The Golem (1920)
Nov 12, 2002Artificial Creature of Clay
Classic silent film from the German Expressionist period in which a rabbi brings to life a creature made of clay (played by Paul Wegener), which then proceeds to go amok
Karl Freund
Metropolis (1927)
Dec 3, 2011Dystopia Future/Android Temptress
Fritz Lang’s work was way ahead of its time and is one of the few silent films screened today. The film’s politics are naive but Lang’s visions of the city of the future and first screen robot are vivid.
The Mummy (1932)
Oct 31, 2008Revived Mummy
The original mummy film starring Boris Karloff. Unlike the sequels where the mummy became a slow, shuffling creature, this is a subtle classic with haunted mood.
Mad Love (1935)
Nov 1, 2000Mad Surgeon/Possessed Hands
The Hollywood remake of The Hands of Orlac, a classic with Colin Clive as a pianist who believes he is possessed after receiving hands transplanted from a killer. With a fascinatingly demented performance from Peter Lorre