https://silentlondon.co.uk A place for people who love silent film Thu, 04 Jul 2019 11:58:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ 18221625 https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/6580ced3ab55ff05d870e42773585d239c9c7b1aaef75964243a9deec3780a8f?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png https://silentlondon.co.uk no© Pamela Hutchinson 2012silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivalsNews, reviews and previews of silent film screenings in London and the UK.The podcast of the UK silent film website Silent LondonSilent London https://silentlondon.co.uk/2019/07/04/ritrovato-roundtable-il-cinema-ritrovato-2019-podcast/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2019/07/04/ritrovato-roundtable-il-cinema-ritrovato-2019-podcast/#comments Thu, 04 Jul 2019 12:00:47 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106309316 Continue reading Ritrovato Roundtable: Il Cinema Ritrovato 2019 podcast →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2019/07/04/ritrovato-roundtable-il-cinema-ritrovato-2019-podcast/feed/ 3 2106309316 Hello Sister! (1933) silentlondon Eloise Ross, Ian Mantgani, Peter Baran and Philip Concannon in the podcast studio. Le Chat (1971) Baara (1978) Silent LondonnoThe Bologna suntans are fading but the Il Cinema Ritrovato memories are still vivid. So Peter Baran and I were delighted to be joined on our latest podcast by academic and film programmer Eloise Ross, as well as filmmaker Ian Mantgani and writer Philip Concannon from the Badlands Collective. We’re chatting about our highlights, discoveries and duds … Continue reading Ritrovato Roundtable: Il Cinema Ritrovato 2019 podcast →Silent LondonThe Bologna suntans are fading but the Il Cinema Ritrovato memories are still vivid. So Peter Baran and I were delighted to be joined on our latest podcast by academic and film programmer Eloise Ross, as well as filmmaker Ian Mantgani and writer Philip Concannon from the Badlands Collective. We’re chatting about our highlights, discoveries and duds … Continue reading Ritrovato Roundtable: Il Cinema Ritrovato 2019 podcast →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/08/14/sound-barrier-a-ghost-story-2017-the-phantom-carriage-1921/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/08/14/sound-barrier-a-ghost-story-2017-the-phantom-carriage-1921/#respond Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:41:16 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106307358 Continue reading Sound Barrier: A Ghost Story (2017) & The Phantom Carriage (1921) →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/08/14/sound-barrier-a-ghost-story-2017-the-phantom-carriage-1921/feed/ 0 2106307358 phantom carriage ghostie story silentlondon Silent LondonnoA spooky double-bill for our eighth Sound Barrier podcast: A Ghost Story, David Lowery’s high-threadcount, high-concept tale of love and loss, and The Phantom Carriage, Victor Sjöström’s long, dark night of the soul. Sound Barrier: A Ghost Story (2017) & The Phantom Carriage (1921) FYI the song you can hear in the trailer for A … Continue reading Sound Barrier: A Ghost Story (2017) & The Phantom Carriage (1921) →Silent LondonA spooky double-bill for our eighth Sound Barrier podcast: A Ghost Story, David Lowery’s high-threadcount, high-concept tale of love and loss, and The Phantom Carriage, Victor Sjöström’s long, dark night of the soul. Sound Barrier: A Ghost Story (2017) & The Phantom Carriage (1921) FYI the song you can hear in the trailer for A … Continue reading Sound Barrier: A Ghost Story (2017) & The Phantom Carriage (1921) →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/07/31/sound-barrier-dunkirk-2017-the-battles-of-coronel-and-falkland-islands-1927/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/07/31/sound-barrier-dunkirk-2017-the-battles-of-coronel-and-falkland-islands-1927/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:00:09 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106307239 Continue reading Sound Barrier: Dunkirk (2017) & The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1927) →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/07/31/sound-barrier-dunkirk-2017-the-battles-of-coronel-and-falkland-islands-1927/feed/ 1 2106307239 sound barrier 7 dunkirk battles silentlondon Silent LondonnoThe Sound Barrier returns with two wartime blockbusters. In this episode, Pete Baran and I are joined in the studio by the Guardian’s Nick Dastoor. We’re debating the relative merits of Christopher Nolan’s smash-hit WWII spectacle Dunkirk and Walter Summers’ patriotic WWI re-enactment film The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1927) Sound Barrier: Dunkirk … Continue reading Sound Barrier: Dunkirk (2017) & The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1927) →Silent LondonThe Sound Barrier returns with two wartime blockbusters. In this episode, Pete Baran and I are joined in the studio by the Guardian’s Nick Dastoor. We’re debating the relative merits of Christopher Nolan’s smash-hit WWII