Blogs about: D W Griffith
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Orphans of the Storm (1921)
USA 150m, silent B&W Director: D.W. Griffith; Cast: Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Joseph Schildkraut, Frank Losee Orphans of the Storm is set in 18thC France and follows the story of two step sister… more →
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CSA: The Confederate States of America
wrote 3 days ago: Heroic soldiers of the Confederate Army raise the Stars & Bars over Mt. Suribachi. (IFC) Charles … more →
Abe Lincoln on the Big Screen: The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
wrote 2 weeks ago: By Niles Anderegg Abraham Lincoln has been and continues to be one of the most fascinating people in … more →
Best of the Decade: 1900 - 1910
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wrote 3 weeks ago: The decade is almost at a close, and a deluge of film lists has started the conversation about who w … more →
Black and Silent
wrote 1 month ago: Oscar Micheaux, the son of slaves, was the first African-American to make a movie. He started … more →
1919 Ten Best Movies
wrote 1 month ago: D.W. Griffith rules the year with two of his finest films: both tender, but in different keys. Broke … more →
Museum blogs and D.W. Griffith
wrote 1 month ago: Did you know that the Museum of Modern Art has a blog? And that, although this may be hard to fathom … more →
The Year in Film: 1912 - 1926
wrote 2 months ago: My Top 10: The Battleship Potemkin The Battleship Potemkin (1925) Greed The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari … more →
"America"
wrote 2 months ago: D.W. Griffith on location, 1923 October 31. (Library of Congress) … more →
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)
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wrote 2 months ago: As someone who has studied cinema academically and is a self-proclaimed “film historian” … more →
Zita Johann: The White Flame of the American Theater Blown Out by Hollywood
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wrote 2 months ago: Of all the films in the original Universal horror cycle, Bride of Frankenstein and The Mummy feature … more →
"Our purpose is to be like the shadows"
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wrote 2 months ago: * 1-16 Crossroads (dir. Shen Xiling, cin. Wang Yuru, 1937) 17-22 The Struggle (dir. D.W. Griffith, c … more →
2. Silent Expressions
wrote 2 months ago: Recap Last time we looked at the inventions that made film and motion pictures possible. Many people … more →
Oct. 5 is Your Roger Ebert Monday
wrote 3 months ago: Apologies for the lack of these, or any, updates the past couple of weeks. Real life has been very b … more →
Thanks from STMPH
wrote 5 months ago: Thanks to the efforts of President Alan Rosenberg and spear-headed by First Vice President and Madam … more →
She gives good face
wrote 5 months ago: (from Eric's fb) Blood Bath at the 7-11 was the theme of Charlie Horse on Friday night and that … more →
Summer Silents - Some final thoughts on Lillian Gish
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wrote 6 months ago: I accompanied my Lillian Gish marathon with Charles Affron’s 2002 biography, Lillian Gish: Her … more →
Summer Silents - Lillian Gish and Orphans of the Storm (1921)
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wrote 6 months ago: Orphans of the Storm (1921) was the last movie that Lillian made with D. W. Griffith, and following … more →
Summer Silents - Lillian Gish and Broken Blossoms (1919)
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wrote 6 months ago: Broken Blossoms (1919) is a significant departure for D. W. Griffith away from the prestigious epics … more →
Summer Silents - Lillian Gish and The Birth of a Nation (1915)
wrote 6 months ago: I’ve decided to get a little more thematic during the summer months since I have a break from … more →
