11/8/14 Metropolis (1927) Director: Fritz Lang ★★★★★ Metropolis is regularly cited as the greatest film to emerge from the silent era and not without merit. Metropolis is a monumental achievement of a dystopian future not so foreign from our own. Its rich subtext of Biblical allegory, inspiring story, and dazzling sets make it one of … Continue reading Metropolis
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The Gold Rush
8/31/14 The Gold Rush (1925) Director: Charlie Chaplin ★★★★★ Charlie Chaplin later declared that he wished to be remembered for The Gold Rush and, today the film is often considered one of the greatest of all time. It was Chaplin's own personal favorite. In contrast to the slapstick comedy of Buster Keaton, Chaplin’s blend of humor … Continue reading The Gold Rush
The General
8/28/14 The General (1927) Director: Joseph Frank “Buster” Keaton ★★★★★ Buster Keaton’s monumental film was inspired by the events called the “Great Locomotive Chase” in 1862, wherein volunteers from the union army commandeered a train and heavily destroyed infrastructure in the South from Tennessee, such as the communication wires. It had a low box office … Continue reading The General
David Wark Griffith
D.W. Griffith was born and raised in La Grange, Kentucky as the as the youngest child of seven, and his father served as a colonel in the Confederate army. After his failure to sell a script to Edwin S. Porter of Edison Studios under the pseudonym of Lawrence Griffith, Porter hired Griffith to star inRescued … Continue reading David Wark Griffith
