Joe Rinaudo is doing everything to ensure his passion for photoplayers, the self-playing pianos that scored silent movies, outlives him even as interest in the instrument has waned for a long time, ...

The silent film era feels almost like a dream now, a time when everything was new, and nothing about movies was certain. Actors had to rely on their eyes, their hands, and the smallest lift of a smile ...

The 1910s marked the birth of movie stardom, with women playing a central role in shaping this new form of entertainment. In the silent film era, actresses relied entirely on physical expression, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Rinaudo, the foremost expert on photoplayers, sits next to his photoplayer in his living room. If you walked past Joe ...

A study from the Library of Congress reveals for the first time how many feature films produced by U.S. studios during the silent film era still exist, what condition they’re in and where they are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite being referred to as “The Silent Film Era,” 1920s Hollywood was filled with several highly talked about scandals, love ...

ATHENS, Ohio — Dennis James returns to the Southeast Ohio History Center for a special Silent Movie Monday performance of “Stage Struck!” on April 7. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Attendees will have ...

The Mole Antonelliana—located in Turin, Italy—houses the unique, vertically organized Museum of Cinema, which boasts a collection of over 7,000 films representing all periods of cinema—a true Mecca ...

* Jim Van Buskirk & SF Neon on Market St. Movie Marquees A special Sounds of the Tenderloin program at the Great American Music Hall explores the silent film era in the neighborhood, featuring Richard ...

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Is it me, or does popcorn always taste better when you are eating it in a very old, classic movie theater? Upstate New York has dozens of old movie houses that are either pushing 100 years old or have ...