Category Archives: silent movie

“The Lost World” (1925)–Roxy Theatre, Saskatoon

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Cliff Burns

To this longtime cinephile, the Roxy Theatre’s “Silence is Golden” series is the film event of the year and I never fail to pencil it in to my calendar. I was fortunate to attend “Metropolis” back in 2010 and found … Continue reading →

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The original “Schreck”

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Cliff Burns

Nosferatu (1922)  Roxy Theatre, “Silence is Golden”; October 26, 2013 It remains the template. The shadows move and menace and a savage, ineffable evil is loose in the world. There are whispers of the unclean, the forbidden, and maids willingly … Continue reading →

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“Blancanieves” (2012): Movie Review

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Cliff Burns

Blancanieves (2012) Written and Directed by: Pablo Berger Cast:  Maribel Verdu, Emilio Gavira, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Angela Molina, Sofia Oria, Macarena Garcia The story is familiar, you’ve known it since childhood. The film teases us for possessing that foreknowledge, giving us … Continue reading →

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