spectacle Dunkirk and Walter Summers’ patriotic WWI re-enactment film The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1927) Sound Barrier: Dunkirk … Continue reading Sound Barrier: Dunkirk (2017) & The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1927) →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/07/09/ritrovato-roundtable-il-cinema-ritrovato-2017-podcast-report/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/07/09/ritrovato-roundtable-il-cinema-ritrovato-2017-podcast-report/#comments Sun, 09 Jul 2017 11:10:11 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106307186 Continue reading Ritrovato Roundtable: Il Cinema Ritrovato 2017 podcast report →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/07/09/ritrovato-roundtable-il-cinema-ritrovato-2017-podcast-report/feed/ 3 2106307186 Les-amours-de-minuit-da-sito-CF_46345-1 silentlondon Sensation Seekers (Lois Weber, 1927) Silent LondonnoI’m back from Bologna and joined in the podcast studio by Pete Baran and film writer Philip Concannon. We’re chatting about our highlights, discoveries and duds from the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival – a banquet of archive, vintage and restored cinema, spanning silent and sound films. Ritrovato Roundtable: Il Cinema Ritrovato 2017 podcast report The … Continue reading Ritrovato Roundtable: Il Cinema Ritrovato 2017 podcast report →Silent LondonI’m back from Bologna and joined in the podcast studio by Pete Baran and film writer Philip Concannon. We’re chatting about our highlights, discoveries and duds from the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival – a banquet of archive, vintage and restored cinema, spanning silent and sound films. Ritrovato Roundtable: Il Cinema Ritrovato 2017 podcast report The … Continue reading Ritrovato Roundtable: Il Cinema Ritrovato 2017 podcast report →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/06/11/sound-barrier-der-mude-tod-1921-the-seventh-seal-1957/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/06/11/sound-barrier-der-mude-tod-1921-the-seventh-seal-1957/#respond Sun, 11 Jun 2017 16:19:36 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106307039 Continue reading Sound Barrier: Der Müde Tod (1921) & The Seventh Seal (1957) →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/06/11/sound-barrier-der-mude-tod-1921-the-seventh-seal-1957/feed/ 0 2106307039 SeventhTod silentlondon The Seventh Seal (1957) Silent LondonnoWe’re breaking the Sound Barrier rules again. Or bending them slightly. Once more, the new-release film we want to discuss in this episode is actually silent. It’s the theatrical re-release of Fritz Lang’s Der Müde Tod (Destiny, 1921), so we decided to pair it with Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957). This means that today … Continue reading Sound Barrier: Der Müde Tod (1921) & The Seventh Seal (1957) →Silent LondonWe’re breaking the Sound Barrier rules again. Or bending them slightly. Once more, the new-release film we want to discuss in this episode is actually silent. It’s the theatrical re-release of Fritz Lang’s Der Müde Tod (Destiny, 1921), so we decided to pair it with Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957). This means that today … Continue reading Sound Barrier: Der Müde Tod (1921) & The Seventh Seal (1957) →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/06/05/san-francisco-silent-film-festival-2017-podcast-report/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/06/05/san-francisco-silent-film-festival-2017-podcast-report/#comments Mon, 05 Jun 2017 18:55:42 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106306990 Continue reading San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2017: podcast report →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/06/05/san-francisco-silent-film-festival-2017-podcast-report/feed/ 2 2106306990 Annex - Brooks, Louise (Now We're in the Air)_01 silentlondon Silent LondonnoThe San Francisco Silent Film Festival has just closed for another year. Four days of movies and music at the sumptuous Castro Theatre – and this time I was actually there! Pinch me, I still can’t believe it’s true. In this short podcast, I run through a few of my highlights of the weekend and … Continue reading San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2017: podcast report →Silent LondonThe San Francisco Silent Film Festival has just closed for another year. Four days of movies and music at the sumptuous Castro Theatre – and this time I was actually there! Pinch me, I still can’t believe it’s true. In this short podcast, I run through a few of my highlights of the weekend and … Continue reading San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2017: podcast report →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/05/28/sound-barrier-the-red-turtle-wall-e-2008/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/05/28/sound-barrier-the-red-turtle-wall-e-2008/#comments Sun, 28 May 2017 12:10:41 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106306968 