formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
In the early 1900s when motion pictures first came about, theaters weren’t commonplace, especially in towns and villages. To make films more accessible, groups of individuals dressed in magician-like garb, carried projectors and reels in caravans, set up tents and … Continued
This is a guest post for Silent London by Amran Vance, who runs the London Silent Film Meetup group and is part of the team behind the wonderful Kennington Bioscope.Nitrate. Dangerous, volatile, endangered, nitrate.Its allure drew film curators, historians and … Continued
London is the best city in the world for silent cinema. OK, so maybe I should admit to a little bias, but really, between the BFI Southbank, the Barbican, the London Film Festival, the Phoenix cinema in Finchley, and the … Continued
http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/what-s-on/silent-festival-has-a-lot-to-shout-about-1-3347939
http://www.moviemail.com/blog/origins-of-silent-cinema/1973-Gaumont-Alice-Guy-and-global-success-silent-cinema-in-France/
http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/film/kevin-brownlow-giving-silent-movies-a-voice-1-3334139