Netflix continues to forge ties with every film industry in the world, including France. This week, the streamer announced it would be financing a new restoration of Abel Gance's 1927 silent epic ...

Although worthwhile restorations are unveiled on a semi-regular basis, some — such as Out 1, perhaps the greatest thing cinema offered last year — are in a league of their own. The most recent case in ...

I was extremely lucky to see one of the most elusive great films — Abel Gance’s stunning “Napoleon” (1927) — for the first time Friday at a press screening held by the San Francisco Silent Film ...

In its ambition, scale and success, there is nothing else in silent cinema like Abel Gance's "Napoleon." A film of grand emotion and astonishing technical sophistication, it uses split-screen ...

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It’s billed as the U.S. premiere of a film made in 1927. The film is “Napoleon,” made by the great director, Abel Gance. The U.S. premiere with full orchestra will be presented by the San Francisco ...