The 1984 slasher “Silent Night, Deadly Night” was an above-average movie, which grew in infamy due to advertising that depicted a bloodied, axe-wielding Santa. Nationwide protests to shield children ...

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 ...

Recently I took my two daughters to see a silent film at Film Forum here in New York. “Kid Boots” was a hit romantic comedy of 1926, starring the stage comic Eddie Cantor (roughly the Martin Short of ...

During the silent era, thousands of movie-theatre organs raised their quirky, quavery voices, with the Mighty Wurlitzer being ...

British actor, director, screenwriter and producer Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin and American actor Tom Murray in a scene from "The Gold Rush." While there are modern silent classics, such as ...

(please note this transcription is autogenerated and may contain errors) JADE HINDMON You're listening to KPBS Midday Edition. I'm Jade Hindman. Musician Ben Model has made a career creating and ...

Effortlessly masculine and boyishly buoyant, George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is one of Hollywood’s most enduring stars. In a scene from one of his films, George is being tortured in a villain’s ...

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains minor spoilers from “Silent Night, Deadly Night,” now in theaters. The 1984 slasher “Silent Night, Deadly Night” was an above-average movie, which grew in infamy due ...