Category Archives: Film History Series

This week I watched the Edison film Frankenstein (J. Searle Dowley, 1910). This print that someone has uploaded is not in great shape, but I doubt something this obscure is available in any other format. The film admits to being … Continue reading →

This week I watched two more D.W. Griffith movies. Both forms of social commentary, but radically different from each other: Those Awful Hats and A Corner in Wheat. The first shows the early 19th century’s version of a “turn off … Continue reading →

We’re going to start a new series here at Dear Jesus. Each week we’re going to post about a year in filmmaking. Starting at 1908, we will make our way towards 2008 to cover 100 years of film. To do … Continue reading →