Continue reading Sound Barrier: The Red Turtle & Wall-E (2008) →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/05/28/sound-barrier-the-red-turtle-wall-e-2008/feed/ 1 2106306968 wall e turtle silentlondon Silent LondonnoCome break the Sound Barrier with us again. In this episode, we go to the edge of the world and the ends of the earth and back again with two animated features. We’re talking about Studio Ghibli’s modern silent The Red Turtle (in cinemas now), and also Pixar’s beloved Wall-E from 2008. We talk about ‘Dustbuster Keaton’, teenage … Continue reading Sound Barrier: The Red Turtle & Wall-E (2008) →Silent LondonCome break the Sound Barrier with us again. In this episode, we go to the edge of the world and the ends of the earth and back again with two animated features. We’re talking about Studio Ghibli’s modern silent The Red Turtle (in cinemas now), and also Pixar’s beloved Wall-E from 2008. We talk about ‘Dustbuster Keaton’, teenage … Continue reading Sound Barrier: The Red Turtle & Wall-E (2008) →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/05/14/sound-barrier-mindhorn-the-mystery-of-the-leaping-fish-1916/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/05/14/sound-barrier-mindhorn-the-mystery-of-the-leaping-fish-1916/#comments Sun, 14 May 2017 19:00:20 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106306746 https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/05/14/sound-barrier-mindhorn-the-mystery-of-the-leaping-fish-1916/feed/ 1 2106306746 mystery of leaping fish mindhorn silentlondon Silent LondonnoThis episode of the Sound Barrier features two druggy and slightly dim detectives. We're talking about Julian Barratt's absurdly funny TV spoof Mindhorn and the cult favourite that is The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916), starring Douglas Fairbanks as sleuth Coke Ennyday.Silent LondonThis episode of the Sound Barrier features two druggy and slightly dim detectives. We're talking about Julian Barratt's absurdly funny TV spoof Mindhorn and the cult favourite that is The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916), starring Douglas Fairbanks as sleuth Coke Ennyday.silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/04/30/sound-barrier-lady-macbeth-and-the-wind-1928/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/04/30/sound-barrier-lady-macbeth-and-the-wind-1928/#respond Sun, 30 Apr 2017 19:00:48 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106306691 Continue reading Sound Barrier: Lady Macbeth and The Wind (1928) →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/04/30/sound-barrier-lady-macbeth-and-the-wind-1928/feed/ 0 2106306691 wind lady macbeth silentlondon Silent LondonnoIn this episode of the Sound Barrier, Silent London’s cinematic sommeliers pair Victor Sjostrom’s majestic The Wind (1928) with William Oldroyd’s astonishing debut feature Lady Macbeth, out in cinemas now. We highly recommend both films, which feature isolated women doing battle with the elements, and come laced with sex, violence and vengeance. In the studio, I am joined … Continue reading Sound Barrier: Lady Macbeth and The Wind (1928) →Silent LondonIn this episode of the Sound Barrier, Silent London’s cinematic sommeliers pair Victor Sjostrom’s majestic The Wind (1928) with William Oldroyd’s astonishing debut feature Lady Macbeth, out in cinemas now. We highly recommend both films, which feature isolated women doing battle with the elements, and come laced with sex, violence and vengeance. In the studio, I am joined … Continue reading Sound Barrier: Lady Macbeth and The Wind (1928) →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/04/16/sound-barrier-neruda-the-beloved-rogue-1927/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/04/16/sound-barrier-neruda-the-beloved-rogue-1927/#respond Sun, 16 Apr 2017 19:00:44 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106306557 Continue reading Sound Barrier: Neruda & The Beloved Rogue (1927) →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/04/16/sound-barrier-neruda-the-beloved-rogue-1927/feed/ 0 2106306557 naruda rogue landscape 2 silentlondon Silent LondonnoIn episode two of the Sound Barrier podcast we wax poetic, with two films about poets – specifically poets in exile. The two films we will discuss – one new release and one silent classic – are Pablo Larrain’s Neruda and The Beloved Rogue (1927) starring John Barrymore. The two films may appear to be very … Continue reading Sound Barrier: Neruda & The Beloved Rogue (1927) →Silent LondonIn episode two of the Sound Barrier podcast we wax poetic, with two films about poets – specifically poets in exile. The two films we will discuss – one new release and one silent classic – are Pablo Larrain’s Neruda and The Beloved Rogue (1927) starring John Barrymore. The two films may appear to be very … Continue reading Sound Barrier: Neruda & The Beloved Rogue (1927) →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/04/02/sound-barrier-the-lost-city-of-z-the-lost-world/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/04/02/sound-barrier-the-lost-city-of-z-the-lost-world/#comments