This week’s mail is giving me festival FOMO! Here are my immediate reactions to the 2026 San Francisco Silent Film Festival schedule.
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Learn more about the San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s 2025 venue and why you should be excited!
Tonight at 5 PM PDT, Turner Classic Movies launches the Special Home Edition of its annual festival with A STAR IS BORN (1954). Here’s a highly personal list of picks not to miss!
That time I channeled False Maria while on break from the San Francisco Silent Film Festival while wearing a Medusa cap—because why not? The festival gave me a new appreciation of METROPOLIS (1927).
Sorry for the radio silence! Here’s what I’ve been up to while on hiatus.
Get the scoop on Flicker Alley’s BEHIND THE DOOR (1919) contest!
Late Monday morning I was crying. A quick look at Twitter let me know something I hoped wouldn’t happen yet had.
I’d been keeping a secret for a little while, in case it fell through, but it happened! I made a guest appearance on First Time Watchers this week. It’s a movie podcast hosted by Tim Costa, Hermano DaSilva, and Walter Vinci. I want to disclose the last host is one of my cousins! Movie madness runs…
I confess I took an unannounced hiatus from Spellbound by Movies. That doesn’t mean I’ve not been indulging in my movie love. I had an overwhelmingly good time at the twentieth San Francisco Silent Film Festival, and I flew out to New York state for my second Capitolfest, which remains a favorite. I’ll be blogging…
Saturday morning’s program starts with the family-friendly Speedy (1928), and some parents likely will bring their tots for an outing to this screening. I love seeing kids getting their introduction to silents or enjoying a return trip to the festival. Comedies are a great gateway into silent film for all ages. In this slapstick feature,…
