Les Vampires is a ten-part French serial that, clocking in at 440 minutes total, took me about 20 nights to … More
Tag: silent
#101 Modern Times (1936)
When Modern Times was made in 1936, talkies were the rage, Charlie Chaplin was a worldwide sensation who toured the … More
#14 Nanook of the North (1922)
Robert J. Flaherty, the “father of the documentary,” created the first true documentary with his Nanook of the North – a film … More
#43 La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928)
Considered in many circles to not only be the greatest Joan of Arc film ever made but one of the … More
#27 The Phantom Of The Opera (1925)
A rickety film mired in legal, funding, and central errors, The Phantom of the Opera is best known for “enshrin(ing) … More
#2 The Great Train Robbery (1903)
This falls into the category of earliest films that ended up sparking the definitive film making and consumption of our … More
#1 Le Voyage dans la Lune (Rest. 1902/2011)
Today I watched the restored, colorized version of A Trip to the Moon from 1902 (but the restored, colorized version … More
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