October 5, 2022 Chris Blair Creators, Viewers, Cideshow Film School, Cideshow News AFI film school #40: Sunrise -- Tripping the Light Fantastic October 5, 2022 Chris Blair Creators, Viewers, Cideshow Film School, Cideshow News When I had covered Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, it made me realize the value that silent films have to offer.They work within a constraint (no spoken dialogue), and with that constraint, filmmakers have to pull off a very pure trick.…
February 25, 2022 Chris Blair Creators, Viewers, Cideshow Film School, Cideshow News AFI film school #32: The Gold Rush -- Words about no words February 25, 2022 Chris Blair Creators, Viewers, Cideshow Film School, Cideshow News Writing in-depth about the films on this AFI list, I’ve been avoiding one type. It’s not that I don’t like them, although I’ll admit it’s way easier to get bored, but because I’m a bit intimidated by them…