Silent-Era Slapstick Revival ‘Hundreds of Beavers’ Is Dam Brilliant
This is dam good stuff. Read More
September 14, 2023
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‘Where Are My Children?’ and Lois Weber’s Trailblazing Films About Women
First-wave feminism sprung from the birth control movement, which is on full display in Weber's controversial 1916 film. Read More
March 24, 2021
‘Flames of Wrath’ and the Pioneering African-American Women of Silent Cinema
Maria P. Williams was one of the first African-American women to make movies, and her life is as fascinating as… Read More
February 28, 2021
How to Introduce Kids to the Silent Film Comedians Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd
How do you get your children to appreciate Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd? Let us guide you through… Read More
July 21, 2020
‘Shoes’ and Lois Weber’s Early Hollywood Influence
Lois Weber's contributions to Hollywood cinema cannot be underestimated. Read More
September 28, 2018
30 Essential Films of the Silent Era
The tl;dr version of the silent film era. Read More
April 14, 2018
The Psychology of the Close-up in ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’
Proximity and personality become entwined. The close-up is a cinematography technique used often on faces to show nuanced emotions or… Read More
December 19, 2017