South West Silents
@swsilents.bsky.social
Celebrating #SilentFilm via many live events held throughout the South West region and beyond! Spin-off organisation, Film Noir UK.
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A lost film rises from the deep! 🌊 Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919), newly restored after being presumed lost, shimmers back to life. 🎬 Watch the clip here, then stream the full film for free at SFFP’s site.
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#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
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#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
“The White Heather” (1919) | 2025 Restoration Clip | San Francisco Film Preserve
Watch the complete, newly restored silent film, featuring a new score by the renowned Stephen Horne, on San Francisco Film Preserve’s website: https://filmpreserve.org/restoration/the-white-heather/
“The White Heather,” directed by Maurice Tourneur. Starring: Holmes Herbert, Mabel Ballin, Ben Alexa
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November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A lost film rises from the deep! 🌊 Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919), newly restored after being presumed lost, shimmers back to life. 🎬 Watch the clip here, then stream the full film for free at SFFP’s site.
www.youtube.com/watc...
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
www.youtube.com/watc...
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
Well, us SWS types, have queued for 6 to 9 hour #SilentFilm screenings mind!
Who waits in line for a 100-year-old, 5-hour silent movie? New Yorkers, of course: gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
Who waits in line for a 100-year-old, 5-hour silent movie? New Yorkers, of course: gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
Who waits in line for a 100-year-old, 5-hour silent movie? New Yorkers, of course.
"Napoleon" sells out Film Forum in screenings a century in the making.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Well, us SWS types, have queued for 6 to 9 hour #SilentFilm screenings mind!
Who waits in line for a 100-year-old, 5-hour silent movie? New Yorkers, of course: gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
Who waits in line for a 100-year-old, 5-hour silent movie? New Yorkers, of course: gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
See Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Paths of Glory (1957) on the #Bristol Megascreen with The Battle of the Somme (1916) (thanks to The Imperial War Museum) with live music by Stephen Horne.
Saturday 22nd November., 12PM. Tickets available here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Saturday 22nd November., 12PM. Tickets available here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
See Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Paths of Glory (1957) on the #Bristol Megascreen with The Battle of the Somme (1916) (thanks to The Imperial War Museum) with live music by Stephen Horne.
Saturday 22nd November., 12PM. Tickets available here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Saturday 22nd November., 12PM. Tickets available here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
As part of @filmnoiruk.bsky.social’s #FilmNoirFest this Sunday, in Weston-super-Mare. The #FilmNoir festival will be screening #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928) + The Great Train Robbery (1903) both with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social
Tickets: rhyl.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
Tickets: rhyl.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
October 31, 2025 at 8:27 AM
As part of @filmnoiruk.bsky.social’s #FilmNoirFest this Sunday, in Weston-super-Mare. The #FilmNoir festival will be screening #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928) + The Great Train Robbery (1903) both with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social
Tickets: rhyl.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
Tickets: rhyl.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
Maria Riva, Actress and Daughter of Marlene Dietrich, Dies at 100: She appeared in films as a child with her mom before becoming a great star for CBS in the early days of television: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...
Maria Riva, Actress and Daughter of Marlene Dietrich, Dies at 100
She appeared in films as a child with her mom before becoming a great star for CBS in the early days of television.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Maria Riva, Actress and Daughter of Marlene Dietrich, Dies at 100: She appeared in films as a child with her mom before becoming a great star for CBS in the early days of television: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...
Don’t forget to join us this December for a special Gloria Swanson double bill as part of the BFI’s Melodrama Season. We have 1925’s Stage Struck with live music by Meg Morley and Sunset Boulevard (1950) all at the Bristol Megascreen. With thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
October 29, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Don’t forget to join us this December for a special Gloria Swanson double bill as part of the BFI’s Melodrama Season. We have 1925’s Stage Struck with live music by Meg Morley and Sunset Boulevard (1950) all at the Bristol Megascreen. With thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
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Well. A bit overwhelmed to read this. www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/what-t...
Matthew Sweet’s exit from Radio 3’s Sound of Cinema is a disaster
Twelve years ago, a film-music show on the BBC induced a sinking feeling. But this host defied us all
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October 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Well. A bit overwhelmed to read this. www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/what-t...
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How it started; how it finished. A full house for our showing of the first major BBC2 series The Newcomers (1964) about Bristol and John Boorman’s reflections on this 21 years later in Money Into Light. Thanks @swsilents.bsky.social for the partnership and James Harrison for the photos.
