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Reading Room — Kino-polis

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Essays, interviews, programme notes and archives about early cinema, from the festivals, critics and archives that publish them. Every entry opens on the publisher's own site.

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974 entries, newest first

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The Show 1927 Film Review Silent Carnival (opens grimoireofhorror.com in a new tab)
Analysis of Tod Browning's carnival atmosphere and dark narrative.
Grimoire of Horror
On The Show
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Silent Volume: The Show (1927) (opens silent-volume.blogspot.com in a new tab)
Essay on Browning's direction and John Gilbert's performance.
Silent Volume
On The Show
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Movies Silently Review ★★★★½ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On The Canadian
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Movies Silently Review ★★★★½ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On The Burning Crucible
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Movies Silently Review ★★★★½ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
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Movies Silently Review ★★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On Carmen
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Movies Silently Review ★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On The Regeneration
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Movies Silently Review ★★★½ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On Oh, Doctor!
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Movies Silently Review ★★½ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On Monte Cristo
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Movies Silently Review ★★½ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On A Night in the Show
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Movies Silently Review ★★½ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On Pool Sharks
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Movies Silently Review ★★½ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On The Squaw Man
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Movies Silently Review ★★½ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On The Thief of Bagdad
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Movies Silently Review ★★½ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On The Wildcat
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Movies Silently Review ★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On The Crazy Ray
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Movies Silently Review ★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On The Frozen North
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Movies Silently Review ★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On The Golden Chance
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Movies Silently Review ★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On The Great Train Robbery
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Movies Silently Review ★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On Hotel Imperial
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Movies Silently Review ★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On Manhandled
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Movies Silently Review ★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On Mantrap
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Movies Silently Review ★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
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Movies Silently Review ★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On Variety
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Movies Silently Review ★★★ (opens moviessilently.com in a new tab)
On Wonderful Absinthe

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