A new 270 minute restored blu ray of Fritz Lang's 1922 epic film “Dr. Mabuse The Gambler,” offers the sort of sharp pictorial clarity...

So much is written on some, and too little is written about others. This is why we excitedly welcome a book on the great entertainer...

I have always said that of the Big Three among silent movie comedians --- Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd – that Lloyd...

Author Charles Epting’s new biography from McFarland publishers is a thoroughgoing and fascinating look at one of the silent screen’s...

Often those who have only a rudimentary understanding of silent screen comedy will believe that it is, for the most part, a lot of...

The survival rate of silent film is sometimes promising but mostly frustrating. This is especially maddening in the area of silent...

The silent screen is filled with fascinating visual ideas that extend beyond the celebrated genius of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and...

Back in 1954 when Elvis, Scotty Moore, and Bill Black banged out an impromptu reading of Arthur Crudup’s 1946 blues number “That’s All...

"Before Elvis there was nothing. Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been...

Sometimes the importance of a DVD set is so enormous, it is difficult to fully explain the depth of its significance. Such is the new...