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toronto silent film festival

festivals, reactions, toronto silent film festival

THE ITALIAN STRAW HAT

April 3, 2012

A rare cinematic treat brings the curtain down on my 2012 Toronto Silent Film Festival.

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Ryan McNeil
reactions, toronto silent film festival buster keaton, charlie chaplin, fatty arbuckle, harry langdon, laurel & hardy

1,000 LAFFS: “Playmates”

April 2, 2012

As the old song says, “Make ’em Laugh”

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, toronto silent film festival fred niblo, lila lee, nita naldi, rudolph valentino

BLOOD AND SAND

April 1, 2012

The melodramatic tale of a matador gets things going for me at The Toronto Silent Film Festival, and not without its hiccups.

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Ryan McNeil
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