The Strong Silent Type: Tom Mix, His Hat and His Horse
Silent westerns star Tom Mix – with his ten-gallon hat and his horse, Tony the Wonder – shows off stunt work in Sky High and spoofs the genre in The Big Diamond Robbery.
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Lon Chaney Didn’t Always Need Makeup to Menace Silent Film Viewers
‘Lon Chaney: Before the Thousand Faces, Vol. 2’ captures how he applied his darkly expressive visage, even without makeup, to menace silent film viewers.
Silent Pleasures: An Engaging Guide to the 24th San Francisco Silent Film Festival, May 1st – 5th
For those who haven't lost all sense of happiness in our terrible era's fearsome lack of joy, the 24th San Francisco Silent Film Festival, May 1st-5th, has offerings that can rearrange your cinematic perceptions for life.
On the Trail of Classic Western Heroes with Silent Films ‘Just Pals’ and ‘The Calgary Stampede’
New organ scores help kick up some dust in these two reissues from Grapevine Video.
From Lois Weber to Louise Brooks: Eight Silent Film Sensations
Those of us who love silent cinema have much to rejoice about in this digital age, when both obscurities and celebrated classics arrive in new preservations and restorations, curated by scholars and fans who love the era.