David Shepard Articles
Cecil B.DeMille's Risqué CHICAGO on DVD: Phyllis Haver Shines as Roxie Hart
Chicago, the restored 1927 silent (unofficially) directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring perky Phyllis Haver (right, with Victor Varconi) as Roxie Hart, is being released on DVD by Flicker Alley, in collaboration with The Blackhawk Films Collection. The 2002 Chicago remake, based on Bob Fosse's musical which itself was taken from Maurine Watkins' stage play, starred Renee Zellweger (as Roxie), Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard [...]
Kansas Silent Film Festival 2009
The 13th annual Kansas Silent Film Festival (KSFF) will be held on February 27 and 28, 2009, at the White Concert Hall on the Washburn University campus in Topeka, Kansas. Sponsored by Washburn, admission is free. This year's KSFF highlight is the American premiere of the restored 1926 swashbuckler Bardelys the Magnificent, which until recently was thought to be a lost film. Based on a [...]