Cinephiles both local and afar can look forward to three days of early silent and talkie films in Rome. The Capitol Theatre ...

A local film festival dedicated to silent and early talking films is set to begin its three-day event this week.

From his early silent films to his most essential movies, he left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment, and his presence as a personality paved the way for many more auteurs to follow.

Worldcon Film Festival Friday, Aug.15 at noon Seattle Convention Center (new Summit expansion), 900 Pine St., Seattle ...

An early silent Castle Film. This 1930s educational film explores humanity's relationship with the sun and its benefits to life, health, and well-being. Beginning with scenes of natural landscapes ...

Nearly 100 years after its original release, Alfred Hitchcock's silent feature "The Mountain Eagle" is considered a lost film by the BFI.

“He talked a lot about how his education for performance came from early silent films. Many silent film performers inspired him to be the kind of cinematic performer that he is,” Roberts explains.

The Balboa Theatre, which opened its doors in 1924 as a vaudeville and silent film house, continues its 100-year legacy with this celebration of early cinema.

Early 35 mm silent films were measured in feet and frames. There are approximately 16 frames in a foot of 35 mm film, which would translate to about one second of screen time.

Silent-screen legend Mary Pickford paid for the preservation of her films, ensuring that most of them survived. Of her 48 features, eight were lost from the first three years of her career.

At the start, one might believe the film’s events will take place solely in the early 1900s, particularly due to the deployment of ornate title cards and a ragtime piano score like those found in ...

“He talked a lot about how his education for performance came from early silent films. Many silent film performers inspired him to be the kind of cinematic performer that he is,” Roberts explains.