Slavery, Piracy, and Shirtless Men in Silent Film, ‘Old Ironsides’
Kino Lorber's release of Old Ironsides offers derring-do with cannons firing and masts breaking off and hundreds of extras swarming all over each other's ships.
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Enjoying Life Silently: Film History in Shadow and Light
You'll find more people watching silent films today than during any decade since the '20s, thanks to a busy restoration and preservation industry that thrives through festivals, revivals, the internet and home video.