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FilmStruck – A Fond Farewell

October 31, 2018 By retromoviebuff Leave a Comment

There are disappointments in the life of a cinephile that cause her to sigh and shrug. Say the implosion of MoviePass and a film-a-day deal that always seemed too good to last. And then there are injustices so great they make her rail against the heavens like Howard Beale in Network: FilmStruck is shutting down […]

Filed Under: Film Appreciation, Lists Tagged With: Animation, Classic Hollywood, Criterion Collection, Danny Kaye, FilmStruck, Fredric March, French Films, Harold Lloyd, Max von Sydow

Not-so-silent cinema: The Art of Silent Film Music

August 10, 2017 By retromoviebuff Leave a Comment

This article was originally published on Starring NYC (now sadly defunct) and has been dusted off and spruced up for its Retro Movie Buff debut. Ben Model believes silent cinema is the worst name for a film genre. Not only is it patently misleading, it’s also a little dull. “It sounds like you’re going to […]

Filed Under: Film Appreciation Tagged With: Charlie Chaplin, Classic Hollywood, Comedy, Film Music, Harold Lloyd, Silent Film

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