The Railrodder Directed & Written by Gerald Potterton Canada, 1965 The General Directed by Clyde Bruckman & Buster Keaton Written by Clyde Bruckman & Buster Keaton USA, 1926 TSFF festivities came to a comedic crescendo at the Revue Cinema on Tuesday night with a pair of locomotive laugh-getters starring “The Great Stone Face”, Buster Keaton. …
My Best Girl Directed by Sam Taylor Written by Allen McNeil & Tim Whelan USA, 1927 TSFF made its merry way up to Casa Loma on Monday night for a special screening of Mary Pickford’s final silent film on the occasion of the star’s 121st birthday (the organizers even served birthday cake during the intermission). …
Tokyo Chorus Directed by Yasujirô Ozu Written by Kôgo Noda Japan, 1931 After launching its 2013 schedule with one of the most unrelentingly somber works of art ever committed to celluloid, the TSFF took a more genial tack on the second night of its run. Revered for his celebrated series of post-World War Two family …
The Passion of Joan of Arc Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer Written by Carl Theodor Dreyer & Joseph Delteil France, 1928 The Toronto Silent Film Festival got off to an impressive start at Innis Hall on Thursday night, as a packed room experienced the inspired fusion of two complementary works of art, created 85 years …