Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on November 4, 2013

Welcome to another installment of Silents in Talkies. In this series, I review sound movies that are either about the silent era or that incorporate silent films into their story. I will review the film itself and then briefly discuss whether the film helped or harmed public perception of the sile   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 1, 2013

Fox’s Technicolor Tinseltown retrospective is by no means one of the most significant pictures to come out in 1939, but Hollywood Cavalcade has its charms as a sentimental tribute to the silent film era. Like the later - and much better - MGM musical, Singin’ in the Rain (1952), this...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on March 7, 2011

A cavalcade is a procession, or parade of sorts.  In the film, the transitions between chapters show that literally, with images of trail of people on horseback in medieval period clothes.  They seem to just be the past looking on and ushering history.  The real cavalcade is all about time...   read more