Sun, 02 Apr 2017 19:00:49 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106306418 Continue reading Sound Barrier: The Lost City of Z & The Lost World →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/04/02/sound-barrier-the-lost-city-of-z-the-lost-world/feed/ 2 2106306418 sound barrier 3 silentlondon Silent LondonnoWelcome to a new format for the Silent London podcast – Sound Barrier, in which myself and Peter Baran partner a new-release movie with a classic from the silent era and let them fight until we find a winner. In this instalment the two contenders in the ring are both movies inspired by the British explorer … Continue reading Sound Barrier: The Lost City of Z & The Lost World →Silent LondonWelcome to a new format for the Silent London podcast – Sound Barrier, in which myself and Peter Baran partner a new-release movie with a classic from the silent era and let them fight until we find a winner. In this instalment the two contenders in the ring are both movies inspired by the British explorer … Continue reading Sound Barrier: The Lost City of Z & The Lost World →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/26/hippfest-2017-the-silent-london-podcast/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/26/hippfest-2017-the-silent-london-podcast/#comments Sun, 26 Mar 2017 10:02:34 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106306358 Continue reading Hippfest 2017: the Silent London Podcast →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/26/hippfest-2017-the-silent-london-podcast/feed/ 3 2106306358 patsy silentlondon Silent LondonnoThank you to the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival for another great week/end of music and movies in a very warm and sunny Bo’ness. I was there from Wednesday to Saturday and here’s my podcast report from the event, now in its seventh year. From Nell Shipman’s The Grub Stake and Lorenza Mazzetti’s Together to Marion … Continue reading Hippfest 2017: the Silent London Podcast →Silent LondonThank you to the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival for another great week/end of music and movies in a very warm and sunny Bo’ness. I was there from Wednesday to Saturday and here’s my podcast report from the event, now in its seventh year. From Nell Shipman’s The Grub Stake and Lorenza Mazzetti’s Together to Marion … Continue reading Hippfest 2017: the Silent London Podcast →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/06/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-four/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/06/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-four/#respond Mon, 06 Mar 2017 07:00:12 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106306347 Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part four →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/06/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-four/feed/ 0 2106306347 The Notebook of (1971) silentlondon My festival tickets Silent LondonnoMy final Silent Paris Podcast from the Toute la mémoire du monde festival of restored cinema covers three films: one silent classic, The Italian Straw Hat (1928), and two experimental American features from the 70s and 80s: The Notebook of (1971) and American Dreams (1984). The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part four The … Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part four →Silent LondonMy final Silent Paris Podcast from the Toute la mémoire du monde festival of restored cinema covers three films: one silent classic, The Italian Straw Hat (1928), and two experimental American features from the 70s and 80s: The Notebook of (1971) and American Dreams (1984). The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part four The … Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part four →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/05/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-three/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/05/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-three/#comments Sun, 05 Mar 2017 11:06:57 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106306327 Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part three →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/05/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-three/feed/ 3 2106306327 jogsaw silentlondon habit-of-happiness katka Silent LondonnoWelcome to another edition of the Silent Paris Podcast. I am at the Toute la mémoire du monde festival of restored cinema all weekend and podcasting my reports from the screenings. Saturday was a game of two halves: two silent films and two British films noir. Listen to today’s podcast to find out what I made of them … … Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part three →Silent LondonWelcome to another edition of the Silent Paris Podcast. I am at the Toute la mémoire du monde festival of restored cinema all weekend and