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Home » silent films

Tag: silent films

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Posted inFilm

Seeing with silence in avant-garde cinema

by Joshua Minsoo Kim May 12, 2022May 17, 2022

In the context of film, silence helps us appreciate the beauty and gift that is our sense of sight.

a white man in a black suit sits at an organ at a theater
Posted inFilm

The sweet sound of silents

by Kathleen Sachs May 12, 2022May 17, 2022

The film is the thing, the guiding force behind what they do. 

Posted inFilm

Enjoy Ukrainian and Asian American cinema at the Film Center

by Kathleen Sachs March 30, 2022April 4, 2022

Through five films, the Film Center endeavors to shed light on the Ukrainian experience, both past and present. . . . The annual Asian American Showcase returns to the big screen with several films from the past two years about Asian American characters and subjects.

Posted inBlogs

This month, three silent films will screen in the Chicago area with live music

by Leah Pickett February 1, 2017August 18, 2021

See The Kid at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles on February 15, The Artist at the Logan Theatre on February 11, and 7th Heaven at St. John Cantius Church on February 26.

Posted inBlogs

An interview with silent-film accompanist David Drazin (part one)

by Ben Sachs February 18, 2014August 18, 2021

A career musician explains what led him to accompany silent films.

Posted inBlogs

Great popular art, past and present, and the rest of this week’s movies

by Ben Sachs August 9, 2013August 19, 2021

Noting new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 9 and 15

Posted inBlogs

Quiet time

by J.R. Jones July 2, 2009August 19, 2021

The Silent Summer Film Festival releases its 2009 schedule.

Posted inBlogs

What’s Old: Our Hospitality

by J.R. Jones August 1, 2008August 19, 2021

This weekend’s repertory gem: Our Hospitality.

Posted inBlogs

Harold Lloyd opens this year’s Silent Summer Film Festival

by J.R. Jones July 18, 2008August 19, 2021

The Silent Summer Film Festival opens tonight with Harold Lloyd’s Speedy.

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