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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Dec 28, 2010 8:48:33 GMT -6
As you probably know, it's getting close to that time again — time to make preparations to attend the 15th Annual Kansas Silent Film Festival! We have a couple of special treats in store for you this coming February! First off, this is a special year as we are honoring The Academy Awards®, by showing and highlighting films from 1927-1928, the year that the first awards were presented. These films include SPEEDY; THE CIRCUS; THE LAST COMMAND; and the ever-popular WINGS will once again be seen at the festival during our special Sunday matinee. Yes, you read correctly: this will be the first year ever that the Kansas Silent Film Festival will be extended into Sunday! Secondly, we have our special guest speaker, Annette D’Agostino Lloyd, author and historian on the great comedian, Harold Lloyd. She also maintains her own website at www.haroldlloyd.us/. Rumor has it that David Shepard, noted film preservationist, will once again make an appearance at this year's festival, as will Paul Gierucki, the American cinema historian who bought the can of old film marked "Keystone" at an antiques sale in Michigan and discovered it to be a lost Chaplin film, A THIEF CATCHER (1914). Make your reservations to come out and join us Fri, Sat, & Sun (Feb 25,26,& 27 2011) at Washburn University's White Concert Hall for the 15th Annual KSFF. It's open to the public and, best of all, it's FREE!!!! For more information, and a complete schedule, check us out on the web at www.kssilentfilmfest.org/. You can also follow @kssilentfilm on Twitter at twitter.com/kssilentfilm. We will also be tweeting "live" during the event. Hope to see you there in February! |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jan 18, 2011 9:54:06 GMT -6
Film preservationist David Shepard will discuss the DVD project “Chaplin at Keystone,” at Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Marvin Auditorium of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, located at 1510 SW 10th in Topeka at 2:00pm; this event is free to the public. David Shepard will show clips from the films and discuss the historical significance and the restoration process of the earliest work by Charles Chaplin. He is credited with restoring more than 150 early cinema classic films for contemporary technology; he taught cinema at the University of California at Los Angeles, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Iowa and California State University; and he has also served as director of the Louis B Mayer Film and Television Study Center at the University of Southern California. For more information, and a complete schedule, check us out on the web at www.kssilentfilmfest.org/. You can also follow @kssilentfilm on Twitter at twitter.com/kssilentfilm; we will be tweeting "live" during the event. |
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Post by dvdjunkie on Feb 17, 2011 18:23:38 GMT -6
Just was reading this when I realized that I own a very good copy of "Wings" and plan on watching it this weekend. I also found in my collection the film "The Iron Horse", which I haven't watched since I recorded it to DVD-R.
Going to make an honest effort this year to get to Kansas Silent Film Festival, if only for the day Saturday. But we are going to try and make it and make a full day of it.
A few things stand in the way, but hopefully they will get worked out so we can go.
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Feb 17, 2011 19:31:32 GMT -6
That would be wonderful, Bill!  I hope you get those obstacles taken care of, because we would love to see you and your charming wife at the film festival this year!  :thumbsup: |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Feb 19, 2011 7:58:26 GMT -6
Just dropping a little reminder that the Film Festival begins in 6 days!! I think this year is going to be our best and most successful festival yet! To stay current with everything that's going on there, we will be tweeting "live" and you may follow our Twitter feed at twitter.com/kssilentfilm. — Larry |
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Post by Midge on Feb 19, 2011 17:24:22 GMT -6
I love it that you are going to see movies that are nearly a century old, but at the same time you are using the very latest modern technology!  |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Feb 25, 2011 7:01:39 GMT -6
I love it that you are going to see movies that are nearly a century old, but at the same time you are using the very latest modern technology! I can't live without that Twitter, Girl!!!  Don't forget to keep up with the goings-on, as we will be tweeting live this weekend! :thumbsup: |
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Post by dvdjunkie on Feb 25, 2011 8:20:32 GMT -6
Okay, technology has passed me by while I was sleeping I guess. Can someone tell what a 'twitter' or 'tweeting' is. I have never heard of it, although I see the icon all the time. Evidently I don't have a phone that has all of those things. Mine is strictly for phone calls in and out.
Is 'twitter' one of those you can't live without things? I am really lost here. What did you guys do before there was such a thing as a cell phone? Oh, that's right, I am the resident 'old fart' here, and you guys were all born when cell phone and portable phones were already the thing. :companger: :companger:
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Post by Midge on Feb 25, 2011 19:15:27 GMT -6
Twitter is a social networking site that lets you send brief text messages and photos, called "tweets," from your computer or a mobile device. Tweets are a type of instant message. Typically you would tweet to let your friends updated on where you are and what you are doing. (Hey, I'm stuck in traffic on my way to the movies.") People who subscribe to your Twitter feed are called "followers." You and your followers can see each other's tweets on your cell phone if it is Internet capable. You can also post your tweets to Facebook. Many celebrities use Twitter as a way to keep their fans updated. Here's a link to the Twitter main page: www.twitter.com |
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Post by dvdjunkie on Feb 26, 2011 9:33:29 GMT -6
Thanks, Midge!!! This is way beyond me, so I will just sit at my 'puter and use facebook. My cell phone is one of those that is what you would call basic. It doesn't take pictures, and if I have internet capabilities I wouldn't know about it. I thought phones were just for in and out bound calls. Oh, well. Another step back in the world of technology for me, I guess.
