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The King Baggot Tribute will take place Wednesday September 28th at 7pm at Lee Auditorium inside the Missouri History Museum (Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri). The 1913 silent film Ivanhoe will be accompanied by The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra and there will be a 40-minute illustrated lecture on the life and career of King Baggot by We Are Movie Geeks’ Tom Stockman. A Facebook invite for the event can be found Here

Here’s a comprehensive look at the life and career of King Baggot

Article by Tom Stockman

They gathered to see the stars at St. Louis Union Station on Saturday March 25th 1910. President Taft had made a stop near the Twentieth Street entrance ten days earlier, but the crowd this day was much larger. Thousands, mostly excited women wearing ankle-length dresses and waving felt pennants lined up hoping for a glimpse, or perhaps...

The King Baggot Tribute will take place Friday, November 14th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium beginning at 7pm as part of this year’s St. Louis Intenational FIlm Festival. The program will consist a rare 35mm screening of the 1913 epic Ivanhoe starring King Baggot with live music accompaniment by the Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra. Ivanhoe will be followed by an illustrated lecture on the life and films of King Baggot presented by Tom Stockman, editor here at We Are Movie Geeks. After that will screen the influential silent western Tumbleweeds (1925), considered to be one of King Baggot’s finest achievements as a director. Tumbleweeds will feature live piano accompaniment by Matt Pace.

Here’s a comprehensive look at the life and career of King Baggot

Article by Tom Stockman

They gathered to see the stars at St. Louis Union Station on Saturday March 25th 1910. President Taft had...

The hit sound film The Jazz Singer (1927), starring Al Jolson and directed by Alan Crosland, fueled the mainstream appetite for newfangled "talkies"... and brought on the death throes of the ol' fashioned silent film. Over the next few years, silent motion picture production around the world slowed, withered, and died. Before this era came to a close, however, the horror genre took root, clawed its way into mainstream popularity, and spawned a wealth of atmospheric and unsettling thrillers. These films built the foundation upon which a century of horror movies would be constructed. The art of film was still in its infancy, and this silent era of experimentation gave rise to some of the most striking and fascinating horror movies ever made. While Germany would soon rise to dominate horror of the silent era, Italy helped get the ball rolling with their first feature length film, Dante's Inferno (1911), directed by Giuseppe de Liguoro.

Sneak Peek more new images from director Tim Burton's upcoming gothic horror feature "Dark Shadows".

"Dark Shadows" stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :

"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America.

"But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.

"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green).

"A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire,...

Sneak Peek another new image of actor Johnny Depp in director Tim Burton's upcoming feature "Dark Shadows".

"Dark Shadows" co-stars Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :

"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America.

"But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.

"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive.

Sneak Peek a new image of actors Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer, in director Tim Burton's upcoming feature "Dark Shadows".

"Dark Shadows" co-stars Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :

"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.

"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire,...

Dynamite Entertainment's "Dark Shadows"#5, available February 2012, is written by Stuart Manning, with illustrations by Gordon Purcell and covers by Francesco Francavilla :

"...'Barnabas Collins' finds himself increasingly troubled as 'Dr. Julia Hoffman' continues her experiments to cure his vampire condition. Alone as the night draws in, a trip to the nearby town of 'Collinsport' sees Barnabas stalked by a mysterious woman with a message. As he follows her into the night, he finds himself confronted by faces from his past..."

In other "Dark Shadows" news, filming continues on director Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" feature based on the 1960's gothic soap opera TV series, starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :

"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America.

For the horror buff, Fall is the best time of the year. The air is crisp, the leaves are falling and a feeling of death hangs on the air. Here at Sound on Sight we have some of the biggest horror fans you can find. We are continually showcasing the best of genre cinema, so we’ve decided to put our horror knowledge and passion to the test in a horror watching contest. Each week in October, Ricky D, James Merolla and Justine Smith will post a list of the horror films they have watched. By the end of the month, the person who has seen the most films wins. Prize Tbd.

Ricky D (5 viewings) Total of 76 viewings

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Spirits Of The Dead (Histoires extraordinaires)

Directed by Federico Fellini (segment Toby Dammit), Louis Malle (segment William Wilson), Roger Vadim (segment Metzengerstein)

France, 1968

First thing to notice is the three directors: Federico Fellini,...

Take a look at a group shot of the main cast of director Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows", starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz and Gulliver McGrath :

"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.

"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire,...

Warner Bros have released the synopsis for director Tim Burton's currently lensing, feature film take on the 1960's gothic horror soap opera "Dark Shadows", starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloe Moretz, Jonny Lee Miller, Gulliver McGrath, Bella Heathcote and Jackie Earle Haley :

"..."In the year 1752, 'Joshua' and 'Naomi Collins', with young son 'Barnabas', set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet-or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine.

"The master of 'Collinwood Manor', Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy, until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of 'Angelique Bouchard' (Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse...

Director Tim Burton's upcoming feature film take on the 1960's gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" starts principal photography mid-May, 2011 in London, UK @ Pinewood Studios, starring Johnny Depp ("Ed Wood") , Eva Green ("Casino Royale") and Chloe Moretz ("Kick-Ass"). Also cast are Thomas McDonnell and Jackie Earle Haley ("Watchmen").

Green will play the character 'Angelique Bouchard Collins', an 18th century witch who invoked the original 'vampiric' curse on 'Barnabas Collins' (Depp).

"Dark Shadows" is being produced by Depp’s production company Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s Gk Films.

Screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), who drafted a rewrite of a previous screenplay by John August.

"Dark Shadows", created by Dan Curtis ("The Night Stalker"), originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, June 1966 to April 1971. Story 'bible' for the show was written by Art Wallace.

The series became popular a year into its run, with the introduction of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid,...

The annual Bird’s Eye View Film Festival was held in London from 8th March to 17th. This year saw a major theme exploring women’s role in gothic and horror cinema with live accompaniments to silent classics, a screening of Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark and a specially commissioned score and live performance by Grammy award-winner Imogen Heap to Germaine Dulac’s The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928).

Bloody Women: From Gothic To Horror wasn’t the only thing going down with screenings, workshops, seminars and talks on the role women play in the medium we all know and love. In an art form still ruled largely by men it’s nice to see a film festival celebrate the female perspective, and not only that, deliver some downright brilliant films.

Below is a report on a collection of films and events we attended this great year.

Victor Sjostrom’s 1928 melodrama,...

Looking for spine-tingling entertainment this coming Halloween? Enjoy silent films with live musical accompaniment?  If so, then check out the special event the San Francisco Symphony has lined-up for October 31.On Halloween night, the San Francisco Symphony will present the newly restored version of the 1920 silent film, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore. The film will be accompanied by Dennis James on the Ruffatti Organ, along with Mark Goldstein and Todd Manley on percussion.The evening's concert screening also features the uproarious Buster Keaton short, The...