After a really low month in September, things got really popping in October thanks to the Pordenone Silent Film Festival (in Italy!!!),wherein I watched a bajillion films. Well, not quite that many, but after the cut you’ll see what I mean. October was PACKED WITH CINEMA. Not as much horror as I usually do, but I got some good ones in there. October was a great month for me cinematically. I hope it was for you as well!

Before you look at this giant list and go “WTH, Marya?!?!” remember that I went to the Pordenone Silent Film Festival at the beginning of the month, and actually the list doesn’t even count the fragments or films I’d already seen before! I actually saw 181 fragments, shorts, and features over the 8 days of the festival. You can read more about my shenanigans there over on my Tumblr.

1. Z Dziedziny Sportu Strażackiego
2. The Mysterious Lady
3. The Tight Rein
4. The Silent Shame
5. Mutt and Jeff Join the Opera
6. Mutt and Jeff Discover a Wonderful Remedy
7. His Friend The Elephant
8. Operating On Cupid
9. Somebody’s Widow
10. Father’s Close Shave
11. A Pair of Sexes
12. Navy Blues (1923)
13. Long Hose
14. Street Life in India
15. People Die For Metal
16. Pożar W Zapałczarni
17. The Man in the Dark
18. The Everlasting Triangle
19. The Mission of Mr. Foo
20. On The Stroke of Twelve
21. Animacja Czołówka Kroniki Filmowej
22. Junnileusz 3-Lecia Klubu Sportowego Victoria W Częstochowie
23. Jank Muzykant (Janko the Musician)
24. Sowing The Wind
25. Beyond Recall
26. Algol. Tragödie Der Macht
27. Así Nació El Obelisco
28. Sāo Paulo, A Symphonia Da Metrópole
29. Budapest Fürdõvaros
30. Glorious Vamps
31. Tempest (1928)
32. Padenia Dinastii Romanovykh (The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty)
33. A Trial of Souls
34. Nanà (1917)
35. Three Live Ghosts
36. At The End of the Trail
37. A Wife of the Hills
38. The Greater Love
39. The Escape of Jim Dolan
40. The Rattlesnake – A Psychical Species
41. The Trail of Cards
42. Nana (1926)
43. Namakura Gatana (A Blunt Sword)
44. Kraków
45. The Cossack Whip
46. Pottemageri I Dahomey
47. Africa Before Dark
48. The Guns of Loos
49. Die Weisse Wüste
50. The Lost Paradise
51. Do Paryża Na Harleyu
52. Waltzing Around
53. Inoculating Hubby
54. Why Wild Men Go Wild
55. No Parking
56. Saving Sister Susie
57. A Hula Honeymoon
58. McKinley At Home, Canton, Ohio
59. Empire State Express
60. Roosevelt’s Rough Riders
61. Governor Roosevelt and Staff
62. Terrible Teddy, The Grizzly King
63. President Roosevelt’s Homecoming
64. Judge Parker Receiving the Notification of His Nomination
65. A Visit To Theodore Roosevelt At His Home
66. Roosevelt
67. The Old Way and the New Way
68. Pathe News No. 46 (Republicans and Progressives Meet)
69. Warren Gamaliel Harding
70. Democratic National Convention, New York City, 1924
71. President Coolidge – Taken On The White House Grounds
72. The Girl Without Soul
73. Monte-Cristo
74. Weighed In The Balance
75. Amerykanizacja Stolicy
76. Halsted Street
77. Fukkõ Teito Shinfoni
78. Beograd – Prestonica Kraljevine Jugoslavije
79. Nipponichi Momotaro
80. Der Adjutant Des Zaren
81. Broncho Billy’s Narrow Escape
82. A Girl Of The West
83. The Craven
84. A Bit of Blue Ribbon
85. Una Of The Sierras
86. Sallie’s Sure Shot
87. Behind The Door
88. Upside Down; Or, The Human Flies
89. The Haunted Curiosity Shop
90. Artistic Creation
91. The Cheese Mites; Or, Lilliputians In A London Restaurant
92. A Railway Collision
93. Undressing Extraordinary; Or, The Troubles of a Tired Traveller
94. The Waif And The Wizard; Or, The Home Made Happy
95. The Magic Sword; Or, A Mediaeval Mystery
96. An Over-Incubated Baby
97. Scrooge; Or, Marley’s Ghost
98. The Extraordinary Waiter
99. A Chess Dispute
100. An Extraordinary Cab Accident
101. The Medium Exposed
102. The ? Motorist
103. A Lively Quarter-Day
104. The Soldier’s Courtship
105. A Collier’s Life
106. The Fatal Hand
107. The Hand of The Artist
108. Keane Ou Désordre Et Génie
109. Manden Med De 9 Finger 1 (The Man With The Missing Finger 1; or, The Murder in the Villa Falcon)
110. Manden Med De 9 Finger IV. Mysteriet I Citybanken (The Man With The Missing Finger 1V, or, the Lonely House)
111. The Goad of Jealousy
112. Blue Jeans (1917)
113. Le Musée Des Grotesques
114. Les Fantasies D’Agénor Maltracé
115. Jobard A Tué Sa Belle-Mère
116. Jobard Ne Veux Pas Voir Les Femmes Travailler
117. Jobard Change De Bonne
118. Jobard Fiancé Par Intérim
119. Le Retapeur De Cervelles
120. Le Cheveu Délateur
121. Umi No Momotaro
122. The Wizard’s Apprentice (1930)
123. The Dove
124. The Arrow of Defiance
125. When The West Was Young
126. The Lieutenant’s Last Fight
127. The Struggle (1913)
128. The Flaming Arrow
129. L’Onore Riconquistato
130. Arrivée En Gondole
131. Pigeons Sur La Place Saint-Marc
132. Tramway Sur Le Grand Canal
133. Grand Canal Avec Barques
134. Panorama Du Grand Canal Pris D’Un Bateau
135. Venise: Place Saint-Marc
136. Arrivée En Gondole Des Souverains
137. D’Allemagne Et D’Italie Au Palais Royal De Venise
138. Départ En Gondole De Leurs Majestés
139. Venetianische Nacht
140. A Ray Of Sunshine After The Rain
141. Flirtation On Park Bench
142. The Summer Boarders
143. A Strange Adventure
144. Bezúčelná Procházka (Aimless Walk)
145. The Irony of Justice
146. Behind The Screen
147. Beans For Two
148. Monkey Shines (1920)
149. Second Childhood
150. Grandpa’s Girl
151. No Sparking
152. Sora No Momotaro
153. Min Svigerinde Fra Amerika (My Sister-In-Law From America)
154. Riders of the Night
155. Karyjatury Jotesa, Serja VIII: Świat Filmowy
156. Zza Kulis Dźwiękowców Ploskich
157. Mocny Człowiek (A Strong Man)
158. The Woman Disputed
159. The Little Rascal (1922)
160. Brooklyn
161. Pickle (2016)
162. Girl Asleep
163. American Honey
164. The Dressmaker
165. Power
166. Red Road
167. Old Joy
168. Night Moves (2014)
169. The Caveman’s Valentine
170. The Whole Truth (2016)
171. Safe House
172. John Wick
173. Horror of Dracula
174. Dracula: Prince of Darkness
175. Certain Women
176. The Tingler
177. The Abominable Dr. Phibes
178. The Invitation

