In this episode, instead of talking about a single subject related to the silent era, we will have brief introductions to some silent films, which are: 1. The Merry Widow (USA, 1925) 2. The Furs (USA, 1912) 3. His Wedding Night (USA, 1917) 4. A Muddy Romance (USA, 1913) 5. The Perils of Pauline (USA, 1914) [Serial] 6. Barney Oldfield’s Race for a Life (USA, 1913) 7. Bumping intro Broadway (USA, 1919) You will not necessarily know those films by heart but all of them are worthy...

Are you enthusiastic about a subject and would like to know about it more deeply? Do you want to engage in it as a hobby? In the mood of further develop your tastes/passions? Perhaps this episode can help you to have some insights about how to get more knowledge and organize your methodology for it.

2020 has been a really weird and surprising year. Nobody could expect that the world would stop due to a virus. New practices had to be implemented immediately and all old certainties were lost in a blink of eyes. Public gatherings were suddenly gone and life had to be more internet-oriented. This has definitely included silent film festivals, which had to adapt to the new reality. By doing so, they were also making history because transferring a big cinema festival to an on line environment...

Do you know those truly inspirational stories of people who fought all sorts of adversities and succeeded anyway? Who had no other resources besides their own will power and resilience? Who suffered but remained true to their character? This is the life of Clara Bow, who faced lots of difficulties but succeeded due to her undeniable talent, strength of character and friendly personality. Listen to this episode and get inspired.

Mary Pickford's career was so full of accomplishments that it was necessary another episode. She was a real pioneer, not only as an actress but also as a businesswoman, screenwriter, headhunter and even studio mogul. Being a hard worker, she was involved with nearly every aspect of her work and was competent in all of them. Even out of cinema field per se she was active and competent, for instance: In charity, radio programs, book and newspapers columns writing. She even had her own trademark...

The silent era has many competent actors, actresses, directors, etc. Some of them even had inspirational stories. This is the case when it comes to pioneering Mary Pickford and vibrant Clara Bow, both very skilled actresses, who overcame lots of difficulties reached stardom.

Recommendation of an interesting book about history of the cinema, with emphasis on early cinema (1900s - 1910).