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Alla Nazimova takes the lead in this highly stylised version of the biblical tale, based on the play by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Charles Bryant.
Continue readingSalome (1922). Film review of the avant-garde drama starring Alla Nazimova
Silent Film review
Pandora’s Box/Die Buchse der Pandora (1928). Film review of the silent drama about the downfall of a sexual innocent.
Film review, by Jason Day, of the infamous silent movie about a sexual innocent who destroys everyone who adores her in the pursuit of pleasure. Starring Louise Brooks and directed by G.W. Pabst.
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Der mude Tod/Destiny (1921). 4 out of 5 stars for Fritz Lang’s inventive silent drama.
Film review by Jason Day of Der mude Tod (1921), also known as Destiny, the expressionist silent drama by Fritz Lang. Starring Lil Dagover.
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Safety Last! (1923). Read this review to see how Harold Lloyd scaled the heights of movie immortality.
Film review by Jason Day of the silent film comedy Safety Last! Starring Harold Lloyd, it concerns a young man working in a city department store who will stop at nothing to impress his girlfriend back home. Co-starring Mildred Davis.
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Ben-Hur (1907). How does the great-Granddaddy of Ben-Hur’s compare to the others?
Film review by Jason Day of Ben-Hur, the original, 1907 silver screen version of the story about boyhood friends who become enemies in ancient Rome.
Historical/Period/Epic
Madame DuBarry/Passion (1919)
A review of the silent film Madame DuBarry (1919) starring Pola Negri.
Director Ernst Lubitsch. PAGU/Ufa
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The Cheat (1915)
Film review by Jason Day of the silent film thriller about a society woman manipulated into being unfaithful. starring Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa, directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille. Paramount (Not rated).
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Tartuffe (1925)
Film review by Jason Day of Tartuffe, the German silent drama starring Emil Jannings and Lil Dagover. Directed by F.W. Murnau.
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Metropolis (1927)
Review of the classic silent film about a worker’s revolt in a society divided between the have’s and have not’s, starring Brigitte Helm and directed by Fritz Lang.
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Director: Fritz Lang. UFA. (U)
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Flesh and the Devil (1926). Fil review of the silent drama starring John Gilbert and Greta Garbo
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