John Bengtson, who has died of motor neurone disease aged 68, was an unassuming Californian lawyer acclaimed as “the Sherlock Holmes of film locations”; he dedicated his spare time to obsessive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With Taylor Swift singing songs about Clara Bow, audiences have turned their attention to the first days of cinema. But even the ...

A showing of the 1929 German silent film, directed by G.W. Pabst and starring Louise Brooks, at Miss Laura's Brothel Museum in collaboration with the Fort Smith Public Library.

Enamored of stars like Charlie Chaplin, he matched outdoor scenes from their movies to contemporary locales, creating a ...

Relive the magic of silent cinema and indulge in an evening of laughter, music and nostalgia at Duck Soup Cinema. The three-show silent film series—starting with “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” on ...

Movies have been around for well over a century now, and they've changed dramatically over the years to reflect the technology and culture of the times. However, the core of what the movie experience ...

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, ...

Last March, the Balboa Theatre in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter marked its 100th anniversary. But one of the theater’s slightly younger historic features will be the centerpiece of the new Silent Movie ...

The second half of Spooky Silent Cinema Night will be acclaimed 1920 horror film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.” Silent movie enthusiast Harvey has long admired the German expressionist classic for its ...

Jeff Rapsis plays music to accompany "The Gold Rush" starring Charlie Chaplin, at the Jane Pickens Theatre in Newport, Rhode Island. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) On a recent evening in October, Jeff Rapsis ...