This is presented with @swsilents.bsky.social. They have many events underway - and not all silent film - and are partners with the annual @filmnoiruk.bsky.social festival.

Andrew Kelly@andrewkelly.bsky.social · 4d ago

Coming up 12 September we have the second part of our John Boorman and Bristol series. Boorman worked in BBC Bristol in the early 1960s and made many films about the city as well as elsewhere. This is a rare chance to see six of these. Book here: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

Three months to go until #FilmNoirFest… so we had better start announcing #FilmNoir titles don’t you think?! Be the first to find out via the @swsilents.bsky.social newsletter! You might find out as early as next week in fact! Sign up here: www.southwestsilents.com/subscribe

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News! Read all about it! silentlondon.co.uk/2026/07/30/s...

Silent bulletin: news for summer 2026

Bonn | Queen Kelly | Rudolph Valentino | Metropolis | Pordenone | Faust | & more… It’s a long hot summer of silent cinema, my friends. The temperatures are stuck in the roaring twenties a…

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Final curtain at historic #Bristol cinema as flats approved: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bristol's St George's Hall to become flats as plans approved

Planning approval brings to an end years of campaigning to restore the 114-year-old building.

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"More human than human' is our motto" It may still be 2026. But we're already looking towards 2027! And we have something special planned for one of the great #SilentFilm and #NeoNoir titles! Sign up to our newsletter to hear first: southwestsilents.com/subscribe

Off to @cineredis.bsky.social today!

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In @wshed.bsky.social 's Café & Bar over the Harbourside Festival weekend (Fri 17 - Sun 19 July, 17:00 - 23:00) and at #CineRedis26 (Fri 24 July, 19:00 - 00:00), we're showcasing a BFI Replay Showreel of Bristol archive highlights curated by @swsilents.bsky.social - come visit if you're in town 👋

Also I love this photo from @wshed.bsky.social from when this Italian #SilentFilm played as part of @swsilents.bsky.social' CinemaRedis 5 years ago.

After a sell out event last year we are very excited to announce 'John Boorman & Bristol Part II' for this Sept. More rarities produced from the great filmmaker to be screened in #Bristol. We strongly recommend you book early to avoid disappointment: hdfst.uk/e158649

Booking now open for our second John Boorman and Bristol event 12 September 2026 with @swsilents.bsky.social. There’s films about Bristol including the early days of Concorde, West of England Art College, policing at Trinity Road. Book here: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

John Boorman and Bristol: Part II at Bristol Megascreen

Before he went on to Hollywood fame, film director John Boorman (Deliverance, Excalibur, Point Blank) worked at BBC Bristol where he made many films about the city. Last year South West Silents show...

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Very sad to hear the passing of film historian Tony Rayns (1948-2026). #RIP

As part of the #BFI’s Rip It Up season, we’re very excited to have @samiraahmed.bsky.social joining us to introduce A Hard Day’s Night (1964) on Sunday 13th September + Bristol film Some People (1962) + Buster Keaton’s Cops (1922).Tickets for this triple bill: hdfst.uk/e157636

Rip It Up Sixties Double Bill at Bristol Megascreen

South West Silents presents a special double including Some People (1962), A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Buster Keaton short Cops (1922). Plus a chance a chance to purchase the new BFI Classics book A...

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#BornOnThisDay the great #SilentFilm pioneer Alice Guy-Blaché (1873-1968). Check out this write up about her work on the @sightsoundmag.bsky.social website: www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

So this is #Bologna: Il Cinema Ritrovato XL 2026 via @silentlondon.bsky.social: silentlondon.co.uk/2026/06/30/s...

So this is Bologna: Il Cinema Ritrovato XL 2026

What is Il Cinema Ritrovato? A few years back at a Bologna dinner, an important person with far more right to speak on these matters than I have, announced that for them, Il Cinéma Ritrovato was no…

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Very excited to say that, thanks to our friends @flicker-alley.bsky.social, the Heritage Noir event at @filmnoiruk.bsky.social’s #FilmNoirFest 2026 on Sunday 1st November will be Lewis Milestone’s #SilentFilm crime gem The Racket (1928). Limited festival passes available here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...

