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Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>Sorry <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroView</span></a> friends s need to re schedule for Tuesday b/c my migraine is back. Super sorry fro the sudden canceling. Drop by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SatMat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SatMat</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> (info ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/115013566146165450" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@analgesicslee</span><span class="invisible">p/115013566146165450</span></a>)<br>+Next week <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MusComEnt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusComEnt</span></a> has“Dazed &amp; Confused” &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroView</span></a> has 70s Stoner music. see yall latter/sorry💕</p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>Thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SesameSquirrel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SesameSquirrel</span></a></span> for that bit of North country lies and sadness.. See y’all around <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TVMysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TVMysteries</span></a> friends, enjoy the rest of your week💕💕💕</p><p>PS- I have a lore fun stuff this week (“Troop Bevelery Hills” on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MusComEnt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusComEnt</span></a>, All female bands on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroView</span></a>) But most importantly: “Sherlock Holme” (1916) on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> so drop by for that if you’re available Sunday night (info ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/115013570439992201" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@analgesicslee</span><span class="invisible">p/115013570439992201</span></a>)</p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>Last but not least, Join me for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> on Sunday night @ ⚠️ 10pm EST/9pm CST⚠️ with Mystery and Romance <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFilm</span></a>! Feature Presentation: “Sherlock Holmes” (1916)🇺🇸. Playlist available here (<a href="https://tinyurl.com/bde6purp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/bde6purp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) I hope to see y’all then💕<br>(4/4)</p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>Thanks for tuning in! Avant-Garde week is always a favorite of mine… Join me next week when <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> has Mystery and Romance <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFilm</span></a> featuring a cinematic first and some Sherlock Holmes . Until then, have a safe and wonderful week ahead💕</p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>“Ghost” is part of a series of films Taskashi Itō made in the 1980s utilizing what would become his signature long exposure and Timelapse photography. He’s also using an animatronic stop motion camera instead of a standard movie camera<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ghost1984" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ghost1984</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaskashiIto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaskashiIto</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>And finally “Ghost” (1984) directed and written by Japanese experimental filmmaker and writer Taskashi Itō (<a href="https://tinyurl.com/2zn3cb48" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/2zn3cb48</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ghost1984" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ghost1984</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaskashiIto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaskashiIto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFilm</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>They kept the camera rolling b/c once he started, Keaton was indefatigable. He’d often re-start scenes to give another take on the script or to immediately revise his previous interpretation (Photos: Buster Keaton conferring w/Samuel Beckett and director Alan Schneider on the set of “Film” c.1965)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film1965" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film1965</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SamuelBeckett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SamuelBeckett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BusterKeaton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusterKeaton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlanSchneider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlanSchneider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFilm</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>Beckett was new to film but was headstrong in his aesthetic and intent. Keaton was a consummate performer who was always interested in doing something new (Photo: Keaton&amp;Beckett on the set of “Film” c. 1965)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film1965" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film1965</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SamuelBeckett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SamuelBeckett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BusterKeaton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusterKeaton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFilm</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>It’s said that Buster Keaton and Samuel Beckett didn’t get along but moreso it was just that they worked in companionable silence. (Photo: Samuel Beckett examining portions of “Film” c. 1965)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film1965" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film1965</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SamuelBeckett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SamuelBeckett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BusterKeaton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusterKeaton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlanSchneider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlanSchneider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFilm</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>Samuel Beckett and Alan Schneider originally sent scripts to Charlie Chaplin ,who as far as we know never responded which is understandable since post his early days at Keystone Films Chaplin had an aversion to acting in scripts written by other people. Zero Mostel was also considered<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film1965" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film1965</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SamuelBeckett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SamuelBeckett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlanSchneider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlanSchneider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharlieChaplin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharlieChaplin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFilm</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>Next we have “Film” (1965) (<a href="https://tinyurl.com/37b47u5f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/37b47u5f</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) written by Samuel Beckett, starring Buster Keaton and directed by Alan Schneider (with significant input by Beckett and some troubleshooting by Keaton)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film1965" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film1965</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SamuelBeckett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SamuelBeckett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BusterKeaton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusterKeaton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlanSchneider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlanSchneider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFilm</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>I get the feeling that the people who made “Peter Pan” (1924) sat down and watched “The Blue Bird” (1918) A LOT<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBlueBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheBlueBird</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>The score for “The Blue Bird” (1918) is based on the music used in the American version of the 1908 play but it was re-recorded for the home media release<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBlueBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheBlueBird</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>Maeterlinck’s “The Blue Bird” was actually the most popular children’s fantasy story in film, theater and radio before adaptations of “Peter Pan” and “The Wizard of Oz” started being made. After that and the fairy tale adaptations from Disney, it fell into obscurity <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBlueBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheBlueBird</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>Human Animal acts (as in humans dressing like/acting like animals) were big on vaudeville and live theater and that carried over to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFilm</span></a> era as well. Think of them as the Motion Capture of the day only without those weird pajama-things<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBlueBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheBlueBird</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>Idk how much the flame/fire effects where intentional or how much are b/c of damage to this film. Combined they really make for a great image nonetheless <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBlueBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheBlueBird</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>“The Blue Bird” (1918) is based on the 1908 Belgian fairy tale play “L'Oiseau Bleu” written by Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck. You can read the play (in English) in its entirety here (<a href="https://archive.org/details/bluebird0000maur_i9c3/page/n7/mode/2up" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/bluebird00</span><span class="invisible">00maur_i9c3/page/n7/mode/2up</span></a>)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBlueBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheBlueBird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MauriceMaeterlinck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MauriceMaeterlinck</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>I didn’t mean to go with a “dream-y fantasy” theme for this week’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> that just sort of happened<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrumesDAutomne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrumesDAutomne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AutumnMists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutumnMists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBlueBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheBlueBird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film1965" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film1965</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ghost1984" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ghost1984</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>And now our feature presentation: “The Blue Bird” (1918) directed by Maurice Tourneur (<a href="https://tinyurl.com/yaxr86hy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/yaxr86hy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBlueBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheBlueBird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MauriceTourneur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MauriceTourneur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFilm</span></a></p>
Dr. Dani Sanchez<p>If “Brumes d'Automne/Autumn Mists” (1929) seems familiar it’s because we’ve featured both the director Dimitri Kirsanoff and leading lady Nadia Sibirskaïa, a French actress and dancer who later married Soviet-born Kirsanoff, in their earlier collaboration “Ménilmontant” (1926) last February (<a href="https://tinyurl.com/5ynvafac" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/5ynvafac</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>). Also, both films tread similar dream-like, poetic territory. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFlickerSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFlickerSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrumesDAutomne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrumesDAutomne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AutumnMists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutumnMists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Menilmontant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Menilmontant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DimitriKirsanoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DimitriKirsanoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NadiaSibirskaia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NadiaSibirskaia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilentFilm</span></a></p>