Why make a movie based on a play that was already considered "outdated" and "old fashioned"? And then they re-made it over a decade...

Old Hollywood! The term has nearly become synonymous with film history. But as I hope you’ve learned here at Silent Cinema...

As we wrap up the infamous "Noir-vember", it seems fitting to pay tribute to Mr. Film Noir himself - the legendary director, Alfred...

I know, I know. Once again, it's been a very long time since the last post! Don't worry, there will be a specialized blog post before the...

What can be said about the dazzling Louise Brooks? Anything, if it means not having to explain my absence in recent months....apologies...

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably wondered what film box office sensation Douglas Fairbanks’ favorite was to make. And if...

Well, readers - I’m back! I’m fierce, I’m strong, I’m a total badass....oh, wait...that’s today’s screen actress (comma singer, comma...

Anyone else get a lil’ nostalgic towards the end of summer? Whether it’s “Ahhhhh the memories...” or even “Ahhhh....I didn’t get the memo...

Apologies are in order, folks. Not from you, from me. Wow, that would be so awkward the other way around... I've been AWOL due to some...

Robin Hood. D’Artagnan. Zorro. Annnnnnnnd The Son of Zorro. What do all of these characters have in common?? Today’s actor brought them...

Holy Hanging From a Building! Is it time to talk about the actor/filmmaker who thoroughly enjoyed scaring the heck out of audiences?? Why...

One hopeful student...who stumbles into acting...eventually stars in the first-ever horror movie. A German, married to a Jewish woman -...

Well folks, the general consensus is in. The gruesome, blood-curdling scenes of Halloween movies are behind us, and we are now entering...

Lonnnnnng before there was a Johnny Depp playing the parts of Edward Scissorhands, Willy Wonka, Captain Jack Sparrow and, of course,...

Following the wild success of our post on the incomparable Buster Keaton, we knew we had to revisit his legacy in a different way. Out of...