Tagged: Lon Chaney

The Top Ten Movies of 1927

It’s been 90 years since talkies hit the screens, but silents weren’t done dominating cinema, as we see in our look back at 1927.

The Top Ten of 1925

This week we’ve all been focusing on going back to the future – now it’s time to go forward to the past! Or something. Whatever, we’re looking at 1925.

The Top 10 Universal Monsters Movies

The Universal Monsters Movies are the perfect microcosm for exploring the roots of cinema, and for tracing its evolution. Carl Laemmle co-founded Universal in 1908, and twenty years later his son, Carl, Jr., modernized...

Flickchart Film School: 1924

In 1924, two of cinema’s most famous film studios were created. Three companies, Marcus Loew’s Metro Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Picutres Company combined to form MGM. The first film...

Flickchart Film School: 1923

In 1923, one of Hollywood’s most famous landmarks was created. The HOLLYWOOD sign, which originally said HOLLYWOODLAND, was built for only $21,000 over the Hollywood Hills. The famous sign was originally created to help...