The 1910s marked the birth of movie stardom, with women playing a central role in shaping this new form of entertainment. In the silent film era, actresses relied entirely on physical expression, ...
It's hard to sum up the work silent film historian Ben Model does under one profession; he's a preservationist, a lecturer and teacher, an author, and accompanist and composer who performs his own ...
Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...
The appeal of silent films isn’t just how one watches movies but instead experiences the score. “There’s a community of people who are interested in silent film, but there’s also still an untapped, ...
The film historian and accompanist talks to IndieWire about his work as a "missionary" for silent movies and his company's physical media releases of new restorations of two classic Tom Tyler Westerns ...