Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 8, 2020

During World War II, it was difficult enough trying to aid one British airman in escaping Germany under the watchful eyes of the Nazis, but one woman not only managed to sneak one airman out of the country but 150 soldiers! This woman was Etta Shiber, a Manhattan housewife who...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on October 28, 2016

Set those DVRs, you Super Human Beings – Timothy’s mad masterpiece returns to TCM Underground tomorrow night, October 29! 11:30 PM PST, 2:30 AM EST! Check your local listings! Thank you…We’ll be watching… LikeLike Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on August 19, 2016

A Thousand Cuts: The Bizarre Underground World of Collectors and Dealers Who Saved the Movies Dennis Bartok and Jeff Joseph University Press of Mississippi, 2016 It's remarkable that 35mm film has lasted as a medium for more than one hundred years when you think of all the entertainment formats tha   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on June 1, 2014

Owing to a long day of movies yesterday plus a 2 AM blog post, followed by a 4 AM wake up call by my yowling cat and my actual alarm at 7, suffice it to say that I went into today’s movies feeling massively sleep-deprived. Fueled only by my enthusiasm (and...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on February 7, 2014

The Underground World is absolutely gorgeous. The animation has its issues, but how the animators light their characters and how director Kneitel composes the frames… just breathtaking. The story concerns Lois and Clark on an expedition to an underground cavern. Once they arrive, there’   read more