The 1910s marked the birth of movie stardom, with women playing a central role in shaping this new form of entertainment. In ...

Image Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & Fox Film Corporation. A movie is considered “lost” if the original negative or a complete copy does not exist in any known archive or private collection. Estimates ...

With Taylor Swift singing songs about Clara Bow, audiences have turned their attention to the first days of cinema. But even the most hardened Swiftie might find themselves confused by a strange ...

Today, silent films still are celebrated and enjoyed at film festivals – even some festivals that only screen silent films. September 28 of this year was deemed National Silent Film Day. Companies ...

During the silent era, thousands of movie-theatre organs raised their quirky, quavery voices, with the Mighty Wurlitzer being ...

A missing silent-era Western by John Ford has been rediscovered after over a century, reviving a once-forgotten piece of ...

Still from 1915 Charlie Chaplin comedy produced by Essanay, showing studio logo via Wikimedia Essanay Studios, via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. https://commons ...

ATHENS, Ohio — Dennis James returns to the Southeast Ohio History Center for a special Silent Movie Monday performance of “Stage Struck!” on April 7. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Attendees will have ...

Baby Peggy — born Peggy-Jean Montgomery— was among the first to captivate moviegoers with her expressive performances. (Photo via Wikipedia Public Domain) With her captivating smile and charm beyond ...

When thinking about the classic Hollywood era of filmmaking, we tend to think about movies made under the restrictive, prudish rules of the Hays Code. Protestant moralism meant that films after 1934 ...

Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Team LAT wrapped up another trip to Toronto this week, seeing a lot of movies, talking to ...