Tag Archives: Lillian Gish

Silents are Golden: The Rise Of The “Underworld”– 5 Gangster Films From The 1910s

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Lea Stans

Silents are Golden: The Rise Of The “Underworld”– 5 Gangster Films From The 1910s Long before James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson starting making a splash in Hollywood, gangsters had been showing up on the American silent screen. While the … Continue reading →

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Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – Tol’able David (1921)

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Lea Stans

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – Tol’able David (1921) One of the great joys of American silent film is not only the “up close and personal” look at times gone by, but seeing how people regarded even earlier … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: Vincent Price

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: Vincent Price During the Halloween season we naturally think of Vincent Price, that undisputed icon of horror whose many roles in the genre put him in the exalted company of Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and … Continue reading →

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Silents are Golden: A Closer Look at – Way Down East (1920)

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Lea Stans

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look at – Way Down East (1920) One of the most influential early directors of all time was D.W. Griffith, who rose to acclaim for the excellent short dramas he directed for Biograph and went … Continue reading →

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Silents are Golden: “For the Sake of the Picture” – The Dangerous Era of Silent Filmmaking

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Lea Stans

Silents are Golden: “For the Sake of the Picture” – The Dangerous Era of Silent Filmmaking Most of us are familiar with the incredible stuntwork done for the 1910s and 1920s films – often by the main stars themselves, such … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: The Night of the Hunter (1955) The Night of the Hunter (1955) is such a haunting and unusual film that I often wonder what else Charles Laughton might have produced had he directed any more movies, but … Continue reading →

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Silents are Golden: The Iconic Careers of Lillian and Dorothy Gish

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Lea Stans

Silents are Golden: The Iconic Careers of Lillian and Dorothy Gish “I remember one day in the early summer going through the gloomy old hall of the Biograph Studio when suddenly all gloom seemed to disappear. This change in atmosphere … Continue reading →

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The Whales of August – Exclusive Interview with Producer Michael Kaplan

Posted on March 8, 2018 by minooallen

The Whales of August An Interview with Michael Kaplan As I cozied up on my couch to watch The Whales of August on a delightful winter day, I had no idea what to expect. Well, that’s not entirely true…I did know to … Continue reading →

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Silents are Golden: “But They’re So Primitive!”– Some Common Misconceptions About Silent Films

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Lea Stans

“But They’re So Primitive!” Some Common Misconceptions About Silent Films It’s a conversation that fans of silent film are all very familiar with. You tell someone you love watching silents. They laugh. Then it dawns on them that you aren’t … Continue reading →

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Silent Chicago: Two Orphans, Three Studios, Four Films (Remakes and the Early Days of Film, 3)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Janelle Vreeland

  Two Orphans, Three Studios, Four Films: A Brief History of The Two Orphans From the time it was translated into English in 1874, “The Two Orphans” was a successful, well-known play in the United States. The story of orphaned … Continue reading →

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