During the silent film era between the mid-1890s and the late 1920s, movies were almost always accompanied by live music. … ...

A century ago, the prosperous, post-World War I “Jazz Age” drummed out one tumultuous social change after another. On the heels of the long suffragette struggle that led to U.S. women winning the ...

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.

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 ...

To some, silent films may seem like a relic of the past. Yet the genre of filmmaking is very much in the present and future for some local students recently awarded for their work. Last month a ...

The cold, climate-controlled stacks at the Historic Films Archive in Greenport made the ideal place for film student Dan Martin to spend last summer as an intern: in a basement out of the heat ...

PADUCAH, Ky. (KFVS) - A silent film written and directed by a Metropolis, Illinois native will be screened in Paducah, Kentucky. The screening is part of the Paducah Film Society’s Maiden Alley ...

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 ...

(Courtesy) A death-defying rescue; a robbery involving trains; a love triangle: the 1926 silent film “The Flying Ace” employs some of the most durable tropes in cinematic history. But it’s ...