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Post by Midge on Feb 26, 2011 15:39:22 GMT -6
You're welcome, Bill. I don't Twitter, either, and my cell phone is also pretty basic, and hardly ever use it. I got the cheapest possible model, but it has text messaging and e-mail so I can use it as a backup if my computer goes down. Sorry to go so far off topic. So . . . how about that Kansas Film Festival?  I wish I could go. It sounds like so much fun. I really enjoyed the photos you posted from previous festivals, Larry. |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Feb 27, 2011 8:14:03 GMT -6
I will try to post at least a few photos from this year's event within the next week or so, Midge. Bill, as for Twitter, several friends call me the Twitter "Expert", although I think that's pushing it to the extreme! If you have any further questions, I will be glad to answer them for you, although Midge gave a very clear and accurate description of its use. I also consider Twitter to be a global "text message", sent into cyber space for all to read.  |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Feb 28, 2011 14:37:48 GMT -6
Here are a couple of videos I uploaded to YouTube of the fun we had this weekend at the KSFF: I will work on posting a few pictures later on. |
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Post by Midge on Feb 28, 2011 16:50:06 GMT -6
Thanks, Larry! I'm glad that you and TC had a good time. Looking forward to more pictures. |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Mar 1, 2011 8:34:44 GMT -6
Denise Morrison displays the inscription on the base of the 1928 Academy Award before placing it into its showcase.  Atop its pedestal ....  Carol Yoho (left), KSFF's web designer, speaks with Louise Langberg, a loyal guest who returns every year from Minnesota.  The lobby, beginning to fill with people.  Bruce Calvert, film archivist, returns every year from Dallas, Texas.  Denise Morrison, film historian, introduces and provides background information on each film, as she has for the past 15 years.  Our special guest star, Annette D'Agostino Lloyd, speaks with a fan about her Harold Lloyd biography.  A young film-goer returned, dressed as her favorite comedian, Charlie Chaplin.  Film producer, Nick Eliopoulos, here with me.  Upon drawing names from a hat, Annette Lloyd and Jane Bartholomew presented gifts to a few guests at Saturday evening's Cinema-Dinner.  TC and me at the Cinema-Dinner Event Saturday evening.  David Shepard presented information about A Thief Catcher, a "lost" Chaplin film, which had been recently discovered by Paul Gierucki. Mr Gierucki was scheduled to attend the festival but, due to a weather-related accident, he was unable to come.  Aside from a few small injuries and bruises, Mr Gierucki is doing okay.  Louise Langberg here with me.  Several of us gathered at the breakfast nook in the hotel lobby Sunday morning.  Here I am standing with Susan and Jeff Rapsis, of New Hampshire.  Here are a few of the standees on the KSFF stage, which Bill Shaffer had commissioned and TC spent the past year constructing.  |
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Mar 1, 2011 12:44:43 GMT -6
Great pictures Larry, thanks for posting them. :thumbsup:
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Post by Midge on Mar 1, 2011 14:42:43 GMT -6
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Post by diane on Mar 2, 2011 0:41:11 GMT -6
Those photos are fabulous Larry - I feel as though I was there I must say the breakfast was very yummy (sorry looked yummy tc you looked very fetching in your glittery bronze top. ;D |
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Post by diane on Mar 2, 2011 0:45:52 GMT -6
Talking about twitter there is a political TV program on here called
"Q&A" - they have a few politicians on and the audience made up of
just ordinary citizens can ask them questions. There is a twitter strip
down the bottom of the screen and sometimes the comments are
hilarious. It is usually the only reason to watch the show.
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Post by Midge on Mar 2, 2011 3:22:53 GMT -6
tc you looked very fetching in your glittery bronze top. ;D Yes, that is a very attractive garment. I thought it was a poncho, though.  |
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Post by diane on Mar 2, 2011 14:52:42 GMT -6
Midge I would say you are right.
I was trying to think of the name before I
posted (the expression - on the tip of my tongue).
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Post by gagman66 on Mar 4, 2011 17:03:11 GMT -6
 Wonderful introduction by Annette Lloyd. Being a native Nebrask it's nice to hear our State ever mentioned somewhere outside of College Football circles. Of course we have had quite a few Hollywood legends, but in his hey-day no one was any more famous than Harold. Can we get a report of the screening of 7TH HEAVEN perhaps?
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Mar 4, 2011 19:40:04 GMT -6
Jeffrey, Unfortunately, I did not get to see the entire movie because, at intermission time, I had to go back out front to the tables to assist with some other things. However, this much I can tell you: 1) I heard that there was hardly a dry eye in the house; we should have furnished boxes of tissue! ;D 2) Immediately before the intermission, one member of our audience, Justin, proposed to his girlfriend, Kate. It happens to be a favorite film of the two of them, I later learned. :thumbsup: We did have a great turn-out. Sorry I can't give you any more than that. Perhaps Bruce would be happy to tell you more since he and Jim attended, as they do each year. :unsure: |
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Post by robin on Apr 17, 2011 20:32:59 GMT -6
You lucky people! It's a World far removed from mine!
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Post by Midge on Apr 18, 2011 1:41:39 GMT -6
You lucky people! It's a World far removed from mine! I think it is nice that we have the internet because it's a chance to escape our own mundane worlds and see what the other worlds are like. |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Apr 20, 2011 14:16:30 GMT -6
Life without the internet?  Sheesh! Was there EVER such a thing? |
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I hope you get those obstacles taken care of, because we would love to see you and your charming wife at the film festival this year! 
:thumbsup: 
I wish I could go. It sounds like so much fun. I really enjoyed the photos you posted from previous festivals, Larry.
Aside from a few small injuries and bruises, Mr Gierucki is doing okay.
Wonderful introduction by Annette Lloyd. Being a native Nebrask it's nice to hear our State ever mentioned somewhere outside of College Football circles. Of course we have had quite a few Hollywood legends, but in his hey-day no one was any more famous than Harold. Can we get a report of the screening of 7TH HEAVEN perhaps? 
Sheesh! Was there EVER such a thing?