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Kev Morrison
Film Handler

Posts: 76
From: Land of the Mouse, USA
Registered: Feb 2018

posted September 03, 2018 09:33 AM

Folks,

Read a very interesting article on the Wall Street Journal website today regarding a growing interest in the old silent films:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/silent-films-make-roaring-return-with-help-from-younger-audiences-1535907601

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Mike Newell
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: United Kingdom
Registered: Jun 2003

posted September 03, 2018 05:44 PM

Ken

They already have returned. They are called Marvel Super Heroes Star Wars etc No plot no dialogue worth talking anout just silly costumes and millions of dollars of special effects. Now that the bulk of box office receipts come from overseas we can expect more of the same until the bubble bursts 😫😫

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Kev Morrison
Film Handler

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From: Land of the Mouse, USA
Registered: Feb 2018

posted September 06, 2018 01:46 PM

Ummm… Mike....

No - what the WSJ article was referring to is the growing interest in REAL, OLD (ex, Charlie Chaplin) silent movies.

What is being done is the movies are shown with a live pianist, organist, etc supplying the background music.

Seems that the younger generation find this venue quite interesting, and enjoy watching.

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