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Celebrating films, books, music, and other media produced before 1929 which have lapsed into the public domain.

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Alejandro Martinez in The Early Years

Apr 17

Marriage & Tyranny in “The Mating Call”

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Dana Blythe in The Early Years

Feb 16

Favorite Images — Clara Bow, with the help

Taylor Swift's star power can revive interest in anything — football (yawn), Biden (double yawn), and apparently the careers of film stars from 97 years ago. Say what?!

Alejandro Martinez in The Early Years

Jan 11

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's Leap Year

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was one of the biggest screen comics of the 1910s, in more ways than one…

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Filmofile in The Early Years

Dec 24, 2023

Victor Sjöström’s “He Who Gets Slapped”

He Who Gets Slapped is an unusual film. It took a special confluence of factors to create…

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Filmofile in The Early Years

Dec 15, 2023

The First Film Based On Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Two decades before James Whale and Boris Karloff, there were J. Searle Dawley and Thomas Edison.

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Alejandro Martinez in The Early Years

Dec 16, 2023

Public Domain Day 2024

A list of films entering the public domain next year.

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Alejandro Martinez in The Early Years

Dec 3, 2023

1924 in Film

A new journey through film history.

Alejandro Martinez in The Early Years

Oct 20, 2023

Universal's 1916 Film of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

The first film shot underwater.

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Alejandro Martinez in The Early Years

Oct 18, 2023

Why Is Abel Gance's Napoleon So Hard To Find?

The complicated copyright web entangling a public domain film.

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Alejandro Martinez in The Early Years

Oct 13, 2023

The German Expressionist Film Warning Shadows

Celebrating its 100th anniversary this month.