Hollywood Classics Sparkle in MoMA’s Silent Film Week
MoMA’s Silent Film Week 2026 showcases Hollywood classics by major filmmakers from the museum’s collection, all restored through the museum’s efforts.
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Silent Serial ‘Tih-Minh’ Puts You Under Its Drugged Spell
Louis Feuillade’s dreamlike 12-episode silent film series Tih-Minh should be experienced, like laudanum, in discreet doses that will linger in our brains until the next fix.
‘Hold That Blonde!’ Hilariously Attempts Hysterical Slapstick
If George Marshall’s Hold That Blonde! can’t rise to the brilliance of a Preston Sturges movie, it’s an often-hilarious attempt.
Silent Film Restoration Is an Act of Love
To experience restored silent films – even just salvaged bits of them – is to be dazzled and intrigued by a window into the past and to be lit by a desire to see more.
‘Daddy’ Is a Blast of Feminist Art to the Face
Daddy is a classic example of an artist making a museum film that showcases her campy and confrontational art and performance.
To Save and Project 2026 Nails Cutting-Edge Film Restoration
To Save and Project’s 2026 offerings include an early talkie that rivals Alfred Hitchcock and an overall fascinating glimpse of film and real history.
‘The Devil’s Bride’ Is Like a Lithuanian Teletubbies
The Devil’s Bride is surely one of the most bizarre films from the Iron Curtain; as hallucinatory as anything this side of Teletubbies.
Hobart Bosworth’s Edgy Strong Silent Type Clings to Life
What remains of Hobart Bosworth’s edgy strong silent type characters and his directing achievements cling to life in the few silent-era Hollywood films left to us.
MoMA’s To Save and Project Film Restoration Fest Ranges from Classics to Avant-Garde
MoMA’s To Save and Project film restoration festival shows silents, exploitation films, avant-garde jokes, and the first Mexican film awarded at Cannes.
MoMA’s Film Restoration Fest To Save and Project Eyes Bad Behavior
MoMA’s film restoration fest To Save and Project eyes bad behavior with a Casanova, Western gunmen, pre-Code showgirls and drug addiction.
International Film Buffs Should Pounce on MoMA’s To Save and Project Festival
From silent classics to Thai melodrama, home movies to Brazilian sambas, MoMA’s To Save and Project festival is catnip for international film buffs.
Animated Sci-Fi ‘The Time Masters’ Challenges Conformity
René Laloux’s conformity-challenging animated sci-fi The Time Masters resonates with Hayao Miyazaki films and Jack Vance novels.