podcasting my reports from the screenings. Saturday was a game of two halves: two silent films and two British films noir. Listen to today’s podcast to find out what I made of them … … Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part three →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/04/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-two/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/04/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-two/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2017 08:00:01 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106306311 Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part two →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/04/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-two/feed/ 2 2106306311 kingofjazz silentlondon Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Silent LondonnoIt’s the Silent Paris Podcast! I am at the Toute la mémoire du monde festival of restored cinema all weekend and podcasting my reports from the screenings. Today, I am talking about a day spent watching musicals and what they taught me about jazz, CinemaScope and silent comedy. Please do enjoy this podcast, even though it seems to veer away from … Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part two →Silent LondonIt’s the Silent Paris Podcast! I am at the Toute la mémoire du monde festival of restored cinema all weekend and podcasting my reports from the screenings. Today, I am talking about a day spent watching musicals and what they taught me about jazz, CinemaScope and silent comedy. Please do enjoy this podcast, even though it seems to veer away from … Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part two →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/03/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-one/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/03/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-one/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2017 11:14:30 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106306290 Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part one →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2017/03/03/the-silent-london-podcast-toute-la-memoire-du-monde-2017-part-one/feed/ 1 2106306290 broken-blossoms-hi-res silentlondon Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky in The Son of the Sheik Silent LondonnoWelcome to the long-awaited return of the Silent London Podcast – coming to you straight from Paris. I am at the Toute la mémoire du monde festival of restored cinema and I will be podcasting my reports from the screenings. Today, my first two days at the festival including lots of of Hollywood fare: the good, … Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part one →Silent LondonWelcome to the long-awaited return of the Silent London Podcast – coming to you straight from Paris. I am at the Toute la mémoire du monde festival of restored cinema and I will be podcasting my reports from the screenings. Today, my first two days at the festival including lots of of Hollywood fare: the good, … Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Toute la mémoire du monde 2017 part one →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2015/08/21/the-silent-london-podcast-festivals-firsts-a-favourite-and-flesh-and-the-devil/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2015/08/21/the-silent-london-podcast-festivals-firsts-a-favourite-and-flesh-and-the-devil/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2015 11:00:52 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106302633 Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Festivals, firsts, a favourite and Flesh and the Devil →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2015/08/21/the-silent-london-podcast-festivals-firsts-a-favourite-and-flesh-and-the-devil/feed/ 0 2106302633 silentlondon Flesh and the Devil (1926) Silent LondonnoBack to the studio for a full-length edition of the Silent London Podcast. I’m joined by Pete Baran to talk about the festival scene, discuss the first silents we ever watched and catch up on the news. We’re joined by London Symphony director Alex Barrett, who tells us about his favourite silent film, The Passion … Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Festivals, firsts, a favourite and Flesh and the Devil →Silent LondonBack to the studio for a full-length edition of the Silent London Podcast. I’m joined by Pete Baran to talk about the festival scene, discuss the first silents we ever watched and catch up on the news. We’re joined by London Symphony director Alex Barrett, who tells us about his favourite silent film, The Passion … Continue reading The Silent London Podcast: Festivals, firsts, a favourite and Flesh and the Devil →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2015/05/05/the-silent-london-podcast-a-visit-to-the-regent-street-cinema/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2015/05/05/the-silent-london-podcast-a-visit-to-the-regent-street-cinema/#comments