1880s: 0
1890s: 7
1900s: 34
1910s: 66
1920s: 38
1930s: 14
1940s: 0
1950s: 2
1960s: 1
1970s: 1
1980s: 1
1990s: 0
2000s: 3
2010s: 11

Picking out favorites this month, obviously, is insane. But I’ll highlight a few anyways. (But do read my wrap of of Pordenone where I write a lot more about all those great silents I saw!)

Blue Jeans, 1917 (dir. John H. Collins)

I wrote a about this movie already on Tumblr, but I just want to reiterate that Viola Dana is an amazing actress and John H. Collins is probably a better director the D.W. Griffith and deserves to be rediscovered and reevaluated big time.

The Woman Disputed, 1928 (dir. Henry King, Sam Taylor)

Like I said on Tumblr, this movie really has everything I want. It’s a romance and a comedy and a drama and a war film and propaganda and a love triangle and a prostitute with a heart of gold. It’s perfect. I cried.

American Honey, 2016 (dir. Andrea Arnold)

This movie is nearly 3 hours long and when it ended I actually said, “wait, no, come back!” I just wanted to spend time with these people in this world forever. Andrea Arnold is definitely one of the best, most empathetic filmmakers working today.

Certain Women, 2016 (dir. Kelly Reichardt)

Speaking of filmmakers with a distinct style, Kelly Reichardt has a definitive style. She’s like Lynch or Wes Anderson or Jarmusch. Expect her style is subtlety and low key energy that shouldn’t feel cinematic but somehow totally is.

The Invitation, 2016 (Karyn Kusama)

I had no idea what I was getting into with this movie and I loved every minute of it.

Quite a month, huh? And coming up now is Noirvember 7!!! I have such plans for this month. Also, don’t forget to check out the Female Filmmaker Friday podcast; I’ve got four episodes up already and several more in the hopper! See you in December!