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“It” (1927) Movie Review by Mike Dub

By Mike Dub on April 14, 2014

It (1927; Clarence G. Badger) GRADE: B By Mike Dub If A Fool There Was marked the beginning of the sex symbol in popular American films in 1915, by 1927 Hollywood’s star system would be every bit as tightly manufactured as the assembly lines that built the films themselves. […]

“A Fool There Was” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

By Daniel Barnes on April 9, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

A Fool There Was (1915; Frank Powell) GRADE: B- By Daniel Barnes As I stated in my festival intro, while Theda Bara may have created a cinematic archetype and inspired an evolution in movie publicity machines with A Fool There Was, her “vamp” character did not break any […]