Initial Release Date: January 6th, 1928 Position on the List (at time of viewing): 665 It’s been a while since we’ve had a Chaplin to “The Circus: Chaplin Gets Autobiographical, But Stays Hilarious”
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Sunrise by F.W. Murnau – A Quiet Revolution in Film History
Initial Release Date: September 23rd, 1927 Also Known As: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Position on the List (at time of viewing): 8 Yes, “Sunrise by F.W. Murnau – A Quiet Revolution in Film History”
Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis by Walter Ruttmann – Documentary Time Capsule
Initial Release Date: September 23rd, 1927 Also Known As: Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt Position on list (at time “Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis by Walter Ruttmann – Documentary Time Capsule”
Seventh Heaven by Frank Borzage – Big Melodrama in a Small Apartment
Initial Release Date: May 6th, 1927 Position on List (at time of viewing): 778 Not to be confused with its later (James Stewart starring) sound “Seventh Heaven by Frank Borzage – Big Melodrama in a Small Apartment”
Napol̩on by Abel Gance РAn Intimate and Influential Epic
Initial Release Date: April 10th, 1927 Position on the list (at time of viewing): 149 This is a great example of a film that I “Napoléon by Abel Gance – An Intimate and Influential Epic”
1927, January 10th – Metropolis
Directed by Fritz Lang Position on the list (at time of viewing): 43 Fritz Lang’s Metropolis needs very little introduction. It is one of the “1927, January 10th – Metropolis”
1926, December 31st – The General
Directed by Buster Keaton Position on the list (at time of viewing): 38 This is Keaton’s highest ranked film on the list, and deservedly so. “1926, December 31st – The General”
1926, October 14th – Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage [Faust]
Directed by F. W. Murnau Position on the list (at time of viewing): 514 This movie bears the unfortunate distinction of being the least good “1926, October 14th – Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage [Faust]”
1925, December 21st – Bronenosets Potyomkin [Battleship Potemkin]
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein Position on the list (at time of viewing): 13 Eisenstein made this film as part of his prolific early period of “1925, December 21st – Bronenosets Potyomkin [Battleship Potemkin]”
1925, June 26th – The Gold Rush
Directed by Charlie Chaplin Oh my God, The Gold Rush is good. Not just good, great. Brilliant. Unbelievable. It is not only hilarious, and an “1925, June 26th – The Gold Rush”