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From Stuntman to Santa Claus: The Crazy, True Story of Bill Strother
Harold Lloyd’s 1924 film “Safety Last” is known as the film where he climbs the side of a building, narrowly escaping death. Much of this was achieved with special effects, but the footage of the actual climb was real. It was all thanks to a chance encounter between Lloyd and professional building climber Bill Strother.
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Director of Babylon on the “catastrophic “ end of silent film
http://www.slashfilm.com/1092449/director-damien-chazelle-found-the-early-talkies-to-be-a-catastrophic-loss-for-cinema/ Anyone looking forward to the movie Babylon? I’ve heard some complaining already that it’s not historically accurate, but I’m prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt. Here’s an interview with the director, Damien Chazelle, that’s worth a read. Damien Chazelle: Comparing some of the last silent films to some of the first
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NPR article on early women filmmakers
http://www.npr.org/2022/08/29/1115290748/discovering-the-forgotten-women-of-silent-cinema Nice piece here about a lobby card exhibit, but more importantly about women filmmakers during the silent era. Anita Loos, Marion Davies, and the Talmage sisters are mentioned.
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Courtney is a film historian and fan of silent film.
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