InFanfarebyAlan CorleyWhy You Should Watch this ‘Snowball Fight’ from 1897An infectiously joyful early filmSep 23, 202410Sep 23, 202410
InFanfarebyAlan CorleyOz Before TechnicolorA Look at the Strange World of Silent Oz FilmsFeb 25, 20243Feb 25, 20243
InFanfarebyAlan CorleyEmil Jannings, “The Last Command,” and the Fragilty of PowerHow the Oscar-winning film reflected lifeFeb 13, 20241Feb 13, 20241
InFanfarebyAlan CorleyFalling Leaves: A 1912 TearjerkerA Pitch Perfect MelodramaSep 23, 20232Sep 23, 20232
InFanfarebyAlan Corley“Cleopatra” and the Alluring Hope of Lost FilmsA recent discovery highlights the hopefulness of unearthing lost cinema.Sep 17, 20239Sep 17, 20239
InFanfarebyAlan CorleySuspense: A Nail-Biting Thriller from 1913A key work from an early woman filmmakerSep 1, 20232Sep 1, 20232
InFanfarebyAlan CorleyLon Chaney Does Comedy: “The Monster”A Different Side to the Legendary ActorAug 17, 20231Aug 17, 20231
InFanfarebyAlan CorleyThe Best “Hunchback of Notre Dame” Movie is 100 Years OldLon Chaney’s star-making performanceJul 26, 2023Jul 26, 2023
InFanfarebyAlan CorleySunrise: The “Other” First Best Picture WinnerF.W. Murnau’s incredible American debutJun 28, 2023Jun 28, 2023
InFanfarebyAlan CorleyA Ghastly Vision: Lon Chaney’s “Phantom of the Opera” at 97The audience sits in a darkened theatre, awaiting the newest offering from Universal Studios and Lon Chaney, a team that had given them…Jun 2, 20234Jun 2, 20234
InFanfarebyAlan CorleyThis 7-Hour Long Silent Film is a MasterpieceAbel Gance’s Epic TragedyMar 31, 20232Mar 31, 20232
InFanfarebyAlan CorleyLand of Phantoms: “Nosferatu” at 100Does sunlight kill a vampire? Must they return to a box of their native soil before dawn? Will the crow of the cock signal the death toll…Mar 4, 2022Mar 4, 2022
InFanfarebyAlan CorleyThe Strangest Silent Movie Ever Made1927's The Unknown is a twisted tale of psychosexual obsession and bodily mutilation that remains a standout of the eraNov 1, 20213Nov 1, 20213
InFanfarebyAlan CorleyChanging How We Talk About “The Birth of a Nation”D.W. Griffith’s 1915 epic The Birth of a Nation needs no introduction. Set during and after the American Civil War, the film proved…Aug 17, 20212Aug 17, 20212
InFanfarebyAlan CorleyThe Beautiful Lie of “His Mother” (1912)August, 1910. A team from the Kalem Company of New York City are headed across the Atlantic to Ireland. Their goal: to make the first…Feb 27, 2021Feb 27, 2021
