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Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan star at Niles in June

June is a busy time at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum. The month begins and ends with events honoring the Fremont museum's unique legacy....

2012 Silent Film Festival announced

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival has announced the line-up of films for their annual July event at the Castro Theater. And once again, they&...

May eclectic month at Niles Essanay, electric too

May is set to be an eclectic and even electric month at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum in Fremont. In addition to three more installments of...

Niles celebrates Broncho Billy

Before William S. Hart, Tom Mix or Buck Jones, before Gary Cooper, Harry Carey, John Wayne and Clint Eastwood - there was Gilbert M. Anderson - the...

Twitter-verse abuzz over silent film Napoleon

"Shattered all expectations ," "Tremendous," "Electrifying. Riveting," "A blast," and "a fantabulous...

Kevin Brownlow brings Napoleon to East Bay

Chances are, we have all seen a favorite film introduced by its director, or seen a favorite actor introduce one of the films in which they worked....

Abel Gance's Napoleon screens in Oakland

Who would have guessed that in the age of the Internet and 3D movies, silent film would suddenly be making a splash?The two movies battling for the...