the Slient Era

so the silent era is an era in which films were with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue.  in silent films for entertainment the dialogue was transmitted through muted gestures, mime, and title cards. the idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of technical challenged involved, synchronized dialogue was only made practical in the late 1920's. this era lasted from about 1895-1929.

the film from the silent era i decided to watch was "the Gold Rush" staring Charlie Chaplin. it was also directed by Charlie Chaplin.

so lets make this simple: people say theres gold on a mountain in Alaska. Jim McKay discovers gold on his claim. then theres this big storm and he had to take refuge in a cabin. he didn't know that the cabin had a guy already in there. the occupant wanted to throw prospector out but he said no. then there are strong winds and when they try to escape they are thrown back in. Jim is also thrown into the cabin. for 3 days the three men in the cabin as the storm goes on. thats pretty much all there is to it. 

Aileen- Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Okay. so this weekend i saw Aileen- life and death of a serial killer.  this documentary is about Aileen Wuornos convicted of killing 7 men while working as a prostitute in Florida. This is actually the second Wuornos documentary made by this group the first being Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992).  This documentary follows Aileen after her trial and before her execution in 2002. i actually thought this documentary would be nice and interesting but its actually really boring.  it bored me to death.  i tried watching it but i just couldn't. it looks like it was made by amateur director. it was shaky the whole time and you could see a mic and look at all the cables at some points. other than that i thought the idea was kind of interesting.

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