All the Movies Podcast

Greg Gioia
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I'm watching my way chronologically through the history of cinema. allthemovies.substack.com

  1. 6d ago

    Max Wants a Divorce [Mar. 26, 1917]

    Max Linder made 233 films. I’ve clearly missed the boat on him, as Max Wants a Divorce was among his final films. He only made 10 more after this one. I watched this on a DVD that includes 3 other Linder films. Click the image below if you’d like to buy a copy of your own. (I get nothing if you do, so this isn’t a ploy to make money.) The film is in the public domain, and can be viewed here. Here is the other film I watched, from 1911, which predates Chaplin’s earliest works by 3 years. Linder is already light years ahead of Chaplin here, and it’s criminal that he’s not better known. Next I’m watching A Revolutionary [1917], directed by Yevgeny Bauer. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit allthemovies.substack.com/subscribe

  2. Jul 6

    The Poor Little Rich Girl [Mar. 5, 1917]

    Another Mary Pickford movie, this one is listed on imdb.com as The Poor Little Rich Girl, though you can see from the poster below that it was originally titled with an “a” rather than a “the.” The film has all sorts of clever camerawork and plot points. Here’s my favorite: when Pickford shouts through the keyhole that she hates her new playmate, we see the words come bursting through to the other side! I watched this on a Blu-ray, which is, sadly, now out of print. As of this writing, there is a copy for sale on Amazon for $213. It’s a great disc, with 4 great films, but probably not worth that much. Or is it? There is one for sale on eBay for a mere $475! Click the image below if you’d like to buy the less expensive copy. The film is in the public domain, and can be viewed here. The quality isn’t great, but it’s definitely watchable. Next I’m watching Max Wants a Divorce [1917], directed by Max Linder. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit allthemovies.substack.com/subscribe

  3. Jun 30

    The Heart of Texas Ryan [Feb. 12, 1917]

    This is the second Tom Mix film I’ve seen. It was re-released, and likely heavily edited, as Single Shot Parker. The film is in the public domain, and can be viewed here. Next I’m watching The Poor Little Rich Girl [1917], directed by Maurice Tourneur. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit allthemovies.substack.com/subscribe

  4. Jun 4

    52 Weeks to Film Literacy - A Conversation

    In April, I shared a list of 52 films that I considered to be iconic classics that someone should watch if they want to become well-versed in film history. I wrote it after a discussion in the comments section of a post written by Kyle Worley, who had created his own list of 52 films which was itself a response to my brother Ted’s post outlining a 52-week crash course in the humanities. I’d didn’t know Kyle when I saw his film list, but after we’d both shared our lists, we kept in touch, and the other day we had a conversation about how we compiled our lists, and the our approaches to film in general. I’m sharing that conversation now. We both feel that conversations like ours are not as common as they once were. In the social media era, people tend to offer a quick like or comment on an article, often to spark an argument or simply to insult the author, but in-depth discussions have fallen by the wayside. We’d both like to see more of those, and hope Substack will facilitate this sort of interaction. On that topic, I am always open to talking with any of my readers about nearly any topic. I'm even happy to be told I’m wrong, or that I am misguided. I like discussions. I feel I learn from them, and I nearly always walk away from any conversation with my own opinions slightly shifted, or at least fine-tuned, for hearing what another person has to say. Please enjoy this video, and feel free to engage me in a conversation! (Normally, I only share video posts with paid subscribers, but as Kyle and I are both sharing this today, I’m opening this up to everyone.) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit allthemovies.substack.com/subscribe

    52 Weeks to Film Literacy - A Conversation

  5. May 18

    Easy Street [Feb. 3, 1917]

    Today I’m talking about another of the short films Chaplin made for Mutual Film Corporation. The film is in the public domain, and can be viewed here. I watched it on the same Blu-ray set I’ve shared previously, which includes the 12 short films Chaplin made for Mutual in 1916 and 1917. You can click the image below if you want to buy a copy of your very own. Next I’m watching The Heart of Texas Ryan [1917], directed by E.A. Martin. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit allthemovies.substack.com/subscribe

  6. May 12

    A Man There Was [Jan. 29, 1917]

    This is the 100th film I’ve watched since I began this project. You can scroll back through my Substack to see the other films, or you can see the Letterboxd Lists I’ve created for each “season” of this podcast. It’s based on an 1862 poem by Henrik Ibsen. You can read the poem, translated into English, here. The film is in the public domain, and can be viewed here. Next I’m watching Easy Street [1917], directed by Charles Chaplin. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit allthemovies.substack.com/subscribe

  7. Apr 28

    The Dying Swan [Jan. 17, 1917]

    I watched this film on YouTube. You can view it below. Next I’m watching A There Was [1917], directed by Victor Sjöström. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit allthemovies.substack.com/subscribe

  8. Apr 15

    The Pride of the Clan (Jan. 7, 1917)

    I watched on YouTube. I’ve linked the video below in case you’d like to watch, too. Next I’m watching The Dying Swan [1917], directed by Yevgeny Bauer. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit allthemovies.substack.com/subscribe

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I'm watching my way chronologically through the history of cinema. allthemovies.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Greg Gioia
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    91
  • Rating
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    © Greg Gioia
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