Silent movies tend to measure the length in terms of reels (with about 10 minutes per reel) and use intertitles rather than synchronized dialogue to express words, but otherwise, they function ...

The Heart of Lincoln,” a 1922 movie directed by the pioneering filmmaker Francis Ford, was found at a stock-footage library ...

Silent films feature actors bringing characters to life through gestures and actions. They come from directors who compose striking scenes through blocking and set design. And they tell narratives ...

Heck, before audiences heard Al Jolson's voice in 1927's The Jazz Singer, movies were largely silent entertainment. While silent movies are mostly a thing of the past, some filmmakers still ...

To pass the time he turned to one of his passions, silent movies, watching old favorites on his computer with various albums cranked up on his headphones. “As I was watching some of the footage ...

A 1915 silent film — thought to be lost forever — was discovered in a pile of old donations, now you can see this rare piece of history.

Feb. 5 (UPI) --A 1915 silent film about Abraham Lincoln was thought to be lost forever before being found in a warehouse on New York's Long Island. Dan Martin, a summer intern at Historic Films ...

The 16-millimeter film is believed to be the only known surviving copy of "The Heart of Lincoln," a silent movie about the life of President Abraham Lincoln and American life during the Civil War.