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Marion Davies and the Studio You Probably Never Heard Of

Aug 29, 2017 Nathanael Hood 1

If you ever find yourself in Manhattan with an afternoon to spare, try catching the 4 or 5 subway line up to East Harlem. Get off at the 125th station near where the Harlem River […]

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An Afternoon at the Silent Clowns Film Series

Jun 14, 2017 Nathanael Hood 2

The Bruno Walter Auditorium is home to the Silent Clowns Film Series, which boasts itself as “New York’s longest-running regularly scheduled silent film showcase.” For twenty years now, the series has provided the public with […]

Lusitania
Animation

Winsor McCay and The Sinking of the Lusitania

May 7, 2015 Brandie Ashe 0

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of The Lusitania. After the phenomenal success of Gertie the Dinosaur (1914), cartoonist Winsor McCay realized that he had found his passion in animation, and he was eager […]

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Silent Satire and Social Commentary: Must Watch Warner Archive Instant

Apr 3, 2015 The Retro Set 1

We love Warner Archive Instant and so should you! Where else can you find Marion Davies skewering the Hollywood star machine with a cavalcade of silent film cameos and William Wellman declaring war on the American justice […]

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