The latest edition of the @fiaf.bsky.social Bulletin is out! Catch up on all the latest from the #filmarchive community. Better yet, you’ll find SFFP updates on pages 25 & 26, including a nice introduction to and photo of our newest team member, Elise! 📰 READ IT HERE: www.calameo.com/fiaf/read/00...

Hey #SilentFilm and #FilmNoir fans! Tomorrow we’ll be announcing the main #SilentFilm feature for #FilmNoirFest’s ‘Heritage Noir’ event on Sunday 1st November. Newsletter subscribers will be the first to know in the morning, so sign up here: www.southwestsilents.com/subscribe

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Mubi to Publish Lost ‘Faust’ Bible on Centenary of F.W. Murnau’s #SilentFilm Silent Cinema Classic (EXCLUSIVE) via @variety.com variety.com/2026/film/gl...

This October! Back in #Pordenone for Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto 2026 #SilentFilm

More stunning photos from the SUNRISE premiere at Il Cinema Ritrovato! We can’t stop looking at these. 😍 1/2

Congratulations to our good friends David Sproxton and Peter Lord, founders of the great Aardman Animations, who have been knighted in the King’s Honour List: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#BornOnThisDay Canadian actor and forgotten #SilentFilm star Sam De Grasse (1875-1953); seen here in Douglas Fairbanks' Robin Hood (1922) as Prince John and the Pirate in the The Black Pirate (1926). Plenty of other titles under his belt. #BOTD

Couple of good #SilentFilm adaptations out there when it comes to Wilkie Collins... do read more about Collins below 👇

Matthew Sweet@drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Last night I became one of the new patrons of the Wilkie Collins Society. I did my DPhil on him 30 years ago so I would love to know who’s working on him or reading him now - with a view to organising an event. Who’s a fan? (And here’s a link to the Society website.) wilkiecollinssociety.org

Lumière, le cinéma!: A Conversation with Thierry Frémaux by David Schwartz: #SilentFilm www.criterion.com/current/post...

Interesting write up here. How can we bring silent comedy legends to the younger generation? Includes a conversation with our good friend @neilkbrand.bsky.social : www.voicemag.uk/feature/1653...

How can we bring silent comedy legends to the younger generation?

In this post I explore how much or how little today's generation is interested in certain things that might be seen as a bit old-fashioned to some, from physical media to the classic joy of Laurel and...

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Worth watching comedy thriller The Crime is Mine (Mon Crime/ 2023) which is on #BBCiPlayer at the moment. 1930s Paris, Isabelle Huppert playing a #SilentFilm star and directed by François Ozon. Watch it here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Check out of the #NeoNoir, #FilmNoir and #SilentFilm highlights this coming @cineredis.bsky.social Film Festival in #Bristol in late July on our events page: www.southwestsilents.com/events Some real gems. Tickets and passes now on sale via @wshed.bsky.social: www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...

Tickets now on sale for #SilentFilm Queen Kelly (1929) via @wshed.bsky.social: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1404... And @cineredis.bsky.social festival passes available here: cinema-rediscovered-passes.watershed.co.uk/ticketbooth/...

UK Premiere: Queen Kelly

With a production almost as dramatic as its plot, this lavish late silent masterpiece by Erich von Stroheim can be fully experienced thanks to a vital new reconstruction by Milestones.

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South West Silents@swsilents.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We’re very excited to have the UK Premiere of the brand new restoration of Erich von Stroheim’s #SilentFilm Queen Kelly (1929) during this year’s @cineredis.bsky.social. Tickets go on sale this Monday via @wshed.bsky.social so don’t miss out! More info: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1404...

Not to be missed from @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 👇

Talking Pictures TV@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Comedy icons #LaurelAndHardy are back on #TPTV from June 6th! We’re showing some of their most iconic films & a rare short including: 'Brats', 'Busy Bodies', 'Murder Case', 'Below Zero' & 'The Magicians' to celebrate 100 years since they signed their first contracts with Hal Roach.

Don’t miss this. If you buy a pass you can book now. And read @pamhutch.bsky.social book on the film from @stickingplacebk.bsky.social.

South West Silents@swsilents.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We’re very excited to have the UK Premiere of the brand new restoration of Erich von Stroheim’s #SilentFilm Queen Kelly (1929) during this year’s @cineredis.bsky.social. Tickets go on sale this Monday via @wshed.bsky.social so don’t miss out! More info: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1404...