Tue, 05 May 2015 12:09:40 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106302286 Continue reading The Silent London podcast: a visit to the Regent Street Cinema →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2015/05/05/the-silent-london-podcast-a-visit-to-the-regent-street-cinema/feed/ 1 2106302286 silentlondon Regent Street Cinema Silent LondonnoA trip to the cinema is not always worthy of a podcast, but the Regent Street Cinema in the West End of London is a little bit special. I first visited this cinema in October 2014, when it was still mid-refurbishment. This week, I was lucky enough to see it in all its splendour, just … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: a visit to the Regent Street Cinema →Silent LondonA trip to the cinema is not always worthy of a podcast, but the Regent Street Cinema in the West End of London is a little bit special. I first visited this cinema in October 2014, when it was still mid-refurbishment. This week, I was lucky enough to see it in all its splendour, just … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: a visit to the Regent Street Cinema →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2014/03/16/hippodrome-festival-of-silent-cinema-2014-reporting-back/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2014/03/16/hippodrome-festival-of-silent-cinema-2014-reporting-back/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2014 13:06:45 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106301083 Continue reading Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema 2014: reporting back →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2014/03/16/hippodrome-festival-of-silent-cinema-2014-reporting-back/feed/ 2 2106301083 silentlondon Silent LondonnoView this post on Instagram A post shared by Pamela Hutchinson (@pam_hutch) Silent London podcast: Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema 2014 I’ve just returned from the Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema in Bo’ness, Falkirk. It’s a fantastic event – I really enjoyed myself and only wish I could stay longer. To give you a flavour … Continue reading Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema 2014: reporting back →Silent LondonView this post on Instagram A post shared by Pamela Hutchinson (@pam_hutch) Silent London podcast: Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema 2014 I’ve just returned from the Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema in Bo’ness, Falkirk. It’s a fantastic event – I really enjoyed myself and only wish I could stay longer. To give you a flavour … Continue reading Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema 2014: reporting back →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2013/03/26/silent-london-podcast-maurice-elvey-city-lights-unsilent-films/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2013/03/26/silent-london-podcast-maurice-elvey-city-lights-unsilent-films/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:26:48 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106299933 Continue reading The Silent London podcast: Maurice Elvey, City Lights and unsilent films →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2013/03/26/silent-london-podcast-maurice-elvey-city-lights-unsilent-films/feed/ 4 2106299933 silentlondon City Lights (1931) Silent LondonnoIt’s podcast o’clock once more. This time I’m joined in the studio by the marvellous Pete Baran, and in the pub by Lucie Dutton, who tells us all about British silent film director Maurice Elvey. All that, plus a guest appearance by Otto Kylmälä, film-maker and festival organiser, praising the “subtle brilliance and mature beauty” of his … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: Maurice Elvey, City Lights and unsilent films →Silent LondonIt’s podcast o’clock once more. This time I’m joined in the studio by the marvellous Pete Baran, and in the pub by Lucie Dutton, who tells us all about British silent film director Maurice Elvey. All that, plus a guest appearance by Otto Kylmälä, film-maker and festival organiser, praising the “subtle brilliance and mature beauty” of his … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: Maurice Elvey, City Lights and unsilent films →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/10/15/the-silent-london-podcast-pordenone-special/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/10/15/the-silent-london-podcast-pordenone-special/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:03:06 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106299324 Continue reading The Silent London podcast: Pordenone special →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/10/15/the-silent-london-podcast-pordenone-special/feed/ 2 2106299324 silentlondon Pola Negri in The Spanish Dancer (1923) Silent LondonnoGreetings! I’m just back from spending a week at the 31st Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone, Italy. Between sipping espresso and circling my favourite films in the schedule, I spoke