You know that feeling you get when you thought you did something....but it turns out, you haven't? Like, you can almost RECALL the act, in haunting clarity - only to find out it never happened?? Well, that feeling is what prompted me to frantically shake off the cobwebs and delve into today's topic. Because even though I could swear on a stack of ancient wisdom (yep, Reader's Digest) that I did it....I realized I did not. What can be said about today's filmmaker? Well, in a

Barrymore. Even in today's age, the name is familiar - and has been for many decades. So today, dear readers, I will attempt to delve...

Why make a movie based on a play that was already considered "outdated" and "old fashioned"?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...