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A rare silent film with an all-Black cast screens at the Somerville Theatre
The 1926 film "The Flying Ace" will be screened with live musical accompaniment to mark Black History Month. The film is one ...
The Silent Films That Shaped Hollywood’s Legacy
With Taylor Swift singing songs about Clara Bow, audiences have turned their attention to the first days of cinema. But even the most hardened Swiftie might find themselves confused by a strange ...
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The Evolution of Cinema: How Movies Have Transformed Over the Decades
The 1930s and 1940s are often called the Golden Age of Hollywood. Studios like MGM, Warner Bros., and Paramount created legendary films that are still loved today. This era gave us timeless classics, ...
‘The Heart of Lincoln': Long-lost early 1900s silent film found on Long Island
The 16mm 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.
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A silent movie on Lincoln was thought lost to the ages — until it turned up in Greenport
Scores of silent films from that era were lost because they were printed on nitrate film stock, an unstable and highly flammable material. “It deteriorated, and also back then the studios weren ...