A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges Méliès is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a robot in cinema.

A piece of techno-cinematic history has emerged as the US Library of Congress releases the restored video of the oldest film to feature a "robot." Dating from 1897, the silent film Gugusse et ...

Cinema history has always been linked to technology, but a recent find pushes back ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Robinson Film Center (RFC) is honoring film history with “The Unspoken Frame: A Celebration of Silent Cinema.” The RFC will kick things off with an opening reception ...

It’s official: Eight Democrats and two Republicans say they have filed paperwork for the June 2 primary ballot in the ...

The Museum of Modern Art’s 21 st “To Save and Project” international festival of film preservation, its annual festival dedicated to celebrating newly preserved and restored films, will take place ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A scene from Lewis Milestone's newly restored "The New Klondike," a 1926 baseball comedy screening at the San Francisco Silent ...

Giving recently restored silent films a live soundtrack — along with a new life on the big screen and fresh audience appreciation for pre-talkie history –- has been the Chautauqua Auditorium’s ...

Feb. 5 (UPI) --A 1915 silent film about Abraham Lincoln was thought to be lost forever before being found in a warehouse on New York's Long Island. Dan Martin, a summer intern at Historic Films ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — The Robinson Film Center will host "The Unspoken Frame: A Celebration of Silent Film" on Oct. 22–23, setting aside two days to recognize the artistry and legacy of early cinema. The ...

Years ago, the late renowned film archivist David Shepard put together a restored version of Merry-Go-Round (1923) from two16mm reduction prints. Film historians and silent film enthusiasts applauded ...