Film Friday Weekly Roundup

It's shaping up to be a fantastic week for the classic film fan, especially the ones who live in Toronto. First, we get the totally fab news that Blancanieves is Spain's official nom for Best Foreign Language Film at next year's Oscars. Stay tuned fo...

Watch: Never Weaken (1921)

Never Weaken, Harold Lloyd's last short film, was released on September 28, 1921. Directed by Fred Newmeyer, this 3 reeler with its thrilling, building dangling stunts might fairly be seen as a ramp up to the Lloyd feature <...

Watch: Diary of a Lost Girl (1929)

Ah, Louise Brooks! Diary of a Lost Girl (Tagebuch einer Verlorenen)  was released on September 27, 1929 silent film. It was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst and starred Louise...

First Keystone Productions Release is 100 Years Old Today

The first Keystone production hit movie screens on September 23, 1912. Released through Mutual, this one reel of film held two silent shorts Cohen Collects a Debt and The Water Nymph. Of course, we ...

Watch: Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt) is a 1927 German film directed by Walter Rut...

Watch: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, starring Mary Pickford, was released on September 22, 1917.  Directed by Marshall Neilan, the script was based on...

The Strange Fate of Kim's Video

This article from The Village Voice chronicles the sad, strange tale of what happened to the collection from New York's Kim's Video. Kim's Video was a very strange place, and a very New York place. Despite that this twisted story ends up in Italy, it...