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Very nice write-up. One would think holding the fest on a University campus will generate local film lovers to make a few unscheduled visits to various showings throughout the weekend. Back in the day one could always find unwanted conversations on film theory going on at any local campus bar. Some...

They got a good one over there now, "what lost film would you give anything to see?". There's a thread which has never been started before. I don't know whether thats better than the "what's your favorite MacDonald and Eddy Movie" thread, or the attempt to spread misinformation ...

Slapsticon features known, unknown early film comedians By Liz Leslie Special to the H-T June 23, 2013 . Silent comedy is no oxymoron. For anyone familiar with the antics of legendary Charlie Chaplin or Fatty Arbuckle, expressive comedic actors paired with jaunty musical accompaniments can be engros...

Chance of thunderstorms all week with temps near 90 degrees....?? I smell potential for a good old-fashioned Midwest F5 tornado. (That seems to be the only level that Mother Nature produces anymore) Forget the rain-gear and galoshes. I'm bringing alone my Grandpa's storm cellar. Well, there aren't ...

Well, the prints are prepped, the bags are packed, and this week a lot of films by funny dead people and live people who like them will be wending their way Mid-Westward towards Bloomington, Indiana to converge at Slapsticon 2013. We wish you all safe travels back and forth, and look forward to seei...

Turn the sound off, because the music is horrible, but here is the first reel, all that apparently exists, on THE GIFT SUPREME (1920) starring Bernard J. Durning and Seena Owen and featuring Lon Chaney. Quality is not great, but at least you get to see it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rFGDBySZYg ...

This one's a jaw-dropper. Broadcast Nov 6, 1958, the strangest adaptation of Joseph Conrad's book ever perpetrated. Worth it to see Boris Karloff as Kurtz:








RICHARD M ROBERTS

Todays note is for the 1941 Columbia programmer MYSTERY SHIP, directed by Lew Landers and starring Paul Kelly and Lola Lane: MYSTERY SHIP Yeah, on the surface MYSTERY SHIP don’t look like much, Paul Kelly and Lola Lane in the leads, and a young, pre-JOLSON STORY Larry Parks as the best friend. Lane’...

Jim Reid wrote:It's got everything I've wanted to know and couldn't find anywhere. This is a definate must-have!
Thanks for this book, Richard!

Thanks Again Jim, for both the nice words and moving it to the right thread.


RICHARD M ROBERTS

It's got everything I've wanted to know and couldn't find anywhere. This is a definate must-have! Thanks for this book, Richard! You're welcome Jim, and thanks for the nice words. Oh, I give up, if you're gonna praise my book in the wrong thread, what else can I do? We don't do all that moving thre...