For me, silent films usually conjure images of mustache-twirling evil-doers, jazz-age slapstick or, more chillingly, D.W. Griffith’s groundbreaking yet racist opus, The Birth of a Nation. Griffith ...

What do movies like The Menu, Superbad, and Some Like It Hot all have in common? Good writing, great comedic timing, and the ability to expertly subvert expectations. These are the kind of traits that ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Silent Film Festival & Colloquium is headed to University Circle for its fall series. The screenings, each paired with live music, will take place at the Cleveland ...

Dinosaurs, Roman chariots, the Land of Oz — all are found in recent movies … and in 1925! Here are seven surprising silent films that are a hundred years old! Considered one of the greatest and most ...

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One of the most influential auteurs in film history, Charlie Chaplin remains to this day the most well-known figure from cinema's silent era. Throughout most of his career, Chaplin played The Tramp, ...

Jason Statham will always be known as one of the most iconic action actors of all time, but there have been some movies over the years that allowed him to flex his comedy muscles. One of those films ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Slapstick comedy often gets a bad rap as mindless popcorn entertainment rather than serious art. Great Lakes Theater’s production of “Noises Off,” now at the Hanna Theatre through ...

And with that, July has come to a close. What a month it’s been at the box office. Jurassic World Rebirth, Superman, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps are on track to be three of the ...

The adventure of iconic movie comedy duo Laurel and Hardy are set to be told in a new film by a Doncaster father and daughter ...