmuchet at Nov. 13, 2007

(Comedy) Silent Movie / La derniere folie de Mel BROOKS [DVDrip]
RIP+UP | XviD-1034 |mp3@128 | 576 320 | No Words (English+French subbed) | DVD Cover & Sticker | 1h24 | 700 Mb
USA 16 June 1976
Directed by Mel BROOKS

Avec/Cast Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Sid Caesar, Burt Reynolds, Paul Newman …
Réalisateur à succès, Mel Funn voit sa carrière compromise par un irrésistible penchant pour l'alcool. Aidé par Marty et Dom, ses deux amis fidèles, il décide de tenter un ultime retour à Hollywood. Dans ce but, il désire monter un projet novateur : tourner un film muet et burlesque interprété par quelques-unes des plus grandes vedettes du moment. Mais l'heure est venue de trouver des producteurs.

SILENT MOVIE is director Mel Brooks's comic tribute to the golden days of the silent screen. A movie within a movie, SILENT MOVIE stars Brooks as Mel Funn, a filmmaker who has seen better days–for one thing, he's just come out of a bout with the bottle. When his best friends (Marty Feldman and Dom DeLuise) rescue him from despair and convince him to make another attempt at moviemaking, Mel comes up with an idea–a silent picture. Alas, this is the 1970s, and in order to get backing from wacky, frazzled studio chief Sid Caesar, the three pals have to get lots of celebrities to agree to be in their silent picture. SILENT MOVIE is, in fact, silent, and all the celebrities play themselves (or parodies of themselves). Funny, warm, and packed with sight gags galore, the film evokes the days of Chaplin, Keaton, and Pickford and Fairbanks while remaining oddly, and wondrously, contemporary. There is hardly a funnier scene than when Burt Reynolds–vainly admiring himself in the mirror while showering–is talked-up about the movie by DeLuise, Brooks, and Feldman, all in the shower together.

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Silent Night, Deadly Night: Complete Collection (1984-1991) Movies

Posted by Notsaint at Jan. 5, 2012

One of the most controversial slasher films of all time-and its sicko sequel-are back like never before, presented uncut, uncensored, and together for the first time ever!

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Mikio Naruse's 5 Silent films (1931-1934) Movies

Posted by gubaidulina at Dec. 30, 2010

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HC Silent Service - Silent Service: Set One (2000) Movies

Posted by vivid23 at Jan. 7, 2015

They were hunters under the sea, living and operating in cramped, claustrophobic quarters. If they perished, they knew would meet a hideous death on the ocean floor. They were the men of THE SILENT SERVICE. The incredible achievements of these heroes come alive in this extraordinary set. Drawing on declassified documents, interviews with submariners and their enemies, combat footage and visits to museums where the ships are preserved, we'll get a sense of what it was like to serve beneath the waves.

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The Movies Begin [5 DVD5s] [2002] Movies

Posted by mook45 at Aug. 13, 2009

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Carlos Reygadas – Stellet licht / Silent Light / Luz silenciosa (2007) Movies

Posted by newland at May 9, 2010

Johan and Esther have been married for years, and live with their children in a Mennonite community from the north of Mexico. Against the law of God and man, Johan falls in love with another woman.

I was amazed by Silent Light – the setting, the language, the delicacy of the interactions between the people on screen, the drama of redemption. And most of all by Carlos Reygadas's extraordinarily rich sense of cinema, evident in every frame. A surprising picture, and a very moving one as well. — Martin Scorsese

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