Tomopo, Well I can't speak for the masses today, and the silent stars had their say (kind of ;) but even though I am a Hirschfeld art nut his span of work began in the silent era so I am always looking out for his artwork there--he drew Theda Bara in 1923 and Jackie Coogan in 1922, etc. I like to find rare photos of the subjects too for future comparison and depth of story when they can be published again.
There are color rotos of stars from the 30s and 40s and I don't think a lot of people realize it's true color not colorized after the fact. However, the rarity makes these hard to find, but the benefit lie waiting for those who can. -Daniel Kinske... On May 21, 2013, at 17:26, Tom Martin <[email protected]> wrote: >> Today I was looking at some material I have and found a large roto > gravure section of the Burlington call from Burlington colorado from > 1923 for a showing of CB demilles " adams Rib" with anna Nielsson > and others.. I wondered why there seems to be a lack of interest in > the silent stars lately in pop culture like Valentino, theda Bara, > and many others. in mainstream pop culture.. ? as these peopel set > the benchmarks for the entire industry IMHO... when I see 20s > material I am amazed at the depth of promotion and details of the > cinematography and how it prepped the 30s and 40s. . anyone else see > the decline of interest? I find the early material from early 1900's > so fasinating and enjoyable to see yet To watch silent films always > waas rather hard for me and I prefer sound pictures... to think Kong > was made in 1933 and to me still holds up as strong story and > entertainment is what movie magic was and always has been.. > comments welcomed. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
