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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · 2d

Our next show! Tues. October 28 — a secret 1930s horror feature, Castle Films digests of the “complete” Frankenstein saga, plus more. All on 16mm film! More info + tix via sprocketsociety.org/coming-soon/ Part of ALL MONSTERS ATTACK! from @grandillusioncinema.org

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · 3d

The Italian streaming service hosting the series admittedly has some irritations, even after doing this for 5 years. (Has anyone told them about playlists?? Or how subtitles should be positioned onscreen, FFS?!?) But it’s still worth totally worth the ~US$35.

The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · 3d

ICYMI the Pordenone silent film festival is underway, and folks like us who can’t teleport there can get in on their streaming edition. Films from day 2 are still online (for a bit), so if you carpe diem you’ll not have missed much. Recommended! www.mymovies.it/ondemand/gio...

Le giornate del cinema muto 2025 - Enjoy the silence!

In streaming su MYmovies. Scegli il tuo accredito

www.mymovies.it

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · 20d

As the article says, this particular Seven Gables was in Seattle. See the link. (Not sure there ever was one in Portland, but maybe I’m mistaken.) Sorry you didn’t like King of Hearts as a child. I wouldn’t call it boring, but it’s not really a children’s movie. cinematreasures.org/theaters/12068

Seven Gables Cinema in Seattle, WA - Cinema Treasures

Built in 1925 as a American Foreign Legion dance hall. It become the eponymous flagship cinema of Seven Gables Cinema, when purchased from the AFL ...

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · 20d

Heil, heil right in Der Fuhrer’s face youtu.be/I1583adUqSg

"Der Fuehrer's Face" Performed by Spike Jones and His City Slickers

YouTube video by History Comes to Life

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Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org · 20d

RIP to local cinema legend Randy Finley. Before there was a Seven Gables theater chain in Seattle there was The Movie House at 1403 NE 50th St., also founded by Randy. He ran it until the late 70s when Paul Doyle took over and renamed it The Grand Illusion.

www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23d

If someone’s not mourning the death of Robert Redford in a manner that’s consistent with your views, make sure you set up a database, call their employer, and get them fired.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Sep 7

For most Americans, the date 1913 means nothing. For Americans on the far right fringes, 1913 has long been a date of great significance. Here’s a piece from the antisemitic rag “American Mercury” in 1957, for example. One of their writers at the time was George Lincoln Rockwell.

Seth Cotlar, mostly now at t... @ • 11/29/22
Replying to @SethCotlar
If Elon keeps heading the direction he is, then Twitter will just become a frictionless vector of evidence-free right wing propaganda like Gab or Truth Social...and the majority of people like me who have no interest in occupying a space like that will stop spending time here.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · Aug 27

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Aug 27

AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.

Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action

Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.

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Citizen Screen @citizenscreen.bsky.social · Aug 20

Groucho Marx and Marlene Dietrich on the Paramount lot, 1932

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · Aug 16

Super excited to be part of this free outdoor show on Friday 8/22 in Bellingham! Melies, Keaton, Weber, Hazards of Helen, and Felix the Cat — all accompanied live by members of the Bellingham Symphony (incl. 2 new scores). More info at sprocketsociety.org/coming-soon/

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Lubitsch Touch. …er, kinda literally.

Silent Movie GIFs @silentmoviegifs.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Marriage Circle (1924)
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch

The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · Jul 25

That…does not make me want Pepsi.

The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · Jul 24

It’s confounding, for sure.

The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · Jul 24

I’ve heard other Curtiz cognoscenti use the “fez” homophone. One pronunciation clue is probably that at age 19 in 1905, while still living in Hungary, he took the name Mihály Kertész. He adopted Michael Curtiz when he came to the US in 1926 to work at Warner Bros.

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · Jul 20

Carl Laemmle Sr. was particularly incensed by the use of classical music in the movie. Incest, necrophilia, drugs, Satanism, and flaying…but oh god, not classical music!

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · Jul 19

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
July 18,1951

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER
P1 NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE WALKING DOWNTOWN
SLUGGO: NO MOVIES TONIGHT-I'VE
ONLY GOT THE PRICE OF ONE ADMISSION
P2-NANCY: I KNOW HOW WE BOTH CAN SEE A MOVIE WITH ONE ADMISSION
P3-SIGN: DRIVE-IN
THEATER
NANCY IS IN HER WAGON AND SLUGGO IS PULLING THE WAGON AS THE ENTER THE DRIVE-IN THEATER
NANCY AT THE TICKET BOOTH JUST SAYS: ONE
THE MAN IN THE TICKET BOOTH LOOKS BEWILDERED

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · Jul 17

I’ve seen that version, and I’m so excited for you! It’s magnificent and, yes, it really is the proper way to see it. Bon appetit!

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · Jul 13

“12-hour shifts, 7 days/week… (no benefits)”

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San Francisco Film Preserve @sffilmpreserve.bsky.social · Jun 19

Our most recent edition of ONLINE WITH SFFP is now available to view on our YouTube channel! On June 5, SFFP Board President Rob Byrne was joined by Ehsan Khoshbakht to discuss Lewis Milestone’s incredible body of work, including—of course—THE GARDEN OF EDEN, which SFFP restored! #FilmSky
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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · Jun 18

Pro tip: most video projectors can still do 3D!

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Jun 7

"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...

Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.

www.wnep.com

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · May 5

Monday morning, when you wake up as a professor who teaches and promotes foreign films:

a pot of white liquid is cooking on a stove with the words @tvresidence below it

Alt: a pot of white liquid is cooking on a stove and then overflows

media.tenor.com

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · Apr 13

Join us on May 30th to celebrate our 30th anniversary at our 2025 gala! Turning 30 is major for people and organizations alike–an opportunity to celebrate our accomplishments and consider how we can continue to best serve our community.

nwfilmforum.org/events/2025-...

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The Sprocket Society @sprocketsociety.bsky.social · Apr 11

Info at cinema.ucla.edu/events/japan...

Japanese Paper Films | UCLA Film & Television Archive

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