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Silent Film
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Buster Keaton on Comedy and Making Movies 
 "Actor and filmmaker Buster Keaton (1895-1966) was one of the greatest comic figures of the silent film era. ... In 1958, Columbia University's Oral History Research Office conducted several lengthy interviews with Keaton about his life and career. The interviews, which can be listened to or read here, provide a rare glimpse of a vanished era." Topics include Keatons's vaudeville childhood, "Fatty" Arbuckle, and the end of silent films. From Columbia University. http://www.fathom.com/course/10701030/ Topics: Film: Genres & Themes, Notable People Last updated Sep 26, 2007 International Buster Keaton Society
The goal of this group is "to foster and perpetuate appreciation and understanding of the life, career and films of comedian/filmmaker Buster Keaton." Its site features a biography, synopses of films, a list of Keaton movies currently on television, bibliography, and articles about Keaton on topics such as Keaton's "Italian Villa" in Hollywood, and about a trip to England in 1909. Also includes links to related sites. http://www.busterkeaton.com/ Topics: Film: Genres & Themes, Notable People Last updated Sep 26, 2007 Silent Era
Devoted to the era of silent films, this site contains information on festivals and conventions; profiles and filmographies of selected actors, actresses, and directors; a Film List of sound films and stereoscopic films of the silent era; an annotated list of films presumed to be lost; reviews of DVD and video releases; and recommended books. See Info for news, links, and a list of archives, museums, libraries, and historical societies holding related collections. http://www.silentera.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes Last updated Aug 7, 2001 Visualizing Ideology: Labor vs. Capital in the Age of Silent Film
"How did silent filmmakers put their politics on the screen without using words?" This online exhibit explores this and related questions through extensive text and accompanying images. Features a discussion of labor-capital films, self-tests in image interpretation (ignore the log-in sections), movie stills, and related materials. A collaborate project of the University of Southern California (USC) History Department and the USC Center for Scholarly Technology. http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/history/hist225g/ Topics: Film: Genres & Themes Last updated Aug 18, 2003 |
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