http://www.avclub.com/content/topics/Silent_Movie/feed en-us http://www.avclub.com/content/dvds/treasures_iii_discovering_cinema?utm_source=from_tag Two early cinema collections offer the endless fascination of seeing how real people lived four generations ago. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:30:55 -0500 DVD Review Noel_Murray Documentary_Movie Silent_Movie Cecil_B._DeMille D.W._Griffith 69427_101655e44b8a7f0356c6f5f415740273 http://www.avclub.com/content/dvds/battleship_potemkin?utm_source=from_tag The new DVD version of Sergei Eisenstein's revolutionary classic comes closer than ever to realizing his original vision. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:16:32 -0400 DVD Review Noel_Murray communism Sergei_Eisenstein Drama_Movie Silent_Movie 69082_4ee5384b35671f9b6322fb79a47be7ce http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/guy_maddin?utm_source=from_tag The inventive, backward-looking filmmaker talks about the unusual way he's exhibiting his unusual new film. Thu, 17 May 2007 01:01:28 -0400 Cinema Interview Andy_Battaglia fairy_tale Brand_Upon_the_Brain Isabella_Rossellini Cowards_Bend_The_Knee Silent_Movie German_Expressionism Avant-garde_Movie 61762_3f6ff4351b75225e8762d8351534e493 http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/brand_upon_the_brain?utm_source=from_tag Guy Maddin's demented silent film will hit a few lucky cities with a live orchestra, Foley effects, and a celebrity narrator. But does it hold up without them? Thu, 10 May 2007 18:26:07 -0400 Cinema Review Scott_Tobias Silent_Movie Family_drama Guy_Maddin Erik_Steffen_Maahs Gretchen_Krich Sullivan_Brown melodrama 61563_4d944d20f33cb1013fa5b24667a74b7f http://www.avclub.com/content/dvds/un_chant_damour?utm_source=from_tag Jean Genet's silent, impressionistic 20-minute short was a scandal in 1950, and it hasn't lost any impact today. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:32:48 -0400 DVD Review Noel_Murray Silent_Movie French_Film erotica Jean_Genet prison 60102_11914082b2506a39d733175d90296951 http://www.avclub.com/content/dvds/paul_robeson_portraits_of_the?utm_source=from_tag A new anthology posits Paul Robeson as perhaps the most important African-American entertainer of the 20th century. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:17:46 -0500 DVD Review Noel_Murray Borderline The_Emperor_Jones Native_Land Jericho The_Proud_Valley Sanders_of_the_River race_relations African-American Criterion Body_and_Soul Drama_Movie Historical_drama Silent_Movie 59377_4f2518d0db3f2023a5422be9f6714d46