October 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
How it started; how it finished. A full house for our showing of the first major BBC2 series The Newcomers (1964) about Bristol and John Boorman’s reflections on this 21 years later in Money Into Light. Thanks @swsilents.bsky.social for the partnership and James Harrison for the photos.
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New on the blog today for the #1925Club, I've written about GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES by Anita Loos.
A wonderfully witty satire featuring Lorelei, the ultimate girl about town. It's smart, engaging and a whole lot of fun! #BookSky 💙📚 #FilmSky
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A wonderfully witty satire featuring Lorelei, the ultimate girl about town. It's smart, engaging and a whole lot of fun! #BookSky 💙📚 #FilmSky
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos – a post for the #1925Club
As some of you will already know, Karen and Simon are hosting another of their hugely popular ‘Club’ events this week. In fact, it’s ten years since they started this venture, so congratulations to…
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October 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
New on the blog today for the #1925Club, I've written about GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES by Anita Loos.
A wonderfully witty satire featuring Lorelei, the ultimate girl about town. It's smart, engaging and a whole lot of fun! #BookSky 💙📚 #FilmSky
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/g...
A wonderfully witty satire featuring Lorelei, the ultimate girl about town. It's smart, engaging and a whole lot of fun! #BookSky 💙📚 #FilmSky
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Don’t forget #SilentFilm fans in the UK! The clocks go back tonight; so an extra hour in bed at least!
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October 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Don’t forget #SilentFilm fans in the UK! The clocks go back tonight; so an extra hour in bed at least!
Just under a month until our #WW1 Special Double Bill with #SilentFilm The Battle of the Somme (1916) with live music by Stephen Horne + Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Paths of Glory (1957) both on #Bristol’s Megascreen. More info: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
October 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Just under a month until our #WW1 Special Double Bill with #SilentFilm The Battle of the Somme (1916) with live music by Stephen Horne + Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Paths of Glory (1957) both on #Bristol’s Megascreen. More info: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
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Listen to myself and @neilkbrand.bsky.social talk and babble to @www.johnbleasdale.com for the Writers on Film Podcast all about #Pordenone’s Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto 2025 and #SilentFilm in general.
Neil talks! I babble! Thanks to John for ticking this off my bucket list! 😁
Neil talks! I babble! Thanks to John for ticking this off my bucket list! 😁
October 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Listen to myself and @neilkbrand.bsky.social talk and babble to @www.johnbleasdale.com for the Writers on Film Podcast all about #Pordenone’s Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto 2025 and #SilentFilm in general.
Neil talks! I babble! Thanks to John for ticking this off my bucket list! 😁
Neil talks! I babble! Thanks to John for ticking this off my bucket list! 😁
We’ll be tuning in one last time to #BBCRadio3’s #SoundOfCinema today at 4PM! Big shout out to @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social for being at the helm for the past 12 years! Very much our Tom Baker of the Sound of Cinema world 😁!
October 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
We’ll be tuning in one last time to #BBCRadio3’s #SoundOfCinema today at 4PM! Big shout out to @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social for being at the helm for the past 12 years! Very much our Tom Baker of the Sound of Cinema world 😁!
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#AlfredHitchcock #BernardHerrmann
Just landed on the desk… release date in January 2026. Review on the way via @swsilents.bsky.social blog: www.southwestsilents.com/blog
Just landed on the desk… release date in January 2026. Review on the way via @swsilents.bsky.social blog: www.southwestsilents.com/blog
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#AlfredHitchcock #BernardHerrmann
Just landed on the desk… release date in January 2026. Review on the way via @swsilents.bsky.social blog: www.southwestsilents.com/blog
Just landed on the desk… release date in January 2026. Review on the way via @swsilents.bsky.social blog: www.southwestsilents.com/blog
Singular tickets for our Heritage #FilmNoir event during @filmnoiruk.bsky.social #FilmNoirFest are on sale.
See The Great Train Robbery (1903) and a rare chance to see crime #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928); all with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social: wsm.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
See The Great Train Robbery (1903) and a rare chance to see crime #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928); all with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social: wsm.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Singular tickets for our Heritage #FilmNoir event during @filmnoiruk.bsky.social #FilmNoirFest are on sale.
See The Great Train Robbery (1903) and a rare chance to see crime #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928); all with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social: wsm.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
See The Great Train Robbery (1903) and a rare chance to see crime #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928); all with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social: wsm.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
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I review the UK @criterion.bsky.social release of Howard Hughes’ very bloated but action packed #WW1 blockbuster Hell’s Angels (1930); plus a chance to win a copy all on the @swsilents.bsky.social website: www.southwestsilents.com/post/hell-s-...
