Category: Film
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Harry Houdini in The Master Mystery (1918) | One of the First Robots in Cinema
The Master Mystery is an American silent mystery serial film that was released in 15 installments. Starring Harry Houdini, this 1918 science fiction adventure is about a criminal organization and a rampaging cyborg. It was filmed over a century ago, and years before the word Robot was first uttered. Presented by New Ellijay Television, their…
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Outlaw! (Orochi, 1925) – Newly Restored with Original Score & English Benshi Narration
WATCH HERE ON COMMUNITY MEDIA Discover the legendary 1925 Japanese silent masterpiece Orochi, now restored and retitled to its original intended name: Outlaw. Directed by Buntarō Futagawa and starring the iconic Tsumasaburō Bandō (Bantsuma) at the peak of his fame, this explosive jidaigeki follows a proud, low-ranking samurai whose sense of justice and fiery temper…
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Hollywood Finds It’s Voice | Lights of New York | Hollywood’s First Talkie
In this week’s Film Friday, Robin reviewed Lights of New York. In Lights of New York, a man is framed for the murder of a crime boss. This film made history as the first all-talking motion picture. Learn more about Community Broadcasting Network. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CommunityBroadcastingNetwork Watch Us on Peertube: https://vod.newellijay.tv/c/archives/videos Support us…
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Gothic Thrillers in the Public Domain to Watch If You Loved Wuthering Heights
There’s a reason we keep coming back to Wuthering Heights. If you’re captivated by the dark allure of Catherine and Heathcliff, you don’t have to look far for films that capture a similar spirit. Gaslight (1940) Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow’s murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen…
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We Watched The Man Who Laughs (1928) | Silent Film Review
Silent films, they’re stuffy and boring, right? That’s certainly what I thought until recently, when one movie changed my mind. The Man Who Laughs (1928) is a silent film based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of King James in 1690, he…
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Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969)
In 1969, Marv Newland, a film student in Los Angeles, created Bambi Meets Godzilla. A 90 second short that shows Disney’s Bambi grazing a field to the accompaniment of Rossini’s William Tell, then, without warning, Godzilla’s foot enters the frame, set to the final chord of the Beatles’ A Day in the Life, squishing Bambi.…
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The Penultimate Episode of The Mysterious Air Pirate premiers this Friday at 3pm Eastern.
Episode 4 of our new score and translation for The Mysterious Air Pirates from us at CBN and our friends at New Ellijay TV premiers this friday at 3pm. You can click above to be notified when the video premiers and watch along with us, with a live chat! If you’d prefer to watch the…
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Love That Brooding Feeling? 4 Free Gothic Romances to Watch if you Loved Wuthering Heights
Captivated by the Gothic romance, tragedy, and windswept drama of Wuthering Heights? These public domain classics will satisfy your craving for more tales of doomed love, dark secrets, and emotional intensity. Rebecca (1940) Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine brings Daphne du Maurier’s haunting Gothic novel to life. Like Wuthering Heights, it…
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The Forgotten Roots of Anime – Danemon Ban: The Monster Exterminator
The history of anime is a long and winding road. Most people start their journey with things like Astroboy, Gigantor, or Speed Racer. But Japanese animation doesn’t start in the 1960s, it dates all the way back to the 1910s. This is part of an ongoing series where we explore the forgotten roots of anime.…
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Filibus: Restored, Rescored, Reimagined
Our partners at New Ellijay Television have embarked on a new project, to translate, reinterpret, modernize, and rescore the 1915 Italian science-fiction film Filibus. Chapter one is out now, and they’ll be releasing new episodes weekly until they’re finished. Watch it here: From NETV: We are thrilled to present Episode 1 of our brand-new restoration…