Film archivist Ken Wlaschin traces the evolution of silent film music from the late 1800s to the introduction of the "talkies" in the 1920's. ... the greatest star of the silent film era.

Some movies explore grand stories of the 1800s, while some use the time period to great effect in smaller-scale stories. Such is the case with The Lighthouse , a thriller set in late 1800s New ...

Douglas Fairbanks was the quintessential star of the 1920s. Starring in some of the best classic fantasy films, Fairbanks became known as a swashbuckler thanks to roles in films like the seminal The ...

Review: ‘Babylon’ brings the silent film era roaring to life Damien Chazelle crafts a feverish and sprawling celebration of those halcyon Hollywood days ...

“Perhaps the ballyhoo meant nothing,” Kevin Brownlow wrote in his defining history of the silent film era, “The Parade’s Gone By…” It’s probably true that even avid moviegoers have ...

Most news accounts of minor or half-forgotten films of the silent era speak to cinephiles more than generalists. This one, by contrast, found a broader and unusually receptive audience.

Only 28 fiction and non-fiction films survive from the silent cinema period between the late 1800s and the early 1930s. Make that 29: Bilwamangal, directed by Rustom Dotiwala for the legendary ...

A new documentary "Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies" chronicles how nude images made their way into film, from when it first appeared in the silent era to present day.

During Hollywood’s early years, women commonly occupied positions of filmmaking power. In the silent era there were a dozen women directors and several dozen women screenwriters. A couple of ...

Shakira’s song in Zootropolis. Popular music references in silent Disney films served as cues for the live musical accompaniment that would have been featured in cinemas in this period.