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The Ultimate Genre Guide to Silent Movies

September 29, 2022May 28, 2023Shawn Hall12 Comments

To celebrate the second annual Silent Movie Day, I’ve put together a list of 24 silent movies from 12 different genres that showcase the variety of films produced in the heyday of silent cinema (roughly between 1895 and 1930). Click on a favorite genre …

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An early color film from 1916 Concerning 1,00 Dollars

An Introduction to the Wonderful World of Pre-1920 Cinema

September 29, 2021June 29, 2023Shawn Hall3 Comments

Outside of a few big names like George Melies or D.W. Griffith, whenever silent movies are mentioned there is a good chance that people are talking about the 1920s. From Dr. Caligari to Safety Last and Phantom of the Opera to The Passion of Joan …

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Letterboxd Reviews

  • Revisiting 'Fail-Safe', 2000
    Watched on Wednesday August 30, 2023.
  • One Mile From Heaven, 1937 - ★★★½
    It's a shame this film isn't talked more about given Fredi Washington's and Bill Robinson's wonderful performances. It's really a fascinating look at race in […]
  • All Quiet on the Western Front, 1979 - ★★★½
    For better or worse, this TV film adaptation follows the classic novel closely, using direct quotations from the book as voiceover narration. One advantage of […]
  • High Tension, 1936 - ★★
    Our protagonist fixes cables underwater for a living and all we get in the movie is a subpar romance that never elevates to screwball comedy […]
  • The Comic, 1969 - ★★★½
    So many films about the silent era deal with stars struggling with the transition to sound so it’s refreshing The Comic takes a different path. We […]

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