Wynton Marsalis invites you to join him for a (not so) silent film

Wynton Marsalis invites you to join him for a (not so) silent film

Wynton Marsalis is looking snazzy is a suit and tie as our Zoom video call gets underway, having just returned from a faculty meeting at The Juilliard School in New York. We immediately catch up a bit, noting that the last time we spoke — or, more accurately, Zoomed — was right after his “The Ever Fonky Lowdown” album with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra came out in 2020. Of course, Zoom was the standard form of communication back in those …

Dick Turpin (1925) A Silent Film Review

Western superstar Tom Mix, top cowboy of the Roaring Twenties, attempted to expand his success into costume romance with this tale of the famous English highwayman. Lavish sets and costumes, plus the stalwart Alan Hale, support this endeavor. Home Media Availability: Stream online. Note: I will also be covering the 1974 Dick Turpin comedy Carry […]