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Review: "Accidentally Preserved Volume 2"
In the last month or so, the rest of the world has realized something that film fans and film historians have known for years -- 75% of American silent films are considered “lost.” Thanks to vault...
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The Man Behind the Film: An Interview with Accidentally Preserved's Ben Model
Recently, silent film accompanist/film historian Ben Model released the second installment of his “Accidentally Preserved” series. The DVD features nine more restored versions of previously thought...
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The Selig Polyscope Company and the Birth of Film in the Windy City
The kind folks at Classic Movie Hub have given me the opportunity to create a series of posts dedicated to the history of silent film in Chicago. The first (intro) post is live here, and here's an...
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Review: "The Mishaps of Musty Suffer"
Ben Model has done it again. Today marks the official release of Model's most recent Kickstarter venture, "The Mishaps of Musty Suffer," and this latest offering is every bit as entertaining as the...
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Lions and Tigers and Colonel Selig
The kind folks at Classic Movie Hub have given me the opportunity to create a series of posts dedicated to the history of silent film in Chicago. The second post about Selig Polyscope post is live...
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