Tag: ek Humor

EAT IN THE SHADE, 20 DEGREES COOLER!  May 27, 2011.

Braaaaaaiiiins!  Foghorn Leghorn and Daffy.  Originally posted here May 26, 2011.

It be Talk Like A Pirate Day tomorrow.  Originally posted here May 25, 2011.

Undead.  Originally posted May 24, 2011.

Douglas Fairbanks– Robin Hood (1922) (2:13)

Pretty much the archetype of Hollywood Heros, Douglas Fairbanks’ money bankrolled United Artists (Chaplin, Pickford, Griffith, and Fairbanks) at its inception.  Robin Hood was the first movie to premier in Hollywood ever, at Grauman’s Egyptian (not Chinese) Theatre.

Rudolph Valentino– The Sheik (1921) (1:26)

If you want to understand Rudolph Valentino as a phenomena you really have to think James Dean.  Not as active as you would figure, suffocatingly typecast, died young to become an icon.

His films are almost all reprehensibly racist and misogynous, which reflected the attitudes of the time.

Still no improvement on the IMDB writeup.  Please note the duck is Dizzy, not Daffy.  Posted here May 23, 2011.

“Didn’t think necromancers believed in Christmas.”  And a much better print than the original posted May 20, 2011.

Another restored.  From May 19, 2011.

A bad print, but hard to find.  Originally posted May 18, 2011.

D. W. Griffin– Intolerence (1916) (2:57)

Griffith responded to his critics with Intolerance, intended to show the history of prejudiced thought and behavior. The film was not a financial success but was praised by critics.

D. W. Griffin– The Clansman (1915) (3:00)

Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera and narrative techniques, and its immense popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film in the United States. The film has been extremely controversial for its negative depiction of African Americans, white Unionists and Reconstruction, and its positive portrayal of slavery and the Ku Klux Klan.