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.
Late Monday morning I was crying. A quick look at Twitter let me know something I hoped wouldn’t happen yet had.
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…
My San Francisco Silent Film Festival preview was interrupted due to being felled by a bug, but I want to mention a surefire hit of the fest screening today–Colleen Moore in Why Be Good? (1929). Thanks to Ron Hutchinson and The Vitaphone Project, Colleen Moore returns to the festival in Why Be Good (1929)! Her Wild Oat Screened…
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,…
Saturday’s post was the start of my San Francisco Silent Film Festival coverage. I’m happy to announce Spellbound by Movies has received official press accreditation to the festival! In the coming days, look to this blog for an in-depth preview to the festival, an interview or two, and onsite write-ups. I’ll be live-tweeting the event here…
