Male actors played all roles, as women were not allowed to act in films at that time. Phalke trained men to play female characters.

Released in 1915, the film was directed by Francis Ford, the brother of famed filmmaker John Ford. It had been listed in a record of 7,200 silent films classified as “lost” Sonja Anderson ...

So, it makes perfect sense the Cleveland Public Library and the Cleveland Silent Film Festival & Colloquium (CSFF) are teaming up to present a series of classic silent films. The free, monthly ...

The 28th annual Kansas Silent Film Festival will be Feb. 28 and March 1 at Washburn University. Author Scott Eyman, who has written extensively about Hollywood's Golden Age, will be a guest speaker.

On Sunday, March 2, at 4 p.m. Peace Lutheran Church once again invites you to spend an afternoon of fun enjoying silent films as if you were back in the roaring ‘20s. Dress up if you like! Movie ...

Latvian animated feature Flow has made Oscars history as the first Academy Award win ever for the country. And now UK fans ...

The Wesley College Old Boys’ Union (OBU) has flourished under the leadership of Capt. Navin De Silva, whose tenure as President from 2023 to 2025 has been nothing short of extraordinary.

Selma Blair is set to take the lead in upcoming supernatural thriller “Silent” from filmmaking duo Doron and Yoaz Paz (“Jerusalem,” “The Golem”). The film, being produced by Roundtable ...

The film had been considered a real contender in a tough category after impressing critics with its heartfelt plot set in a dystopian world in the run-up to the 2025 awards season. The silent ...

One name stood out above all; that of Professor C. C. de Silva. Professor Percival Cholmondeley Chalmers de Silva (1904-1987), affectionately known as Professor C. C. de Silva, stands as a monumen ...

Want to be in a movie with Robert De Niro? His upcoming crime thriller “The Whisper Man” is in need of New Jersey locals. The Netflix production, set to begin in April and film through June ...