The silent film era represents the earliest days of cinema. In Hollywood, silent movies starred some truly original and ...

On Nov. 13, the Orinda Theatre hosted the annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival — a festival exploring the archives from ...

He’s not well known today, but in November 1925, everybody knew Ben Turpin – one of the biggest comedians in the silent-movie ...

Film restorers Robert Harris and James Mockoski revive "The New Klondike," a forgotten 1926 Paramount gem scheduled to premiere at this year's San Francisco Silent Film Festival.

In mid-century America, no one quite knew what TV would be. Sid Caesar made the medium into something new and ...

Molly Ratermann has unveiled her directorial feature debut “Making a Bridesmaid,” a feel-good comedy horror that has officially wrapped post-production and is now aiming for a 2026 festival run.

He is a legendary figure among restorers and hopes to preserve the photoplayers’ legacy with a new nonprofit group. Tom Carroll stopped by his house to chat.

Netflix has premiered the silent comedy ‘Ufff Yeh Siyapaa’, a quirky thriller set against the backdrop of Diwali. The film follows an unsuspecting man who becomes entangled in a chaotic mystery ...

Kate Hudson doesn’t often cry when she screens her own movies — she’s too busy critiquing her work — but watching her latest film, “Song Sung Blue,” was an exception. She was sitting in a darkened ...

Many of the most beloved horror movies have scenes, like Linda Blair’s rotating head in “The Exorcist,” that are so absurd they practically invite satire. But other horror films build the laughs ...