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Brit Film Audiences, Confused, Demand Refunds After Seeing “The Artist.”

Posted on January 19, 2012 by jlmicek

Filmgoers in Liverpool with tickets to “The Artist” recently demanded refunds because they didn’t realize the film is virtually silent, The Wrap reports. And for once, it looks like American audiences are a step ahead of their cousins across the … Continue reading →

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“The Artist”: Remembering The Hollywood Of Old.

Posted on November 24, 2011 by jlmicek

It tells you everything you need to know … … about the state of contemporary cinema that filmmakers are looking back longingly at an era when Hollywood actually seemed to be in the business of making myths and not cynically … Continue reading →

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The 10 Greatest Silent Movie Stars.

Posted on November 6, 2011 by jlmicek

Greta Garbo. Max Linder. Charlie Chaplin. They were as totemic in their time as Bogart, Gary Cooper and Katherine Hepburn would be to theirs. And a century after some of them took their first bows on screen, the names of … Continue reading →

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The Short Course: Becoming A Silent Movies Expert.

Posted on October 18, 2011 by jlmicek

As is their custom, the good folks at Brit film-mag Empire … … offer you a short course in how to become a silent films expert in just 10 moves. “From the opening frame of the Lumière brothers’ earliest film … Continue reading →

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Why We Still Love Rin Tin Tin.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jlmicek

A New Book Examines The Life … … of Hollywood’s favorite pooch. From Salon this morning: “‘He believed the dog was immortal,’ Susan Orlean writes at the beginning of “Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend.” Although the pronoun … Continue reading →

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