The 1910s marked the birth of movie stardom, with women playing a central role in shaping this new form of entertainment. In ...

If you walked past Joe Rinaudo’s house in La Crescenta-Montrose, you probably wouldn’t think anything extraordinary of it. You wouldn’t expect, for example, that it contains a 20-seat silent movie ...

Joe Rinaudo, the foremost expert on photoplayers, sits next to his photoplayer in his living room. If you walked past Joe Rinaudo’s house in La Crescenta-Montrose, you probably wouldn’t think anything ...

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 ...

John Stewart was a San Diego native who helped shape the image of the Western hero in early Hollywood and appeared in 130 films between 1915 and 1933.

On Nov. 13, the Orinda Theatre hosted the annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival — a festival exploring the archives from the silent movie era of the 1920s that have since awaited their time to ...

I: Methodology -- The history of silent film sound -- Crisis historiography -- II: The late-nineteenth-century soundscape -- The musical scene -- Lecture logic -- III: Early film sound -- From peep ...

The annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival continues to be a mainstay in the annual Bay Area film landscape and attracts throngs from around the world and showcases silent film classics. It’s ...

According to the Library of Congress, roughly 70 percent of America's silent feature films have been lost to neglect and time. A new study, "The Survival of American Silent Films: 1912-1929", was ...

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 ...