There isn’t really a “first silent film” partially because there isn’t a real cut-off between what was technological experimentation and what is considered a film. Technically, the oldest ...

As the film’s tensions all simmer, with dichotomies between old ties and new desires ... today (especially for those dipping a toe in silent film) alongside a more nuanced form of emotional ...

Silent film star Clara Bow, Hollywood’s first-ever ... He wanted just one reel, an old cartoon, but could only acquire it by bidding on the full package. Huggins placed a winning bid of ...

The eerie flicker of the 1925 silent film classic “Phantom of the Opera,” starring Lon Chaney, was projected onto a screen in ...