South West Silents
@swsilents.bsky.social
Celebrating #SilentFilm via many live events held throughout the South West region and beyond! Spin-off organisation, Film Noir UK.
A couple of pics taking during our screening of #SilentFilm The Battle of the Somme (1916) with live music by Stephen Horne. Our thanks to the Imperial War Muesum. Next up, Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory (1957). Thanks also to @filmhubsw.bsky.social @20thcflicks.bsky.social.
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A couple of pics taking during our screening of #SilentFilm The Battle of the Somme (1916) with live music by Stephen Horne. Our thanks to the Imperial War Muesum. Next up, Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory (1957). Thanks also to @filmhubsw.bsky.social @20thcflicks.bsky.social.
Another fantastic #SilentFilm talk from the @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social team today. We will post the link for the video when it gets uploaded later on. Don’t forget to follow them as well.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Another fantastic #SilentFilm talk from the @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social team today. We will post the link for the video when it gets uploaded later on. Don’t forget to follow them as well.
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Latest essay is on Paths of Glory, which we’re showing with @swsilents.bsky.social 22 November with The Battle of the Somme. Links to the event in the essay.
Spoiler alert: essay includes details of the story of Paths of Glory.
Spoiler alert: essay includes details of the story of Paths of Glory.
Festival of Ideas 3: Paths of Glory and the Brutality of Military Incompetence
Andrew Kelly
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Latest essay is on Paths of Glory, which we’re showing with @swsilents.bsky.social 22 November with The Battle of the Somme. Links to the event in the essay.
Spoiler alert: essay includes details of the story of Paths of Glory.
Spoiler alert: essay includes details of the story of Paths of Glory.
Join us this Sat, 12PM, for our special #WW1 double bill with #SilentFilm The Battle of the Somme (1916) with live music by Stephen Horne + Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory (1957) on #Bristol’s biggest cinema screen: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social & @20thcflicks.bsky.social
Thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social & @20thcflicks.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Join us this Sat, 12PM, for our special #WW1 double bill with #SilentFilm The Battle of the Somme (1916) with live music by Stephen Horne + Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory (1957) on #Bristol’s biggest cinema screen: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social & @20thcflicks.bsky.social
Thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social & @20thcflicks.bsky.social
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Coming up 22 November: I’m introducing @swsilents.bsky.social events on The Battle of the Somme and Paths of Glory. Here’s my latest piece on the anti-war cinema of the First World War. Details of events are in the article. Sign up for more essays there, too.
Festival of Ideas 2: Anti-War Cinema and the First World War
Andrew Kelly
festivalofideas.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Coming up 22 November: I’m introducing @swsilents.bsky.social events on The Battle of the Somme and Paths of Glory. Here’s my latest piece on the anti-war cinema of the First World War. Details of events are in the article. Sign up for more essays there, too.
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Big thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday. Here’s a couple of pics of us testing the films before we opened the doors… gives you a good sense how impressive the Megascreen is. Thank you to @filmhubsw.bsky.social and @20thcflicks.bsky.social. We are back next weekend: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
November 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Big thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday. Here’s a couple of pics of us testing the films before we opened the doors… gives you a good sense how impressive the Megascreen is. Thank you to @filmhubsw.bsky.social and @20thcflicks.bsky.social. We are back next weekend: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
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A week today - 22 November - we’re showing with @swsilents.bsky.social The Battle of the Somme and Paths of Glory. In my latest essay I look at the anti-war cinema of the First World War. open.substack.com/pub/festival.... Subscribe for free for more.
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
A week today - 22 November - we’re showing with @swsilents.bsky.social The Battle of the Somme and Paths of Glory. In my latest essay I look at the anti-war cinema of the First World War. open.substack.com/pub/festival.... Subscribe for free for more.
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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If you want more Adolphe Menjou he’s in Paths of Glory 22 November with @swsilents.bsky.social. ti.to/film-noir-uk...
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
If you want more Adolphe Menjou he’s in Paths of Glory 22 November with @swsilents.bsky.social. ti.to/film-noir-uk...
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A lost film rises from the deep! 🌊 Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919), newly restored after being presumed lost, shimmers back to life. 🎬 Watch the clip here, then stream the full film for free at SFFP’s site.
www.youtube.com/watc...
