WHEN WAS THE last time you saw a movie in a theater? Today, many stream movies from anywhere but theaters. No surprise, given society’s embrace of the convenience and selectivity of the internet. So ...

ATHENS, Ohio — Dennis James returns to the Southeast Ohio History Center for a special Silent Movie Monday performance of “Stage Struck!” on April 7. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Attendees will have ...

FREMONT, Calif. -- The Historic District of Niles in Fremont, Calif. is a living piece of history in the Bay Area. The district houses many original buildings built more than 100 years ago. Among ...

It’s hard to sum up the work silent film historian Ben Model does under one profession; he’s a preservationist, a lecturer and teacher, an author, and accompanist and composer who performs his own ...

A study from the Library of Congress reveals for the first time how many feature films produced by U.S. studios during the silent film era still exist, what condition they’re in and where they are ...

With Taylor Swift singing songs about Clara Bow, audiences have turned their attention to the first days of cinema. But even the most hardened Swiftie might find themselves confused by a strange ...

This weekend the San Francisco Film Preserve and the Tenderloin Museum are celebrating the history of silent film in the Tenderloin neighborhood. The event this Saturday at the Great American Music ...

Local historian and author Betsy J. Green will give a talk titled “Silents on the Islands,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 as part of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) Distinguished Speaker Series ...

When thinking about the classic Hollywood era of filmmaking, we tend to think about movies made under the restrictive, prudish rules of the Hays Code. Protestant moralism meant that films after 1934 ...

Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Team LAT wrapped up another trip to Toronto this week, seeing a lot of movies, talking to ...