October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I review the UK @criterion.bsky.social release of Howard Hughes’ very bloated but action packed #WW1 blockbuster Hell’s Angels (1930); plus a chance to win a copy all on the @swsilents.bsky.social website: www.southwestsilents.com/post/hell-s-...
Co-director @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social selects his top five #SilentFillm titles from this year's Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto 2025 in #Pordenone, Italy: www.southwestsilents.com/post/festiva...
October 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Co-director @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social selects his top five #SilentFillm titles from this year's Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto 2025 in #Pordenone, Italy: www.southwestsilents.com/post/festiva...
We are back in #Wareham this November for the #SilentFilm Weekender; tickets and passes on sale: www.therex.co.uk/news/18363
Our thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social.
Our thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social.
October 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
We are back in #Wareham this November for the #SilentFilm Weekender; tickets and passes on sale: www.therex.co.uk/news/18363
Our thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social.
Our thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social.
It’s #InternationalChefsDay! So here’s the great Max Linder!
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October 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
It’s #InternationalChefsDay! So here’s the great Max Linder!
How Hungary’s Film Heritage Rose From its Ashes: Inside a Model of Movie Preservation and National Cinema Revival: variety.com/2025/film/gl...
How Hungary’s Film Heritage Rose From its Ashes: Inside a Model of Movie Preservation and National Cinema Revival
How Hungary’s NFI rebuilt film heritage from scratch: film archive, lab and film fund unite to restore, digitize and share classics globally.
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October 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
How Hungary’s Film Heritage Rose From its Ashes: Inside a Model of Movie Preservation and National Cinema Revival: variety.com/2025/film/gl...
There was a very good stream event last night about Lost #SilentFilm titles called Mysteries in the Frame; The Art of Identifying (Lost) Silent Films thanks to @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social!
Don’t miss out on the November event. You can signup for updates here: filmpreserve.org/receive-upda...
Don’t miss out on the November event. You can signup for updates here: filmpreserve.org/receive-upda...
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October 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
There was a very good stream event last night about Lost #SilentFilm titles called Mysteries in the Frame; The Art of Identifying (Lost) Silent Films thanks to @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social!
Don’t miss out on the November event. You can signup for updates here: filmpreserve.org/receive-upda...
Don’t miss out on the November event. You can signup for updates here: filmpreserve.org/receive-upda...
How Hungary’s Film Heritage Rose From its Ashes: Inside a Model of Movie Preservation and National Cinema Revival: variety.com/2025/film/gl...
How Hungary’s Film Heritage Rose From its Ashes: Inside a Model of Movie Preservation and National Cinema Revival
How Hungary’s NFI rebuilt film heritage from scratch: film archive, lab and film fund unite to restore, digitize and share classics globally.
variety.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
How Hungary’s Film Heritage Rose From its Ashes: Inside a Model of Movie Preservation and National Cinema Revival: variety.com/2025/film/gl...
Hey #Bristol! Keep an eye out for our two posters featuring Joan Crawford and Gloria Swanson for the #BFI Too Much Melodrama season. Our thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social, @bristolaquarium.bsky.social.
Crawford Double Bill: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Swanson Double Bill: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Crawford Double Bill: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Swanson Double Bill: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
October 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Hey #Bristol! Keep an eye out for our two posters featuring Joan Crawford and Gloria Swanson for the #BFI Too Much Melodrama season. Our thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social, @bristolaquarium.bsky.social.
Crawford Double Bill: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Swanson Double Bill: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Crawford Double Bill: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Swanson Double Bill: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
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ACH Smith introduces The Newcomers, which we are showing 26 October with @swsilents.bsky.social. Article is here and you can subscribe (free) for more on The Newcomers and other articles. Link at the bottom of the article
The Newcomers 1: Meet the Smiths (and Others)
ACH Smith
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October 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
ACH Smith introduces The Newcomers, which we are showing 26 October with @swsilents.bsky.social. Article is here and you can subscribe (free) for more on The Newcomers and other articles. Link at the bottom of the article
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My piece on the Pordenone Silent Film Festival is up. Enjoy.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/john-bleasda...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/john-bleasda...
The festival that shows why silent films still speak loudly
The reels from Palestine and Italy might be a century old - but they feel shockingly of the moment
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October 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
My piece on the Pordenone Silent Film Festival is up. Enjoy.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/john-bleasda...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/john-bleasda...