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The silence still roars at 15! Before all the detailed dialogue, roaring sound effects, and even 5D cinema that amplify our viewing experience, back in the “Silent Years” of 1910-1927’s, films only had picture and hold no synchronized recorded sound. A silent film follows a format invented in...

Asia’s first silent film festival goes digital this month Even in its earliest days, film and music go hand in hand. In the era of silent films, music was one of the potent tools used not just for effective storytelling, but also to convey emotions and help the pacing of the movie flow smoothly....

It’s Christmastime and, though my memory of warm Christmases remain vivid, I feel I now must be prepared emotionally, psychologically for the season or it will pass quickly and I’ll miss the show. It has never occurred to me that the joy of Christmas would someday elude me, all on my...