In Birth of the Pearl, an early silent film (1901) by Frederick S. Armitage, a woman slowly rises from a giant oyster shell. She looks annoyed to be awake, rolling her eyes, and striking a halfhearted ...

In the River,' featuring scenes shot on the Kennebec River and Cobbosseecontee Stream, was found filed under the wrong title ...

As we rapidly absorb new information and often take our surroundings for granted in this modern age, we are long overdue for a day of reflection and slowing down. Silent Movie Day on Sept. 29 is the ...

There are very few marriages like that of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. Not only were they two of the most beloved ...

The first week of January 1926 in Uniontown was unseasonably warm, with high temperatures bumping up close to 60 degrees, ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The Colonial Theatre in Augusta in the early 1900s used to be the hub for watching silent films. This weekend, they’re hosting a Silent Film Festival in Gardiner to highlight ...

If you’ve ever wanted to see a film more than a hundred years in the making, you’ll have a chance to do so to close out the ...