Sunday, 23 January 2011. He was the son of H. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. During the First World War. He was educated at Winchester College. And Balliol College, Oxford. The film industry was viewed as disreputable when Asquith was young, and according to the actor Jonathan Cecil.

Joel Schechter may have written the perfect book for this historical moment. Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism.

The founding figures of many societies are lost in myth. Perhaps the Romulus and Remus of Rome, or Moses for the Jewish people, had some grounding in historical figures, but there is no way we will ever know. In any case, the idea of a founding figure is a myth in itself, as if anywhere Read More.

Monday, November 24, 2014. Colleen Moores last silent films. My very good friend Raquel of Out Of The Past. I decided to write something about it as an early birthday gift to Raquel, and also as a possible first step back to blogging after two years of relative silence. Happy Birthday Raquel! The Swedish poster for Lilac Time. Colleen Moore in Synthetic Sin. Until the late 1990s both Synthetic Sin and.

Formerly reporting on the world of early and silent cinema. Years ago, when I first discovered films, and I started to absorb all the information that I could from guides and reference books, I came across the. Ten-yearly lists of the greatest films ever made. As voted for by an august group of film critics. There was a sense of awe at titles I had yet to see, such as. In 1982 I eagerly devoured what was the fourth to be held, where.

THE ORIGINS OF CINEMA 1890-1915. Die Kulturgeschichte des frühen Kinos. To view films, please use the list below, recent posts or archives. CIRCUS, VARIETÉ, MUSIC HALL.