Comments on: The Silent Robin: A Tonic for the Soul http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/18/the-silent-robin-a-tonic-for-the-soul/ MovieMorlocks.com is the official blog for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). No topic is too obscure or niche to be excluded from our film discussions. And we welcome your comments on our blogs and bloggers. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Andrew http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/18/the-silent-robin-a-tonic-for-the-soul/#comment-10854 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:01:09 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=16150#comment-10854 This film, along with Fairbanks’ many epics from the twenties set the bar for all who followed him on screen in swashbuckling roles. I’m hoping that this restored version of his Robin Hood will be seen again at the MoMA or, better yet on TCM. Of course, while I’m hoping, I might wish that TCM would devote a month of programming to Douglas Fairbanks Sr., whose blend of comedy, action and light romance still holds up to this day. I appreciate your drawing attention to this fine work being done at the Eastman House, Moira. I’m also a little bit jealous.

Robin Hood does live!

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]]> By: Suzi http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/18/the-silent-robin-a-tonic-for-the-soul/#comment-10704 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:35:05 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=16150#comment-10704 This was terrific–great news on a “new” old movie I hope to see, and a wonderful account of the strengths of the movie. I am a major fan of Fairbanks, Sr., and I agree with you about the charms of his acting style. I think his acting style epitomizes the charisma of a big-screen silent star. His style is broad, but it services his strengths as a performer, which are all physical. And, if you think of the sizes of screens in the major urban movie palaces of the 1920s, then his larger-then-life style matches the size of the screens and the breadth of the storylines of his movies. It may be a style that is out of fashion now, but if someone can’t appreciate it, then the fault lies in them, not Fairbanks.I hope this one comes to the Portage in Chicago.

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