By Mitch Hemann Mention the name King Kong to anyone, and you’re likely to conjure up images of a massive ape clinging to the top of a skyscraper swatting at airplanes like buzzing flies. This image has been burned into my imagination since childhood, and will long be remembered as one of the most iconic … [Read more…]
The beautiful Fay Wray began her career in silent films. Perhaps her most famous silent film is The Wedding March with Erick von Stroheim. However, even though she starred in over 75 films, she is remembered today as the unwilling object of the affections of Kong, her very unusual costar in the 1933 motion picture … [Read more…]
He’s known as the American Songster – with good reason. Boasting an impressive repertoire that covers a century of American folklore, ballads and traditional tunes, Dom Flemons is using his creative talents to help preserve our nation’s musical history and introduce it to new generations. And he draws much of his inspiration from silent film, … [Read more…]