Articles related to "Sound Era"

The first half of Pixar's WALL-E harkens back to cinema's silent era in the best possible way -- with stylized images in the place of ordinary dialogue to tell its story.

After an increasingly successful stage career, the Four Marx Brothers followed many of their contemporaries to Hollywood, where sound had begun to take off.

Despite being one of American history's most enduing figures, Abraham Lincoln has been absent from movie screens for years. Conditions today may reverse that trend.

Originally written in 1969, this new and expanded edition of the now classic Horizons West is essential reading for any serious film scholar or movie buff.

This black-and-white classic follows the romantic adventures of a little tramp who falls in love with a blind girl selling flowers.

This taut, lean tale of an alien invasion is an allegory proclaiming the dehumanizing effect of Communism - and the virtue of American individuality.

On film, debonair Charles Boyer was pure Continental romance and sophistication. But in a bittersweet final act, this quiet Frenchman proved himself a real-life romantic.

A top star of the 1930s and '40s, Jean Arthur was a bundle of contradictions. Shy and self-conscious, she nonetheless crafted a unique persona that charmed audiences.

If you thought tabloids were kept busy with celebrity gossip about modern movie stars...silent movies may have been mute, but the stars sounded off scandalous stories.