A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges Méliès is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a robot in cinema.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 1914 Japanese American silent film long believed lost has been added to the National Film Registry as part of the Library of ...
Studios often destroyed prints to reclaim silver from the reels or simply tossed them aside once profits dried up. By the time preservation efforts began in earnest, it was too late for most. Nearly ...
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Robinson Film Center (RFC) is honoring film history with “The Unspoken Frame: A Celebration of Silent Cinema.” The RFC will kick things off with an opening reception ...
The Museum of Modern Art’s 21 st “To Save and Project” international festival of film preservation, its annual festival dedicated to celebrating newly preserved and restored films, will take place ...
Feb. 5 (UPI) --A 1915 silent film about Abraham Lincoln was thought to be lost forever before being found in a warehouse on New York's Long Island. Dan Martin, a summer intern at Historic Films ...
SHREVEPORT, La. — The Robinson Film Center will host "The Unspoken Frame: A Celebration of Silent Film" on Oct. 22–23, setting aside two days to recognize the artistry and legacy of early cinema. The ...
It’s been a moment since the world’s first real motion picture debuted, the 1895 black-and-white documentary “Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory in Lyon.” But in some minds silent films are as ...