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Reviving the Dead: The Sun Chats With Alloy Orchestra

Zachary Zahos  —  Nov 8, 2012

What does silence sound like? Alloy Orchestra comes to Cornell this weekend to play their soundtrack to three silent film classics. Arts and Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15 corresponded with Alloy director Ken Winokur about inspiration, influences and working with dead directors. 

The Past is Future: Méliès Reprises His Magic at Cornell Cinema

Teresa Kim  —  Sep 17, 2012

Teresa Kim '15 is spellbound as the French filmmaker Georges Méliès reprise his magic at Cornell Cinema's Magical Méliès Evening last Thursday. 

Joan of Arc's Passion Perseveres

Henry Staley  —  Sep 11, 2012

Even 80 years after its creation, we have much to learn from Carl Theodor Dreyer's masterpiece, The Passion of Joan of Arc, which Cornell Cinema screened in the ambient Sage Chapel last Thursday. Henry Staley '16 offers a fresh take on the celluloid stalwart.

Nighttime Is the Right Time for Modern Times

Zachary Zahos  —  Sep 4, 2012

Unapologetically political and unabashedly beautiful, Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times survives as the last great (mostly) silent film. Arts & Entertainment Editor Zachary Zahos '15 tracks the travails of The Little Tramp at Cornell Cinema's outdoor screening of the film last Thursday. 

Swedish Sounds of Silence

Martha Wydysh  —  Apr 20, 2012

The Sun chats film, music and finding the muse with Swedish film composer, Matti Bye, set to accompany Terje Vigen at Cornell Cinema on Sunday.

Movies Are Irrelevant

Hannah Stamler  —  Mar 9, 2012

Hannah Stamler '12 predicts the death of film

The Artist Welcomes Silent Film Into the 21st Century

Zachary Zahos  —  Jan 20, 2012

Zachary Zahos reviews Michel Hazanavicius's new film, The Artist

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