There were two Hippfest goers: the ones wrecked by SONG and the ones wrecked by THE CROWD

The serene confidence of silent era Germans in the sex appeal of schlubby men (yes we saw SONG)

I Charlestoned for 90 minutes, which does not offset but i did feel emboldened to consume the old school cake

For those of you keeping score, I have had: Bovril Haggis Smoked Haddock Irn Bru Scottish Tablet Steak Pie Pork Pie Pickled Onion School Cake

When in Scotland…

I am at the Charleston workshop at Hippfest and I am probably the worst student but having fun 😜

Mini festival notes continue! 5cmx5cm accordion watercolor journal

Laurel and Hardy fans are off to the Hippfest double bill. L&H fans are pretty much the nicest old movie gang

I remember when Twitter launched, the standard complaint was that “I don’t want to see what people ate for breakfast” If only. Anyway, here’s my breakfast and what might have been

Another cross-cultural food divide. In the US, Smarties are hard, sour fruit tablets with a powdery texture. In the UK, they are chocolate with a candy shell

I have received a Professor Fate update. My parents are feeding her while I am gone

Did the phantom ride presentation at Hippfest. Early films (pre-1910 or so) benefit the most from big screen presentation because their frames are so packed with information but they are also least likely to be included because no stars, sometimes no plot. So I greatly appreciated this.

An art channel I used to enjoy has slowly morphed from tutorials to blind box hauls and it is depressing as hell.

Ivanhoe

On the British Foods I Can’t Get Easily list… Check off Bovril and Finnan Haddie

I was the only person in that place who hadn’t seen Outlander 😜

Snap poll: How many of you would be interested in seeing surviving examples of pies in the face from pre-1909 films?

I am playing hookie from the movies for a bit to do touristy things

One thing about the blind box trend is that it gets everyone excited with low stakes gambling rather than the product itself, so when the trend inevitably dies in a few months, people can just buy what they like used.

Okay, Hippfest was all 1929. HIGH TREASON is another bonkers movie, politically incoherent sci-fi, great fun. WHY BE GOOD? is a cute little flapper confection. Excellent contrast!

Whoohoo! Won the Hippfest pub quiz with help from @chriswilliams-dink.bsky.social!

(looks around) (nobody looking) YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD

THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE: oh my this is fun, oh what larks THE GREAT BRITISH REAPING BEE: well this is a spot of bother and make no mistake, what on earth

Let’s goooo

Hippfest Day 2 in my teeny tiny 2 inch (5cm) according watercolor journal

A duck

WHITE HEATHER is an entire movie built around an underwater knife fight in diving suits and I RESPECT THE HELL OUT OF ITS MISSION

KIDNAPPED (1917) made its big screen return for the first time in over a century at Hippfest and the score by @silentsweeney.bsky.social was absolutely perfect! Wonderful time was had by all.

Hippfest Update: Most excellent Sherlock trio. But it was cheesy to move THE FINAL PROBLEM from Reichenbach to Cheddar

I still get chills when Toshiro Mifune yells this in SAMURAI REBELLION

Remembering the ancient ways

Getting Scottish feedback on KIDNAPPED (1917) is great fun. I enjoy non-American westerns because the cultural puree is so interesting, so I wanted to hear their thoughts. So far: Snow: good Kilts: correct Castle gates: too modern Everyone loved the hammy villain. A universal thing, I believe

T-minus two hours to Kidnapped screening at Hippfest

I discovered some important in UK vs USA dining: You can just get poached eggs! On the menu! As many as you like! I like my eggs poached or soft boiled and it is astonishing how many restaurants in the US just… won’t do it.

I am very much looking forward to the program of Eille Norwood Sherlock Holmes shorts today. Norwood was approved of by Doyle, so that’s a compliment, and the films of the series I have seen so far have been quite good. I love a good traditional Holmes.

Laughter tracks in comedy shows are well established but we need thrillers with tracks of people going oooh over the top of them at the excitement moments and plot twists

The issue with attending a film festival is love of movies colliding with crippling social anxiety

People shouldn't feel bad about previously admiring someone when they didn't know about the terrible harms that person committed, but we should challenge ourselves to consider how pedestalizing and prioritizing the legacies of charismatic leaders can create harmful dynamics. That can be addressed.

The article is painful, main character syndrome run amok… and since hate-watching is still watching, likely exactly what Vanity Fair wanted.

Okay, utter wastefulness that is nevertheless better for us all thann… whatever that was: Everyone everywhere gets a free ice cream voucher, tailored to their dietary needs, every single day, redeemable via an army of ice cream trucks.

Since I am now in the UK, Bluesky is restricting me until I verify my age. 🤨

On the plane, I was across from the two types of mums: The one who watched Little Women and the Muppets and played trivia games And the one who watched The Godfather parts one and two

FINIS TERRAE is probably my favorite film so far, partly because the score was so good and partly because it is a queasily authentic portrayal of succumbing to severe infection. I found it a bit difficult to watch in spots. Very intense.

Douglas is with my parents (my mom is his favorite person on earth) and I left him a dog puzzle of increased difficulty to occupy him. Dude has it solved day 3 🫠

I got myself a little 2 inch Hahnemühle accord journal and have been documenting Hippfest. Day 1: THE OUTLAW AND HIS WIFE, FINIS TERRAE, FONTE-ANNE

I am presenting tomorrow, Hippfest is screening Kidnapped (1917) at 2 pm!

But but legs were coming soon!

128th anniversary today of this rather important story appearing in the Lawrence Daily Journal, Kansas