For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon III
May 13th thru 18th marks the week long Film Preservation Blogathon, and Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second is proud to be involved. The whole thing is in honour of the National Film Preservation Foundation, and over 100 bloggers and writers are said to be involved. This years Blogathon revolves around the work of … Read more
Hitchcock at the British Film Institute
News-broadcasters across the land are declaring that today marks “just” 100 days until the start of the London Olympic games. But alas, the most exciting event that will take place in and around the country’s capital has little to do with long-jumps, velodromes and relay batons, with our attention instead turned to the British Film … Read more
Eastern Premise #59 – The Wield
It’s only taken him almost 60 weeks to get to one, but for in this instalment of Eastern Premise Jason Julier takes a look at a documentary! Documentaries can offer us a unique insight and journey into other cultures and identities. One of Japan’s most notable female directors, Naomi Kawase, established her reputation with a … Read more
Eastern Premise #58 – Humanity & Paper Balloons
Jason Julier returns with another instalment of Eastern Premise. This week he takes a look at Sadao Yamanaka’s Humanity & Paper Balloons. Ever since the success of The Artist there has been an explosion of interest in the silent genre. This is a fantastic development in the modern age, as the medium has been overlooked and … Read more
Hope Lies at 16 Frames Per Second
We have some very exciting news. It’s been in the works for a few months now, but Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second can now announce that our own Silent Film screening imprint is set to launch next month! Programmed in conjunction with Derby Quad, Hope Lies at 16 Frames Per Second (16 Frames … Read more
Film Of The Month – Michael Curtiz’s Noah’s Ark (1928)
Okay, we’ll be the first to admit it: our inaugural Film Of The Month didn’t really work out. Excuses aside we put this down to the overwhelming number of new releases that reached screens during the latter fortnight of the month, coupled with a number of (very exciting) behind the scenes developments. We’re still actually … Read more
The British Silent Film Festival
Next month sees the British Silent Film Festival take place in Cambridge, with the festival this year celebrating its 15th year. The British Silent Film Festival is one of the jewels in the UK silent film calendar, and this year looks set to impress. Perhaps the most exciting announcement is that some of Fred Paul’s … Read more
Harry Langdon, the Dreyer Of The Silent Clowns?
Harry Langdon has long proven a fascinating subject to Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second. Lacking the kind of exposure afforded many of his contemporaries, and coupled with an exterior that seemed at times to be an amalgamation of Keaton, Chaplin and Lloyd, Langdon never truly fit in alongside his peers, making him something … Read more
Film Of The Month – Carl Th. Dreyer’s Michael (1920)
Welcome to a new feature here at Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second. Each month we will nominate a film whose influence will inform much of the site for the duration of said month. In this, the inaugural Film Of The Month we are pleased to nominate Carl Th. Dreyer’s landmark 1924 silent Michael … Read more
Wings: The First Best Picture
The first academy awards came in May 1929, and reflected upon a period in which many would agree that the silent film was at its creative peak. F.W Murnau (alongside cinematographer Karl Freund) had three years earlier introduced the world to the “Unchained Camera” and the likes of Carl Th. Dreyer and Abel Gance were producing … Read more