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
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#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
“The White Heather” (1919) | 2025 Restoration Clip | San Francisco Film Preserve
Watch the complete, newly restored silent film, featuring a new score by the renowned Stephen Horne, on San Francisco Film Preserve’s website: https://filmpreserve.org/restoration/the-white-heather/
“The White Heather,” directed by Maurice Tourneur. Starring: Holmes Herbert, Mabel Ballin, Ben Alexa
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November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A lost film rises from the deep! 🌊 Maurice Tourneur’s THE WHITE HEATHER (1919), newly restored after being presumed lost, shimmers back to life. 🎬 Watch the clip here, then stream the full film for free at SFFP’s site.
www.youtube.com/watc...
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
www.youtube.com/watc...
#SanFranciscoFilmPreserve #SilentFilm #FilmSky
Well, us SWS types, have queued for 6 to 9 hour #SilentFilm screenings mind!
Who waits in line for a 100-year-old, 5-hour silent movie? New Yorkers, of course: gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
Who waits in line for a 100-year-old, 5-hour silent movie? New Yorkers, of course: gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
Who waits in line for a 100-year-old, 5-hour silent movie? New Yorkers, of course.
"Napoleon" sells out Film Forum in screenings a century in the making.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Well, us SWS types, have queued for 6 to 9 hour #SilentFilm screenings mind!
Who waits in line for a 100-year-old, 5-hour silent movie? New Yorkers, of course: gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
Who waits in line for a 100-year-old, 5-hour silent movie? New Yorkers, of course: gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
See Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Paths of Glory (1957) on the #Bristol Megascreen with The Battle of the Somme (1916) (thanks to The Imperial War Museum) with live music by Stephen Horne.
Saturday 22nd November., 12PM. Tickets available here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Saturday 22nd November., 12PM. Tickets available here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
See Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Paths of Glory (1957) on the #Bristol Megascreen with The Battle of the Somme (1916) (thanks to The Imperial War Museum) with live music by Stephen Horne.
Saturday 22nd November., 12PM. Tickets available here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
Saturday 22nd November., 12PM. Tickets available here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
As part of @filmnoiruk.bsky.social’s #FilmNoirFest this Sunday, in Weston-super-Mare. The #FilmNoir festival will be screening #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928) + The Great Train Robbery (1903) both with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social
Tickets: rhyl.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
Tickets: rhyl.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
October 31, 2025 at 8:27 AM
As part of @filmnoiruk.bsky.social’s #FilmNoirFest this Sunday, in Weston-super-Mare. The #FilmNoir festival will be screening #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928) + The Great Train Robbery (1903) both with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social
Tickets: rhyl.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
Tickets: rhyl.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
Maria Riva, Actress and Daughter of Marlene Dietrich, Dies at 100: She appeared in films as a child with her mom before becoming a great star for CBS in the early days of television: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...
Maria Riva, Actress and Daughter of Marlene Dietrich, Dies at 100
She appeared in films as a child with her mom before becoming a great star for CBS in the early days of television.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Maria Riva, Actress and Daughter of Marlene Dietrich, Dies at 100: She appeared in films as a child with her mom before becoming a great star for CBS in the early days of television: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/m...
Don’t forget to join us this December for a special Gloria Swanson double bill as part of the BFI’s Melodrama Season. We have 1925’s Stage Struck with live music by Meg Morley and Sunset Boulevard (1950) all at the Bristol Megascreen. With thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
October 29, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Don’t forget to join us this December for a special Gloria Swanson double bill as part of the BFI’s Melodrama Season. We have 1925’s Stage Struck with live music by Meg Morley and Sunset Boulevard (1950) all at the Bristol Megascreen. With thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
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Well. A bit overwhelmed to read this. www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/what-t...
Matthew Sweet’s exit from Radio 3’s Sound of Cinema is a disaster
Twelve years ago, a film-music show on the BBC induced a sinking feeling. But this host defied us all
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Well. A bit overwhelmed to read this. www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/what-t...
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How it started; how it finished. A full house for our showing of the first major BBC2 series The Newcomers (1964) about Bristol and John Boorman’s reflections on this 21 years later in Money Into Light. Thanks @swsilents.bsky.social for the partnership and James Harrison for the photos.
October 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
How it started; how it finished. A full house for our showing of the first major BBC2 series The Newcomers (1964) about Bristol and John Boorman’s reflections on this 21 years later in Money Into Light. Thanks @swsilents.bsky.social for the partnership and James Harrison for the photos.
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New on the blog today for the #1925Club, I've written about GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES by Anita Loos.
