Sentences with phrase «silent film era»

While Vidor's career continued well into the talkies — receiving Best Director nominations for «Hallelujah» (1929), «The Champ» (1932), «The Citadel» (1939) and «War and Peace» (1957)-- he was most closely associated with, and celebrated for, the great filmmaking of the late Silent film era.

After accidentally killing his two cartel kidnappers, Harold finds himself shell - shocked, confused, and covered in blood on the side of a rural Mexican highway where he's picked up by Sunny (Amanda Seyfried), a classic silent film era ingenue, and her boyfriend, who unbeknownst to her is a drug mule.

Blending great silent film era comedy with full blown visceral action sequences, and shifting gears on the spur of a dime, «Kung Fu Hustle» is one of the most richly imaginative, creative, downright enjoyable movies to come along in some time.

Tuxedo cats are also called Felix cats after Felix the Cat, a character created during the 1920s silent film era.

The drawings of Ethan Murrow remind of the good old silent film era.

Once a favorite prop for comedians in early 20th century silent film era, the Murphy bed is now seeing its real heyday — especially in upscale urban lofts — some real estate practitioners and interior designers say.

Charlie Chaplin starred in over 80 films, most during the silent film era.

The Artist Last year's Oscar winner and a pretty big favorite around here, too — I know I couldn't manage to resist its old - fashioned charm and homage to the silent film era.

It all begins at the end of Hollywood's silent film era, as star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) and aspiring starlet Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) meet cute and fall for each other.

Regarded as a masterpiece of the silent film era, this new home release for The Passion of Joan of Arc is sure to be an excellent choice for any film fan's collection.

Yet at it's core you can see the film constantly tipping its hat to the silent film era.

Dating back to the silent film era, Zorro is Mexico's Robin Hood — a hero who defends the rights of the peasants without regard for law.

It's an homage to the silent film era, but divided audiences due to it being uncharted territory for him as a director.

Another series, «Live + Sound + Cinema» presents classic or cult films while live music is played simultaneously, sort of a throwback to the silent film era.

Screenwriter: Joseph Delteil One of the finest achievements of the silent film era, Dreyer's portrayal of Joan of Arc uses extraordinary, expressive close - ups to create a moving, intense and flawless work.

Even to call Bejo a supporting actress in the silent film era throwback is kind of a stretch, she spends a great deal of time on - screen with Jean Dujardin.

Those words from Al Jolson forever changed filmmaking in 1927, ushering in «talkies» and bringing about the beginning of the end of the silent film era.

If there were ever a film that makes one clamor for a renaissance of the silent film era, Spirit is it.

Diana Serra Cary — born on Oct. 29, 1918, and best known by her stage name Baby Peggy — was one of the most well - to - do child stars of the silent film era thanks to a seven - figure contract signed at age 4.

This is a sometimes glorious, sometimes chaotic, and always odd and wildly creative gambol through a solar system as it might have been imagined during the silent film era, where colonialism had gone outwards and sound never took off.

Unlike Epic Mickey, the sequel will feature voice acting and Mickey will actually speak, departing from his silent film era.

A pioneer in writing, acting, and directing in the silent film era, Buster Keaton's short films are a major inspiration for Cvijanovic's paintings.

The show concludes with works created from 2010 to 2011 where she used digital manipulation to create a disconnect between subject and setting, and a series of grand portraits from 2016 inspired by the silent film era.

Retention and archival of early films left something to be desired — there are more missing, or «lost», films from the silent film era of the early 20th century than there are preserved ones.