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Silent Film News
September 10, 2023
'Our Mansfield Girl' Was a Leading Actress During Silent Film Era
September 8, 2023
As Silent Movies Light Up Kansas City Music Hall, This Organist Crafts a Soundtrack in the Shadows
September 7, 2023
Interview: Kathleen Rooney on Silent Film Stars, Fairies, and Her New Book From Dust to Stardust
September 7, 2023
Watch an Early Silent Film About the Theory of Relativity
September 4, 2023
Rare Footage From 1915 Captures Claude Monet Painting at His Gardens in Giverny
September 2, 2023
Visit Bantam Cinema and Arts Center, a Small Town Movie Theater - It is the Oldest Continuously Operated Movie Theater in Connecticut
September 2, 2023
Mainichi Releases Video Conveying Devastation of 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
August 31, 2023
Blu-ray Review: Michael (Germany, 1919)
August 31, 2023
Rita Reagan, 1940-2023: Norman Studios, Springfield Preservation Champion Dies
August 27, 2023
Forgotten London-Born Film Pioneer Gets His Due in New Book
August 26, 2023
Blakeview: 'Twin Theaters' Hosted Vaudeville and Silent Films on Baronne Street 125 Years Ago
August 26, 2023
Japan's Tradition of Silent Movie "Narrrators" Survives and Thrives
August 24, 2023
August 18, 2023
Norman Studios Silent Film Museum Opens in Jacksonville
August 17, 2023
Culture Re-View: The First Ever Fully Animated Cartoon Film Makes its Debut
August 9, 2023
August 4 2023
KATY JEAN: Seen But Not Heard: The Silent Era of Film in Nova Scotia
August 3, 2023
Pittsburgh Sound + Image Revives a Hidden Gem from the Roaring 20s
August 3, 2023
A Glimpse Into the Silent Past
August 3, 2023
Carl Davis Dies: The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Pride And Prejudice & Silent Film Composer Was 86
July 28, 2023
Adrian Brunel and British Cinema of the 1920s — The Artist Versus the Money Bags
July 26, 2023
Pandora's Box Is Getting a New Limited Edition Blu-ray Release
July 21, 2023
Josephine Chaplin, Actor and Daughter of Charlie Chaplin, Dies Aged 74
July 19, 2023
July 13, 2023
Blu-ray Review: Clash of the Wolves/Where the North Begins
July 13, 2023
Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum Opens New Exhibit Saturday: The Art & Life of Joe De Yong
July 9 ,2023
Effort Launched to Save 1927 Carlsbad Village Theatre from Becoming a Restaurant or Retail Shop
July 7, 2023
Long-Forgotten LGBTQ+ Hollywood Icon Gets Revived in 1-Woman Show
July 5, 2023
A Silent Movie Cinema Thrives in Brussels
July 1, 2023
June 27, 2023
Blu-ray Review: Erich von Stroheim’s Silent Classic Foolish Wives on Flicker Alley Blu-ray
June 25, 2023
Book Review: Ruan Lingyu: Her Life and Career
June 21, 2023
June 13, 2023
June 12, 2023
June 7, 2023
Longer Version of Yasujiro Ozu’s Straightforward Boy Film Found
May 30, 2023
1920s Hollywood Dell Villa Will Bring Out Your Inner Old Timey Movie Star
May 30, 2023
Nosferatu: Robert Eggers Remakes Has Wrapped Filming in Prague
May 28, 2023
10 of the Most Interesting Sounding Lost Films of All Time
May 27, 2023
1965 MGM Fire: The Day Hollywood Burned, Explained
May 19, 2023
1920 Hungarian Ghost Film After Death to be Restored with International Support
Silent Film Events
March 15 - 16, 2024
Screening: La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc) (France, 1927) starring Maria Falconetti and Eugene Silvain
Bach Festival Society of Winter Park - Winter Park, Florida
Hosted by the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park as part of their "Voices of Light" series
March 9, 2024
Screening: La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc) (France, 1927) starring Maria Falconetti and Eugene Silvain
Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler University - Indianapolis, Indiana
Hosted by the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra as part of their "Voices of Light" series
September 30, 2023
Screening: Safety Last (US, 1923) 100th Anniversary! starring Harold Lloyd
Doctor's House - 1692 Brand Park Drive, Glendale, California
Hosted by the Alex Film Society and Retroformat Silent Films
September 29 - October 1, 2023
Silent Film Festival: Broncho Billy & Friends Silent Film Festival
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum - Fremont, California
September 29, 2023
Screening: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (US, 1923) starring Lon Chaney and Patsy Ruth Miller
The Derry Opera House - Derry, New Hampshire
September 29, 2023
National Silent Movie Day is a day to celebrate and enjoy silent movies. Find out more at www.silentmovieday.org and www.nationalsilentmovieday.org
September 27, 2023
Screening: Speedy (US, 1928) starring Harold Lloyd
The Silent Film Series as hosted by The Historic Organ Restoration Committee
Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, New Jersey
September 27, 2023
Screening: Seven Chances (US, 1925) starring Buster Keaton
Rex Theater - Manchester, New Hampshire
September 27, 2023
Event: Behind the Scenes at the "Flying A"
Santa Barbara Historical Museum - Santa Barbara, California
September 24 - October 1, 2023
The Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival
Held at various locations - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 24, 2023
Presentation: Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies by Lara Gabrielle
Screening: Show People (US, 1928) Starring Marion Davies and William Haines
Sommerville Theatre - Summerville, Massachusetts
September 24, 2023
Screening: Safety Last (US, 1923) starring Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis
2023 Prescott Film Festival
J&LL Performing Arts Center - Prescott, Arizona
September 22 - 24, 2023
Silent Film Festival: The Denver Silent Film Festival
Denver Film Center - Denver, Colorado
September 22, 2023
Screening: Piccadilly (UK, 1929) starring Gilda Gray and Anna May Wong
Bardon Mill and Henshaw Village Hall - Hexham, United Kingdom
September 20, 2023
Screening: The Ten Commandments (US, 1923) starring Richard Dix, Leatrice Joy and Theodore Roberts
Leavitt Theatre - Ogunquit, Maine
September 17, 2023
Silent Serial Screening: Eagle of the Night (US, 1928) one of the last silent serials by Pathé
Town Hall Theatre - Wilton, New Hampshire
September 17, 2023
Screening: Seven Chances (US, 1925) starring Buster Keaton
Opening Night at Noe Music: Schubert's Trout Quintet and Buster Keaton
Noe Music - San Francisco, California
September 16, 2023
Screening: The Haunted House (US, 1921) starring Buster Keaton; The Immigrant (US, 1917) starring
Charlie Chaplin; and Get Out and Get Under (US, 1920) starring Harold Lloyd
King Opera House - Van Buren, Arkansas
September 15 - 16, 2023
Screenings: Utah Silent Film Celebration
Megaplex Theatres Legacy Crossing - Centerville, Utah
September 6, 2023
Silent Film Festical: Cleveland Silent Film Festival & Colloquium
Masonic Auditorium - Cleveland, Ohio
September 6, 2023
Screening: Haldane of the Secret Service (US, 1923) starring Harry Houdini and Gladys Leslie
Leavitt Theatre - Ogunquit, Maine
August 31 - September 4, 2023
Classic Film Festival: Cinecon 59 Presented by Hollywood Heritage
Old Town Music Hall - El Segundo, California
August 27, 2023
Outdoor Screening: The Eagle (US, 1925) starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky
King Gillette Ranch National Park - Calabasas, California
Hosted by Hollywood Heritage, Inc. as their Silents Under the Stars Series
August 27, 2023
Screening: Safety Last (US, 1923) 100th Anniversary! starring Harold Lloyd
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Los Angeles, California
August 27, 2023
Screening: The Divine Lady (US, 1929) starring Corinne Griffith and Victor Varconi
Town Hall Theater - Wilton, New Hampshire
August 27, 2023
Screening: The Racket (US, 1928) starring Thomas Meighan and Louis Wolheim
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Los Angeles, California
August 26-27, 2023
Silent Film Festival: The Camera Is Ours
Sierra Madre Playhouse - Sierra Madre, California
Celebrating the Influential Women of Early Hollywood
August 26, 2023
Screening: The Lost World (US, 1925) starring Wallace Beery, Bessie Love, and Lloyd Hughes
Woman's Club of Hollywood - Hollywood, California
Hosted by Retroformat Silent Films
August 26, 2023
Screening: It (US, 1927) starring Clara Bow and Antonio Moreno
Cinema Art Theater - Lewes, Delaware
Hosted by the Lewes Historical Society's "Sips and Silent Cinema" Series
August 20, 2023
Screening: Beau Brummel (US, 1924) starring John Barrymore and Mary Astor
Town Hall Theater - Wilton, New Hampshire
August 19, 2023
Screening: Beverly of Graustark (US, 1926) starring Marion Davies and Antonio Moreno
Taughannock Falls State Park - Ithaca, New York
Hosted by the Wharton Studio Museum
August 18-20, 2023
The John and Francis Ford Film Festival and Symposium
Held at various locations - Portland and Damariscotta, Maine
Hosted by the Maine Irish Heritage Center
August 16, 2023
Screening: The Extra Girl (US, 1924) starring Mabel Normand
Des Plaines Theatre - Des Plaines, Illinois
Hosted by The Des Plaines Theatre Silent Film Series
August 15, 2023
Screening: Safety Last (US, 1923) starring Harold Lloyd
Alton Town Gazebo - Alton Bay, New Hampshire
August 14, 2023
Film Festival Screening: The City Without Jews (Die Stadt ohne Juden) (Austria, 1924) starring Eugen Newfeld and Hans Moser
Duffin Theater, Lenox Memorial Middle and High School - Lenox, Massachusetts
Hosted by The Berkshire Jewish Film Festival
