Trade ads proclaimed Alice Howell as a (or the) female Chaplin. I’d initially thought this was a parallel to Chaplin’s…
It’s a wonderful thing when a community is able to raise money to save, refurbish and reopen its town’s original…
My rule of thumb with projection speeds and silent comedy films used to be guided by whether there were audience…
One of the insights I’ve had into film programming has come from my many years’ experience accompanying silent films. Literally,…
As silent film fans, we’re past the point of going to a show, seeing empty seats and blaming the venue…