to some of my fellow travellers about their experiences of this wonderful week of silent cinema. You’ll find full coverage of the festival on … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: Pordenone special →Silent LondonGreetings! I’m just back from spending a week at the 31st Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone, Italy. Between sipping espresso and circling my favourite films in the schedule, I spoke to some of my fellow travellers about their experiences of this wonderful week of silent cinema. You’ll find full coverage of the festival on … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: Pordenone special →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/07/03/the-silent-london-podcast-comedy-special/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/07/03/the-silent-london-podcast-comedy-special/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:20:19 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106298904 Continue reading The Silent London podcast: comedy special →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/07/03/the-silent-london-podcast-comedy-special/feed/ 2 2106298904 silentlondon Charley Chase Silent LondonnoAnother podcast, and this time it’s all about the laughs in our comedy special. I’m joined in the studio by Phil Concannon of Philonfilm.net, Ayse Behçet, who writes the Charlie’s London series for Silent London, and podcast expert Pete Baran. Plus Chris Edwards of the wonderful Silent Volume blog also contributes a few well-chosen words on … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: comedy special →Silent LondonAnother podcast, and this time it’s all about the laughs in our comedy special. I’m joined in the studio by Phil Concannon of Philonfilm.net, Ayse Behçet, who writes the Charlie’s London series for Silent London, and podcast expert Pete Baran. Plus Chris Edwards of the wonderful Silent Volume blog also contributes a few well-chosen words on … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: comedy special →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/05/23/the-silent-london-podcast-british-silent-film-festival-hitchcock-and-greed/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/05/23/the-silent-london-podcast-british-silent-film-festival-hitchcock-and-greed/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 08:00:50 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106298661 Continue reading The Silent London podcast: the British Silent Film Festival, Hitchcock and Greed →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/05/23/the-silent-london-podcast-british-silent-film-festival-hitchcock-and-greed/feed/ 3 2106298661 silentlondon Greed (1924) Silent LondonnoThe podcast returns – we love the talkies don’t we? This time around, I’m lucky enough to be joined by Matthew Turner from viewlondon.co.uk and podcaster extraordinaire Pete Baran. We’ll be hearing what you thought of the recent British Silent Film Festival, anticipating the forthcoming silent Hitchcock screenings in London and Matthew will be talking about … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: the British Silent Film Festival, Hitchcock and Greed →Silent LondonThe podcast returns – we love the talkies don’t we? This time around, I’m lucky enough to be joined by Matthew Turner from viewlondon.co.uk and podcaster extraordinaire Pete Baran. We’ll be hearing what you thought of the recent British Silent Film Festival, anticipating the forthcoming silent Hitchcock screenings in London and Matthew will be talking about … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: the British Silent Film Festival, Hitchcock and Greed →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/04/11/the-silent-london-podcast-episode-one/ https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/04/11/the-silent-london-podcast-episode-one/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:10:46 +0000 http://silentlondon.co.uk/?p=2106298443 Continue reading The Silent London podcast: episode one →]]> https://silentlondon.co.uk/2012/04/11/the-silent-london-podcast-episode-one/feed/ 6 2106298443 silentlondon Josef von Sterberg's The Docks of New York Silent LondonnoThe coming of sound was always going to be a shock. But bear with me, dear readers, you’ll soon become accustomed to this new-fangled technology. Silent London has branched into the world of podcasting and and the first edition is ready for you to download and listen to now. Listen now! Episode one features Ewan … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: episode one →Silent LondonThe coming of sound was always going to be a shock. But bear with me, dear readers, you’ll soon become accustomed to this new-fangled technology. Silent London has branched into the world of podcasting and and the first edition is ready for you to download and listen to now. Listen now! Episode one features Ewan … Continue reading The Silent London podcast: episode one →silent,film,silent,cinema,cinema,film,early,cinema,music,London,screenings,festivals