August 13, 2023
Screening: Tokyo Chorus (Japan, 1931) starring Tokihiko Okada and Emiko Yagumo
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Los Angeles, California
August 6, 2023
Screening: Flesh and the Devil (US, 1926) starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Los Angeles, California
August 6, 2023
Film Festival Screening: The Circus (US, 1928) starring Charlie Chaplin
Accompanied by the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra
Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival
The Civic - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
August 4, 2023
Festival Screening: Ask Father (US, 1919) and Sherlock Jr. (US, 1924) starring Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton, respectively
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site - Vancouver, Washington
Hosted by the Vancouver USA Arts & Musical Festival
August 2-8, 2023
Silent Movie Week Screenings: The Adventurer (US, 1917); What Happened to Jones (US, 1926); The Lady (US, 1925); Stella Dallas (US, 1925); La Dixième Symphonie (The Tenth Symphony) (France, 1918); Three Weeks (US, 1924); The Street of Forgotten Men (US, 1925); Padlocked (US, 1926)
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - New York, New York
August 1, 2023
Silent Film Night: Charlie Chaplin
Imagine Museum - St. Petersburg, Florida
July 30, 2023
Screening: Silent Film Program with accompaniment on a Vintage Photoplayer
Ruby Theatre - Chelan, Washington
July 30, 2023
Screening: The Apple Tree Girl (US, 1917) starring Shirley Mason and Joyce Fair
Town Hall Theater - Wilton, New Hampshire
July 30, 2023
Screening: Fanchon the Cricket (US, 1915) with Rosita (US, 1923) starring Mary Pickford
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Los Angeles, California
July 30, 2023
Screening: The Apple Tree Girl (US, 1917) starring Shirley Mason and Joyce Fair
Town Hall Theater - Wilton, New Hampshire
July 29, 2023
Screening: The Calgary Stampede (US, 1925) starring Hoot Gibson and Virginia Brown Faire
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum - Fremont, California
July 24-25, 2023
Maine Silent Film Festival
Alamo Theatre - Bucksport, Maine
Fro the Harpodeon Film Library
July 23, 2023
Outdoor Screening: A Woman of Affairs (US, 1928) co-starring John Gilbert and Greta Garbo
King Gillette Ranch National Park - Calabasas, California
Hosted by Hollywood Heritage, Inc. as their Silents Under the Stars Series
July 23, 2023
Screening: Zemla (Earth) (Russia, 1930) starring Stepan Shkurat and Semyon Svashenko
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Los Angeles, California
July 22, 2023
Screening: Sherlock Jr. (US, 1924) starring Buster Keaton
Jefferson Theatre - Beaumont, Texas
July 22, 2023
Silent Picture Day Screening: Our Hospitality (US, 1923) and Little Old New York (US, 1923) starring Buster Keaton and Marion Davies, respectively
Strand Theatre - Moundsville, West Virginia
July 22, 2023
Screening: Comedy Short Night
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum - Fremont, California
July 16, 2023
Screening: The Ten Commandments (US, 1923) starring Richard Dix, Leatrice Joy and Theodore Roberts
Embassy Theatre - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Great Silent Films with the Grande Page Series
July 16, 2023
Screening: Seven Chances (US, 1925) starring Buster Keaton
Vilar Performing Arts Center - Vail, Colorado
Hosted by Bravo! Vail’s Chamber Music Series
July 16, 2023
Screening: The General (US, 1925) starring Buster Keaton
Brandon Town Hall l& Community Center - Brandon, Vermont
July 15, 2023
Screening: The Navigator (US, 1924) starring Buster Keaton
The Music House Museum - Williamsburg, Michigan
July 15, 2023
Screening: The Last Laugh (Germany, 1924) starring Emil Jannings
The Norton Simon Museum - Pasadena, California
July 12-16, 2023
Silent Film Festival: 26th San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Castro Theatre - San Francisco, California
July 12, 2023
Film Festival Screening: The Bridal Party in Hardanger (Norway, 1926) starring Aase Bye and Gunhild Schytte-Jacobsen
Capitol Hall of Banatul Philharomic - Timișoara, Romania
Hosted by Ceau, Cinema! Film Festival dedicated to European Cinema
July 8, 2023
Screening: Old Ironsides (US, 1924) starring Charles Farrell and Esther Ralston
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum - Fremont, California
June 25, 2023
Screening: Our Hospitality (US, 1923) and One Week (US, 1920) starring Buster Keaton
Embassy Theatre - Fort Wayne, Indiana
June 24, 2023
Screening: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (US, 1921) starring Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry
Old State Bank - Vincennes, Indiana
