I have seen Safety Last (referenced in BTTF and Hugo), Potemkin (required film school viewing), Trip to the Moon, and Metropolis (thanks to Janelle Monae). Have you seen Vampyr?
YouTube has become as close to a historical public resource for this kind of thing as we have...but even there, it's all ephemeral. Someone eventually orders this or that taken down. At least these are public domain. Drives me mad.
A fantastic list; so much to dive into! (When/if I get the time...) Fun fact: I live very close to the dinosaur footprint site that supposedly inspired The Lost World. I wonder if you know the book (and film but I haven't watched it) The Invention of Hugo Cabret? I loved the multimedia aspect of the book, and its obvious love-letter nature to this era.
Thanks for this very comprehensive list Cole! These are some of the greatest films from early cinema that anyone who wants to know more about film history should see!
This is a fantastic list! Might add the obvious “Arrivée en gare” from the Lumière brothers, often regarded as the first movie of cinema history, Blue Angel by Erich Von Stroheim, and the “Die Nibelungen” saga, one of my F.Lang favorite.
I have also seen Un Chien Andalou (thanks to The Pixies)
I have seen Safety Last (referenced in BTTF and Hugo), Potemkin (required film school viewing), Trip to the Moon, and Metropolis (thanks to Janelle Monae). Have you seen Vampyr?
I have, and I've borrowed heavily from it in my work!
I recently caught the latter half of The Artist on the weekend PBS feature. What were your thoughts on that film?
Nice! Thank you for the tip; some of these I have wanted to see but didn't know where to find them.
YouTube has become as close to a historical public resource for this kind of thing as we have...but even there, it's all ephemeral. Someone eventually orders this or that taken down. At least these are public domain. Drives me mad.
A fantastic list; so much to dive into! (When/if I get the time...) Fun fact: I live very close to the dinosaur footprint site that supposedly inspired The Lost World. I wonder if you know the book (and film but I haven't watched it) The Invention of Hugo Cabret? I loved the multimedia aspect of the book, and its obvious love-letter nature to this era.
I do know the book! I'm hoping my eldest son lets me read it to him soon, too.
Thanks for this very comprehensive list Cole! These are some of the greatest films from early cinema that anyone who wants to know more about film history should see!
This is a fantastic list! Might add the obvious “Arrivée en gare” from the Lumière brothers, often regarded as the first movie of cinema history, Blue Angel by Erich Von Stroheim, and the “Die Nibelungen” saga, one of my F.Lang favorite.