tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816669535767130829.post8863960293821024587..comments2024-03-11T13:15:09.961-04:00Comments on Classic Movie Blog Association: CMBA Blogger Profile: Movies SilentlyRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816669535767130829.post-27711582363942598262016-07-08T03:49:12.910-04:002016-07-08T03:49:12.910-04:00In fact, I often do read the comments, and I'v...In fact, I often do read the comments, and I've never seen a brigade of people insisting on the terribleness of British silents (etc), so I'm kind of puzzled all around.<br /><br />But anyway, you referred to "silent film scholarship", not 'random internet commenters'. The people actually engaged in silent film scholarship are anything but how you describe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816669535767130829.post-26238496476117690802016-07-07T16:02:10.048-04:002016-07-07T16:02:10.048-04:00A must-read for me. I couldn't mention the nu...A must-read for me. I couldn't mention the number of silents Fritzi's introduced me to. Or, actually, silents in general because before I ran into her blog I knew only the silent comedians. Kudos to her and to this series!<br /><br />AuroraCitizen Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596338896095275116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816669535767130829.post-43004442852084127642016-07-05T20:51:57.364-04:002016-07-05T20:51:57.364-04:00Hi, Anonymous,
Clearly you haven't been readi...Hi, Anonymous,<br /><br />Clearly you haven't been reading my comments section, hee hee. ;-)Fritzi Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866805242123627398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816669535767130829.post-42309717952929689032016-07-05T20:50:54.462-04:002016-07-05T20:50:54.462-04:00Thanks so much, everyone!Thanks so much, everyone!Fritzi Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866805242123627398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816669535767130829.post-3825446314786366992016-07-04T17:39:15.546-04:002016-07-04T17:39:15.546-04:00One of the few blogs I find it necessary to keep u...One of the few blogs I find it necessary to keep up with - for fear I'll say something Fritzi's already debunked!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273431993463071264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816669535767130829.post-47220251969776914582016-07-03T21:09:22.964-04:002016-07-03T21:09:22.964-04:00Nice profile, but I bounced off this statement:
&q...Nice profile, but I bounced off this statement:<br />"The biggest challenge is that silent film scholarship tends to be a bit calcified. It is taken for granted that D.W. Griffith invented everything, all British silents are awful and that hardly any women were powerful behind the camera."<br /><br />I really like Fritzi's blog, but i have to say that I disagree strongly with this statement. Yes, these attitudes were true in the past, but film history has undergone a huge reexamination in the last 20-30 years, and these views are absolutely no longer mainstream by historians and scholars. I don't find these kind of ideas at all common in current current academic or popular history that focuses on silent film. Indeed, far from being calcified, I actually find silent film scholarship to be an extremely dynamic field! If anything it's in a bit of a golden age at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2816669535767130829.post-82988637750926640842016-06-30T20:55:42.233-04:002016-06-30T20:55:42.233-04:00Fritzi's sense of duty on her blog is a great ...Fritzi's sense of duty on her blog is a great partner to her sense of humour.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com