June 24, 2023
Screening: It (US, 1927) starring Clara Bow and Antonio Moreno
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum - Fremont, California
June 24, 2023
Screening: Buster Keaton Comedy Shorts
The World Theatre - Kearney, Nebraska
June 23, 2023
Screening: Safety Last (US, 1923) starring Harold Lloyd
The World Theatre - Kearney, Nebraska
June 18, 2023
Screening: The Kid (US, 1921) starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan
Town Hall Theater - Wilton, New Hampshire
June 18, 2023
Screening: The Flying Ace (US, 1926) starring Laurence Criner and Kathryn Boyd
Tampa Theater - Tampa, Florida
June 18, 2023
Screening: Father's Day All-Star Comedy Review
Road Theater - North Hollywood, California
Hosted by Retroformat Silent Films
June 17, 2023
Screening: Comedy Shorts Night
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum - Fremont, California
June 16-17, 2023
Silent Film Festival: Silent Movie Festival at the Colonial Theater
Colonial Theater - Augusta, Maine
June 16, 2023
Screening: The Circle (US, 1925) starring Eleanor Boardman and Malcolm McGregor
Town Hall Theater - Wilton, New Hampshire
June 16, 2023
Screening: Speedy (US, 1928) starring Harold Lloyd
Juniper Valley Park - Middle Village, New York
Hosted by Councilman Robert Holden
June 16, 2023
Screening: The Perfect Clown (US, 1925) with Larry Semon and Kate Price
The Silent Film Cafe at City Newsstand - Chicago, Illinois
Hosted by The Silent Film Society of Chicago
June 15-18, 2023
Film Festival: Library of Congress Festival of Film and Sound
AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center - Silver Spring, Maryland
June 11, 2023
Screening: The Balloonatic (1923) and Safety Last (1923) starring Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, respectively
St. Marys Theater and Grand Opera House - St. Marys, Ohio
June 10, 2023
Screening: So This is Paris (US, 1926) starring Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum - Fremont, California
June 10, 2023
Screening: When the Clouds Roll By (US, 1919) starring Douglas Fairbanks
Women's Club of Hollywood - Hollywood, California
Hosted by Retroformat Silent Films
June 8-11, 2023
Film Festival: BFI Film on Film Festival
BFI Southbank - London, United Kingdom
June 7, 2023
Screening: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (US, 1916) starring Allen Holubar and Dan Hanlon
Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center - Plymouth, New Hampshire
June 3-17, 2023
Classic Film Series: Last Remaining Seats
The Orpheum, the Los Angeles and the Million Dollar theatres - Downtown Los Angeles, California
Hosted by The Los Angeles Conservancy
June 3, 2023
Screening: The Temptress (US, 1927) starring Greta Garbo and Antonio Moreno
Brandon Town Hall and Community Center - Brandon, Vermont
June 3, 2023
Screening: Ten Nights in a Bar Room (US, 1926) starring William Farnum
Capitol Theatre - Madison, Wisconsin
Hosted by Overture's Duck Soup Cinema silent film series
June 3, 2023
Screening: Beau Geste (US, 1926) starring Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton and Ralph Forbes
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum - Fremont, California
June 2, 2023
Screening: The Docks of New York (US, 1928) starring George Bancroft and Evelyn Brent
Epsilon Spires - Brattleboro, Vermont
May 30, 2023
Screening: La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc) (France, 1928) starring Maria Falconetti and Eugene Silvain
Music Box Theatre - Chicago, Illinois
Hosted by The Chicago Humanities Festival
May 28, 2023
Screening: The Johnstown Flood (US, 1926) starring George O'Brien and Florence Gilbert
State Theatre of Johnstown - Johnstown, Pennsylvania
May 28, 2023
Screening: Katana, the Oath of the Sword (US, 1914) starring Tomi Mori
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Los Angeles, California
Hosted by The Japanese American National Museum
May 27, 2023
Screening: The Man Who Laughs (US, 1928) starring Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum - Fremont, California
May 26-29, 2023
Silent Film Festival: 2023 Newhallywood Silent Film Festival
Old Town Newhall, California (at various venues)
May 25-28, 2023
Classic Film Festival: The Columbus Moving Picture Show
Renaissance Downtown - Columbus, Ohio
May 24, 2023
Screening: The Marriage Circle (US, 1924) starring Florence Vidor and Monte Blue
Des Plaines Theatre - Des Plaines, Illinois
Hosted by The Silent Film Society of Chicago
May 20, 2023
Screening: The Pilgrim (US, 1923) starring Charlie Chaplin
Brandon Town Hall and Community Center - Brandon, Vermont
May 19-21, 2023
Silent Film Festival: Charlie Chaplin Days 2023
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum - Fremont, California