🎬 South West Silents 🎬
@SWSilents
Celebrating #SilentFilm via many live events held throughout the South West region and beyond! Spin-off organisation, the newly launched @FilmNoirUK.
Hey #Bristol! Have you got tickets for our next set of #SilentFilm events @MegascreenBri yet?! Expect, comedy, action and romance: Wizard of Oz Double Bill: ti.to/film-noir-uk/w… WW1 Double Bill: ti.to/film-noir-uk/w… Comedy Western Double Bill: ti.to/film-noir-uk/w…
A great event yesterday @CineRedis with @henrykmiller and @bryonydixon marking 100 Years of the Film Society. More #SilentFilm adventures today with Anna May Wong. More info: watershed.co.uk/cinema-redisco…
A #SilentFilm masterpiece and a perfect release from the @Eurekavideo #MastersOfCinema team! Check out @jamesmjharrison's review of Jean Epstein's Finis Terræ (1929), plus, a chance to win a copy: southwestsilents.com/post/finis-ter…
Don't forget to join us during @CineRedis in #Bristol for a special event marking 100 Years of the Film Society. Hosted by the @BFI's great @bryonydixon it should be a real film history treat: watershed.co.uk/whatson/13312/…
Hey #FilmNoir fans! Don’t forget, you can find us on on other socials as well: #Facebook: m.facebook.com/FilmNoirUK #Instagram: instagram.com/swsilents #BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/filmno… #Newsletter: southwestsilents.com/subscribe
Paul from the great Prince Charles Cinema (@ThePCCLondon) is in #Bristol for @CineRedis!
As part of @FilmNoirUK’s #FilmNoirFest this coming November, in Weston-super-Mare. The #FilmNoir festival will be screening #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928) + The Great Train Robbery (1903) both with live music by Neil Brand. Festival passes now on sale: ti.to/film-noir-uk/f…
We're very much gearing up for Cinema Rediscovered Film Festival (@CineRedis) in #Bristol next week; what are you planning to see? Full festival line-up here: watershed.co.uk/cinema-redisco…
We're getting very excited about #Bookish; a brand new detective series from @Markgatiss and @DrMatthewSweet. The series starts this Wednesday, 8PM, @alibi_channel. More info: uandalibi.co.uk
We held a memorial celebration for Peter Jewell last week and it was lovely to remember him with his family and friends. There's a story on the University website at news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-hum…
We've spent this month's budget of a florin on marketing - so need your help! We'd love you to spread the word about #TPTV with all those you know. Do share the poster 😊 and welcome them to a world of proper telly - #LifeInThePastLane - TPTV Free 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week!
Watch the new trailer for Battleship Potemkin with music by @petshopboys
You wait for one book on #Welsh born star Ray Milland (1907-1986) and two come along at once. 🏴 #Wales Reviews for both are on the way for the @SWSilents/@FilmNoirUK website. For now tho, check out the website’s blog here: southwestsilents.com/blog
New edition of our SWS Newsletter, featuring highlights to this month’s #Bristol Cinema Rediscovered Film Festival, is almost ready. So don’t forget to sign up here: southwestsilents.com/subscribe The full @CineRedis festival lineup is here: watershed.co.uk/cinema-redisco…
Just wondering if the odd #SilentFilm will pop up on @BBCRadio3’s #SoundOfCinema with @DrMatthewSweet Saturday afternoon, 4PM! It’s all about Prehistoric Cinema after all.. You never know: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
Our Milestone July Newsletter is out today! Charles Burnett, Marcel Ophuls, Kevin Brownlow and more... mailchi.mp/milestonefilms…
A very rare chance to see #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928) plus, Edwin S. Porter's classic The Great Train Robbery (1903). Passes have just gone on sale for @FilmNoirUK's #FilmNoirFest: ti.to/film-noir-uk/f…
Our ‘Heritage #FilmNoir’ event on the Sunday of #FilmNoirFest will be a #SilentFilm double bill (with live music) with Edwin S. Porter’s The Great Train Robbery (1903) and a rare chance to see crime drama Forgotten Faces (1928). Passes on sale: ti.to/film-noir-uk/f…
As passes go on sale here: ti.to/film-noir-uk/f… Here is a very brief #thread 🧵what to expect at this year’s #FilmNoirFest…
Our good friend @MattPage reviews the latest release by the great @flickeralley team; Cecil B. DeMille's #silentfilm #epic The King of Kings (1927). Plus, a chance to win a new Blu-ray copy of it: southwestsilents.com/post/the-king-…
As always; we highly recommend @BBCRadio3’s excellent #SoundOfCinema with @DrMatthewSweet. Especially this week’s episode looking at Surrealism and the Cinema. Plenty of #SilentFilm action here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03…
