It’s the spookiest night of the year – and if you take a look at the Silent London calendar you’ll see that there are screenings of scary silents popping up all over town at the moment. There’s a gothic magic lantern show at the Last Tuesday Society tonight and The Phantom of the Opera at the brand new Hackney Picturehouse tomorrow. If you want any more inspiration for Halloween viewing, you might like to take a look at my pick of five quirky silent horror films for the Spectator Arts Blog.
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The Lost World on the Spectator Arts Blog
As regular readers will know, Scissor Sisters musical director John Garden is taking his new synth and guitar score for The Lost World (Harry Hoyt, 1925) on tour this month. I reviewed the show that kick-started the tour at the Barbican on Sunday, for the Spectator Arts Blog. The headline is lovely.
Passion of Joan of Arc with live score: review in the Spectator Arts Blog
Just a quick note to say that I have reviewed Adrian Utley and Will Gregory’s glorious new score for The Passion of Joan of Arc here, on the Spectator Arts Blog. If you get the chance to catch this at the Brighton Festival or I’ll Be Your Mirror in July, I’m sure you won’t regret it.
Blog: The Sound of Silents
You may be interested in a piece I wrote for the Spectator’s Touching From a Distance arts blog last week. It’s a general introduction to where you can see silent films in London, and a few highlights of the forthcoming year. Here it is.
Silent London 