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| 100% | Romeo and Juliet (1916) |
The Capulet festivities in the first act make a well-handled bit of mass, with a group of bare-legged dancers to help out the spectacle and the street brawls were extremely picturesque. - Variety
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| 43% | The Fall of a Nation (1916) |
The big battle scenes were remarkably well staged, calling forth volumes of tremendous applause at the premiere. Victor Herbert's Interpretative music aided materially to the general effectiveness. - Variety
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| Posted Nov 19, 2020
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| 89% | Shoes (1916) |
There are no "big" or "sensational" scenes, merely a vision of life as it actually is, and devoid of all theatricalism. - Variety
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| Posted Nov 18, 2020
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| 80% | Wildcat of Paris (1919) |
Rather impressive and intensely thrilling. - Variety
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| Posted Oct 21, 2020
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| 100% | The Golem (Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam) (1920) |
The production is an impressively dignified one and the scenes of medieval limes are well visualized, with some magnificent mob scenes. The cast has been carefully selected with a view to the depiction of ancient types and are all excellent. - Variety
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| Posted Oct 13, 2020
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| 83% | The Woman Who Dared (1916) |
It Is due to the ingenuity of combining the situations with the excellent ensemble acting of the high grade company organized by the California Co. that the almost certain success of The Woman Who Dared is due. - Variety
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| Posted Aug 25, 2020
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| 100% | Life Without Soul (1916) |
Here is a subject worthy the effort of a Griffith. The Ocean folks have done well with it, despite numerous inconsistencies, but there is no reasonable limit to the possibilities of such a subject. - Variety
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| Posted Aug 19, 2020
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| 71% | Madame Jealousy (1918) |
Designed as a complete departure from the usual style of photoplay feature, Madame Jealousy is an unqualified success. - Variety
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| Posted Aug 18, 2020
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| 78% | Carmen (1915) |
It just misses being a masterpiece. - Variety
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| Posted Jul 24, 2020
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| 80% | Carmen (1915) |
The magnificence of the scenic investiture as a whole reflects much credit upon the producers and praiseiIs due the director. - Variety
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| Posted Jul 2, 2020
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| 90% | Daughter of the Gods (1916) |
A Daughter of the Gods Is without question one of the most stupendous exhibitions of pageantry ever shown and is most artistically directed. - Variety
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| Posted Jun 26, 2020
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| 86% | The Darling of Paris (1917) |
It is entitled to the utmost commendation. - Variety
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| Posted Dec 30, 2019
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| 92% | Quo Vadis? (1913) |
It is unquestionably a fact conceded by all who witness this photo play, that It ranks In the first division as a production of Importance and artistry. - Variety
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| Posted Dec 26, 2019
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| 80% | Such a Little Pirate (1918) |
It's a clean, wholesome, simple, straight-away tale not intended to be accepted seriously by grown-ups, and makes a diverting 60 minutes' entertainment. - Variety
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| Posted Dec 23, 2019
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| 100% | The Blue Bird (1918) |
From the standpoint of a film production, there have been more expensive and pretentious attempts, but It is safe to assert that nothing quite like Director Tourneur's work has ever been shown on the screen. - Variety
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| Posted Dec 17, 2019
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| No Score Yet | Forbidden City (1918) |
The scenic and atmospheric details are elaborately splendid, and the general acting and direction of a very high order. - Variety
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| Posted Dec 16, 2019
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| 78% | Salome (1919) |
All things considered, the William Fox-Theda Bara screen production of Salome is a pretentious, artistic, interesting presentation of the sensational order and gives every indication of enjoying largo financial success. - Variety
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| Posted Dec 13, 2019
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| No Score Yet | Blind Justice (Hævnens nat) (1915) |
It Is not the play, the fine scenic detail or anything else -- It is the remarkable acting of Benjamin [Christensen] that makes Blind Justice a masterpiece of motion photography. - Variety
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| Posted Oct 16, 2019
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| 100% | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) |
To describe in detail the marvelous workings as depicted by the Messrs. Williamson would consume columns of space and more columns to give even a synopsis of the melodramatic plot. - Variety
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| Posted Oct 16, 2019
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| 33% | She Devil (1918) |
The story is a conventional one, but every effort was made to tell It In as unconventional a fashion as is possible within the limitations of the camera and screen. - Variety
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| Posted Oct 1, 2019
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| 100% | Hearts of the World (1918) |
From the standpoint of a propaganda feature, Hearts of the World is second to none. - Variety
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| Posted Mar 26, 2009
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| No Score Yet | Judith of Bethulia (1914) |
Fine as is the acting of the principals, the chief thing to commend is the totally wonderful handling of the mobs and the seriousness with which each super performs his individual task. - Variety
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| Posted Nov 19, 2008
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