I've been writing for examiner.com for 5 years. In that time, I've
written hundreds of pieces about film and film culture culture in the
silent and early sound era. To mark my fifth anniversary as the San Francisco Bay Area silent film correspondent, I've put together this checklist of some of my favorite pieces. Hopefully, you'll like them too. Here is a selection published from 2019 through 2010.
Early films selected for National Film Registry
December 28, 2010
Sherlock Holmes vs Herlock Sholmes, etc….
December 24, 2010
Revamped website celebrates Nita Naldi
December 17, 2010
Local film preservationist does his bit, and more
December 15, 2010
Two new books offer portraits of early film stars
December 9, 2010
Silent film DVDs: Best new releases of the year
December 8, 2010
Ten best silent film books in 2010
December 6, 2010
Early film star Baby Marie dies at age 99
November 17, 2010
A Century Ago: The Films of 1910
November 11, 2010
Vernon Dent shines with new book, screenings in Niles in November
November 4, 2010
Mystery of the Charlie Chaplin cell phone user, solved?
October 28, 2010
Once lost Northern California film now found
October 26, 2010
Early Warner Bros. Studios
October 12, 2010
Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood’s Lady Crook
October 4, 2010
Rudolph Valentino: The Silent Idol, His Life in Photographs
September 16, 2010
Six questions with novelist Glen David Gold
September 13, 2010
First Ever Oscar to a Film Historian Goes to Kevin Brownlow
August 27, 2010
Chaplin, Chaplin, and more Chaplin
August 19, 2010
Some of the many facets of Polish cinema
August 3, 2010
The art and history of coming attraction slides
July 28, 2010
Six questions with Donna Hill, author of a new book on Rudolph Valentino
July 13, 2010
George O'Brien - a man's man in Hollywood
July 10, 2010
The return of Norma Talmadge
July 5, 2010
Major discovery of silent films announced
June 7, 2010
New encyclopedia of German Cinema
May 19, 2010
Six Questions with . . . now silent film composer Stephin Merritt (of the Magnetic Fields)
April 27, 2010
Georges Méliès - Cinemagician of the early movies
April 23, 2010
Starstruck stunning
April 21, 2010
New book on silent mystery and detective movies
March 23, 2010
Edison's Frankenstein - It's Alive
March 18, 2010
Silent-era actress Dorothy Janis dies at age 100
March 12, 2010
Mack Sennett's fun factory
March 9, 2010
Robert Birchard's universal history
February 23, 2010
Silent film star Karl Dane revealed in new book
February 15, 2010
Kevin Brownlow's Photoplay Productions now online
February 9, 2010
Early Western films featured in new book
January 21, 2010
New book on Portland theaters joins illustrated series
January 1, 2010
Best DVDs of 2009
December 21, 2009
Best film books of 2009
December 15, 2009
Francis X. Bushman - King of the Movies revealed in new book
November 6, 2009
Celebrating Carla Laemmle and early Universal
October 28, 2009
Sad tale of Oakland comedian told in new book
October 8, 2009
Six silent films not on DVD that should be
August 27, 2009
Silent films among new Warner Archive offerings
August 23, 2009
Six questions with . . . film historian Jeffrey Vance
July 9, 2009
Reviving the art of silent film, one note at a time
May 25, 2009
The Silent Cinema in Song
May 19, 2009
Cinematic new novel depicts Charlie Chaplin and silent film era
May 12, 2009
Chaplin biographer to speak in San Francisco
May 8, 2009
When Hollywood came to town
April 28, 2009
Father of JFK recalled as Hollywood mogul
April 10, 2009
December 28, 2010
Sherlock Holmes vs Herlock Sholmes, etc….
December 24, 2010
Revamped website celebrates Nita Naldi
December 17, 2010
Local film preservationist does his bit, and more
December 15, 2010
Two new books offer portraits of early film stars
December 9, 2010
Silent film DVDs: Best new releases of the year
December 8, 2010
Ten best silent film books in 2010
December 6, 2010
Early film star Baby Marie dies at age 99
November 17, 2010
A Century Ago: The Films of 1910
November 11, 2010
Vernon Dent shines with new book, screenings in Niles in November
November 4, 2010
Mystery of the Charlie Chaplin cell phone user, solved?
October 28, 2010
Once lost Northern California film now found
October 26, 2010
Early Warner Bros. Studios
October 12, 2010
Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood’s Lady Crook
October 4, 2010
Rudolph Valentino: The Silent Idol, His Life in Photographs
September 16, 2010
Six questions with novelist Glen David Gold
September 13, 2010
First Ever Oscar to a Film Historian Goes to Kevin Brownlow
August 27, 2010
Chaplin, Chaplin, and more Chaplin
August 19, 2010
Some of the many facets of Polish cinema
August 3, 2010
The art and history of coming attraction slides
July 28, 2010
Six questions with Donna Hill, author of a new book on Rudolph Valentino
July 13, 2010
George O'Brien - a man's man in Hollywood
July 10, 2010
The return of Norma Talmadge
July 5, 2010
Major discovery of silent films announced
June 7, 2010
New encyclopedia of German Cinema
May 19, 2010
Six Questions with . . . now silent film composer Stephin Merritt (of the Magnetic Fields)
April 27, 2010
Georges Méliès - Cinemagician of the early movies
April 23, 2010
Starstruck stunning
April 21, 2010
New book on silent mystery and detective movies
March 23, 2010
Edison's Frankenstein - It's Alive
March 18, 2010
Silent-era actress Dorothy Janis dies at age 100
March 12, 2010
Mack Sennett's fun factory
March 9, 2010
Robert Birchard's universal history
February 23, 2010
Silent film star Karl Dane revealed in new book
February 15, 2010
Kevin Brownlow's Photoplay Productions now online
February 9, 2010
Early Western films featured in new book
January 21, 2010
New book on Portland theaters joins illustrated series
January 1, 2010
Best DVDs of 2009
December 21, 2009
Best film books of 2009
December 15, 2009
Francis X. Bushman - King of the Movies revealed in new book
November 6, 2009
Celebrating Carla Laemmle and early Universal
October 28, 2009
Sad tale of Oakland comedian told in new book
October 8, 2009
Six silent films not on DVD that should be
August 27, 2009
Silent films among new Warner Archive offerings
August 23, 2009
Six questions with . . . film historian Jeffrey Vance
July 9, 2009
Reviving the art of silent film, one note at a time
May 25, 2009
The Silent Cinema in Song
May 19, 2009
Cinematic new novel depicts Charlie Chaplin and silent film era
May 12, 2009
Chaplin biographer to speak in San Francisco
May 8, 2009
When Hollywood came to town
April 28, 2009
Father of JFK recalled as Hollywood mogul
April 10, 2009
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