Who was he? How did he, almost accidentally, end up in filmmaking? What makes his movies so unforgettable? K Narayanan traces ...

According to a press release, “Prince Achmed,” a 1926 German silent film, is considered the first full-length animated film, based on tales from “One Thousand and One Arabian Nights.” ...

Building upon its storied history as silent film house, Sierra Madre Playhouse will present Carl Dreyer’s critically acclaimed 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc with live ...

Phalke's consistent focus on culturally resonant mythological narratives proved to have a strong public appeal during the silent era. While surviving prints are rare, the film's existence and its ...

1. Max Schreck, 'Shadow of the Vampire' (2000) The nifty fictionalized conceit of this horror flick is that the German star of the 1922 silent movie "Nosferatu" was actually a vampire, and Dafoe ...

In January, Variety exclusively reported that Blair was making a return to acting with three new movies entering production: “Stay Forte,” a drama about the Israel-Hamas war; a supernatural ...