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The PaulAJoyce
@pauljoyce07.bsky.social
I write about silent film and theatre when I’m not publishing, cycling, walking or listening. Also Liverpool Football Club.

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Our Beth’s train is now delayed by 14 minutes…
February 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
BIG three points today for LFC Women, Ceri Holland deservedly player of the match, grit, speed and skill!!?
February 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Oh no, Ricky Gervais won’t like this…
I’m so proud of all the Olympic athletes speaking out about the bullshit that is happening here. That’s what patriotism looks like.
February 8, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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February 8, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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Just love this heron ignoring but perfectly matching our decoy by the garden pond.
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Oh my. It not only exists but it has arrived! #LouiseBrooks #RareGrooves #SilentFilm
February 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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Your Black History Moment

Not in The Epstein Files.
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Everyone now hates the United States… or rather it’s Government. This is the new “special relationship”… 🇺🇸
February 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM
And it’s still nowhere near break-even…
Yet ANOTHER disgraceful violation of the Geneva Convention!
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
February 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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I don’t want to depress you all but the entire media and political class will have moved on from this latest Trump racist outburst by tomorrow, Monday at the very latest. He gets away with it every time - because he is allowed to get away with it, and because he floods the zone.
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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Remembering the brilliant Ramon Novarro on his birthday 💖
February 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
@silentlondon.bsky.social’s poll results are out and thank you to the lovely person for the shout out and for placing me in the same sentence as Paul Cuff and Pamela Hutchinson!! #SilentFilm

silentlondon.co.uk/2026/02/04/t...
February 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Oh my. It not only exists but it has arrived! #LouiseBrooks #RareGrooves #SilentFilm
February 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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Congrats to all the winners of the 2025 @silentlondon.bsky.social poll!!!! 😍🎊🎞️🎊

silentlondon.co.uk/2026/02/04/t...

We're chuffed to see shout-outs to ROWDY ANN and @karenpearlman.bsky.social's "feminist archival gem" BREAKING PLATES in the coveted "Best Intertitle" category!
The Silent London Poll of 2025 – the winners!
Would love to say that any delay in posting these results was merely a tactic to increase anticipation… but that would be a fib. Thanks so much to everyone who voted and congratulations to the winn…
silentlondon.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
AMW one of the very finest!
Remembering the exquisite Anna May Wong who died on this day in 1961 💖
February 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Quiet, quiet… quieter… bit less quiet… LOUD! LOUD!!! LOUDER!!!! #PostRock #Mogwai

m.youtube.com/watch?v=i1HZ...
Mogwai: Christmas Steps (1998) Official Video
YouTube video by dubwurst2000
m.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Who is this?
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Two Horses
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February 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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This week’s Louise Brooks clip comes from JUST ANOTHER BLONDE (1926), where Brooks plays against type as the bookish Diana O’Sullivan in Alfred Santell’s Coney Island rom-com. Even in fragmentary form, her wit, intelligence, and unmistakable screen presence shine through.
February 3, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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Two Sevens Clash
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February 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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This week's review covers THE COMING OF AMOS (1925), all about an Australian who travels to Cannes and tangles with a Russian princess and her serial killer ex.

Since this is a Hollywood production, the finale hinges on a boomerang.

moviessilently.com/2026/02/02/t...
The Coming of Amos (1925) A Silent Film Review
A strapping Australian lad packs his bags to go stay with his uncle on the French Riviera and falls in love with an exiled Russian princess. Needless to say, nothing goes as planned.
moviessilently.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“Frankly, Emerald, I don’t give a damn.”
February 1, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Morning all.

Photographer John Bulmer, ‘Old Man Leeds’ 1965.
January 31, 2026 at 8:53 AM