A wonderfully witty satire featuring Lorelei, the ultimate girl about town. It's smart, engaging and a whole lot of fun! #BookSky 💙📚 #FilmSky
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A wonderfully witty satire featuring Lorelei, the ultimate girl about town. It's smart, engaging and a whole lot of fun! #BookSky 💙📚 #FilmSky
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos – a post for the #1925Club
As some of you will already know, Karen and Simon are hosting another of their hugely popular ‘Club’ events this week. In fact, it’s ten years since they started this venture, so congratulations to…
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October 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
New on the blog today for the #1925Club, I've written about GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES by Anita Loos.
A wonderfully witty satire featuring Lorelei, the ultimate girl about town. It's smart, engaging and a whole lot of fun! #BookSky 💙📚 #FilmSky
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/g...
A wonderfully witty satire featuring Lorelei, the ultimate girl about town. It's smart, engaging and a whole lot of fun! #BookSky 💙📚 #FilmSky
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/g...
Don’t forget #SilentFilm fans in the UK! The clocks go back tonight; so an extra hour in bed at least!
a black and white photo of a man hanging from a clock on a building .
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October 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Don’t forget #SilentFilm fans in the UK! The clocks go back tonight; so an extra hour in bed at least!
Just under a month until our #WW1 Special Double Bill with #SilentFilm The Battle of the Somme (1916) with live music by Stephen Horne + Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Paths of Glory (1957) both on #Bristol’s Megascreen. More info: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
October 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Just under a month until our #WW1 Special Double Bill with #SilentFilm The Battle of the Somme (1916) with live music by Stephen Horne + Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Paths of Glory (1957) both on #Bristol’s Megascreen. More info: ti.to/film-noir-uk...
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Listen to myself and @neilkbrand.bsky.social talk and babble to @www.johnbleasdale.com for the Writers on Film Podcast all about #Pordenone’s Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto 2025 and #SilentFilm in general.
Neil talks! I babble! Thanks to John for ticking this off my bucket list! 😁
Neil talks! I babble! Thanks to John for ticking this off my bucket list! 😁
October 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Listen to myself and @neilkbrand.bsky.social talk and babble to @www.johnbleasdale.com for the Writers on Film Podcast all about #Pordenone’s Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto 2025 and #SilentFilm in general.
Neil talks! I babble! Thanks to John for ticking this off my bucket list! 😁
Neil talks! I babble! Thanks to John for ticking this off my bucket list! 😁
We’ll be tuning in one last time to #BBCRadio3’s #SoundOfCinema today at 4PM! Big shout out to @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social for being at the helm for the past 12 years! Very much our Tom Baker of the Sound of Cinema world 😁!
October 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
We’ll be tuning in one last time to #BBCRadio3’s #SoundOfCinema today at 4PM! Big shout out to @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social for being at the helm for the past 12 years! Very much our Tom Baker of the Sound of Cinema world 😁!
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#AlfredHitchcock #BernardHerrmann
Just landed on the desk… release date in January 2026. Review on the way via @swsilents.bsky.social blog: www.southwestsilents.com/blog
Just landed on the desk… release date in January 2026. Review on the way via @swsilents.bsky.social blog: www.southwestsilents.com/blog
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#AlfredHitchcock #BernardHerrmann
Just landed on the desk… release date in January 2026. Review on the way via @swsilents.bsky.social blog: www.southwestsilents.com/blog
Just landed on the desk… release date in January 2026. Review on the way via @swsilents.bsky.social blog: www.southwestsilents.com/blog
Singular tickets for our Heritage #FilmNoir event during @filmnoiruk.bsky.social #FilmNoirFest are on sale.
See The Great Train Robbery (1903) and a rare chance to see crime #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928); all with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social: wsm.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
See The Great Train Robbery (1903) and a rare chance to see crime #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928); all with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social: wsm.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Singular tickets for our Heritage #FilmNoir event during @filmnoiruk.bsky.social #FilmNoirFest are on sale.
See The Great Train Robbery (1903) and a rare chance to see crime #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928); all with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social: wsm.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
See The Great Train Robbery (1903) and a rare chance to see crime #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928); all with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social: wsm.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...
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I review the UK @criterion.bsky.social release of Howard Hughes’ very bloated but action packed #WW1 blockbuster Hell’s Angels (1930); plus a chance to win a copy all on the @swsilents.bsky.social website: www.southwestsilents.com/post/hell-s-...
October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I review the UK @criterion.bsky.social release of Howard Hughes’ very bloated but action packed #WW1 blockbuster Hell’s Angels (1930); plus a chance to win a copy all on the @swsilents.bsky.social website: www.southwestsilents.com/post/hell-s-...