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Silent Films

influences Dec. 23, 2022

The Real Jazz Age Stars and Scandals That Inspired Damien Chazelle’s BabylonA character-by-character guide to the silent-era analogues whose real-life exploits inspired Damien Chazelle’s Jazz Age epic.

By Katie Rife
cold cases Feb. 7, 2020

The Curious Case of the Lost Little Women MoviesWhy two silent film adaptations of the Louisa May Alcott story remain missing to this day.

By Zach Schonfeld

old movies Oct. 2, 2014

Century-Old Sherlock Holmes Film DiscoveredIn France.

By Anna Silman
Aug. 21, 2012

‘When Comedy Was King’: Silent Comedies and Casual SexismIt’s no secret that sometimes comedy is taken a bit too seriously. Comedy obsessives love not just the jokes, but the mechanics and emotions of […]

By Elise Czajkowski
back to the future Apr. 9, 2012

See What Back to the Future Would Look Like As a Silent FilmCue the honky-tonk piano!

By Eliot Glazer
movies Feb. 12, 2010

Stream Metropolis, the Famous Silent Film, Restored With an Hour of Lost FootageStarting this afternoon at 2:40 p.m., EST.

By Edith Zimmerman