Top 25 Films of the 1920s
25. Haxan (Christensen, Sweden, 1922) Benjamin Christensen’s fascinating documentary/narrative hybrid begins by alternating static shots of paintings and drawings with intertitles that provide a...
View ArticleA Silent American Cinema Primer, pt. 1
As I grow older, I am becoming more and more enamored of the silent film era. Even a bad silent movie will typically have a certain “lyrical” quality that I find myself admiring due to the necessity...
View ArticleEating (and Drinking and Sleeping) Raoul
“Your idea of light comedy is to burn down a whorehouse.” - Jack Pickford to Raoul Walsh Does any major director from Hollywood’s studio system era remain as unjustly neglected as Raoul Walsh? In spite...
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