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A Wash Line Romance is a 1928 silent short film directed by Jacques Rollens and released as "A Laemmle Novelty" under Universal Pictures. The film features innovative special effects, such as ...
Recently I took my two daughters to see a silent film at Film Forum here in New York. “Kid Boots” was a hit romantic comedy of 1926, starring the stage comic Eddie Cantor (roughly the Martin ...
Image Credit: ‘Signs Of Love’ – ‘Boys On Film 16: Possession,’ Peccadillo Pictures This week, April 15 – 21, marks National Deaf LGBTQ+ Awareness Week, a project launched by the Deaf ...
From silent-film classics to modern rom-com hits, the best feel-good movies have a timeless power to bring out smiles—and sometimes a few tears too.
Like, for instance, silent movies aren’t very silent. Without microphones to capture sound, the actors, the crew and anybody in earshot can say anything they like as loudly as they like.
Silent discos, social hours, and romance will round out Rooftop Cinema Club's season There are three Southern California locations to enjoy outdoor films, with El Segundo enjoying its final run.
Silent film music composer and performer Jeff Rapsis, at the Jane Pickens Theatre in Newport, Rhode Island. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) On this particular evening, Rapsis was preparing to accompany the ...
Because many silent film stars found it difficult to “find their voice” in the new Hollywood medium, the talkies ended a lot of careers. But here are seven actors who succeeded—and prospered ...
A silent-era star, Griffith was nominated for Best Actress at the second-ever Academy Awards, in 1930. But as silent films gave way to sound, ... Griffith’s romantic life was tumultuous.