Spectrum News 3-part series | Finger Lakes Film Trail

Thank you to Krystal Cole of Spectrum News 1 for her interest in the Finger Lakes Film Trail!   This is part one of a three-part series about the FLFT, starting at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, then Wharton Studio Museum in Ithaca, and ending at the Case Research Lab in Auburn. View the […]

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“Hollywood On Cayuga”: Ithaca’s Cinematic History

Thank you to the Cornell Daily Sun for its interest in Ithaca’s moviemaking past. Click the link below to read “Hollywood On Cayuga”: Ithaca’s Cinematic History by Carlin Reyen from The Cornell Daily Sun. “Hollywood On Cayuga”: Ithaca’s Cinematic History Julia Nagel/Sun Photography Editor Ithaca houses the historic Wharton Studio Building in Stewart Park, where […]

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Silent Movie Month 2023

In 2012, City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick proclaimed October in Ithaca as Silent Movie Month, a month-long celebration of silent film and Ithaca’s role in early movie making history produced by Wharton Studio Museum in collaboration with many local organizations. Join WSM each October for screenings, exhibits, and events at Cornell Cinema, Cinemapolis, and many […]

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Silent Movie Under the Stars — 13th Annual!

It’s Silent Movie Under the Stars 13th year and this popular summer tradition continues on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at sundown at Taughannock Falls State Park. Featuring the 1926 comedy Beverly of Graustark starring Marion Davies, considered one of the great comedic actresses of her day, live music will be provided by Cloud Chamber Orchestra. […]

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Beverly, Marion, and Silent Film World

July 2023 I’m excited to attend the Wharton Studio Museum’s Silent Movie Under the Stars on August 19 at Taughannock Park — its thirteenth annual offering of this beautiful summer experience on Cayuga Lake. This year’s feature film, Beverly of Graustark (1926), starring Marion Davies, opens a viewfinder onto the captivating world of the silent film era, […]

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Silent Movie Month

October is Silent Movie Month — 11th Annual

If it’s October, it’s Silent Movie Month in Ithaca! Join Wharton Studio Museum and many local arts, history, and culture organizations — and bookstores — in celebrating Silent Movie Month. This October marks the 11th year of this month-long event honoring Ithaca’s movie history and the magic of silent film! Our first event is Saturday, […]

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Literary Women

Lit. Women of Silent Film runs October 14-16, 2022

A series of linked events highlights three Ithaca women writers—Grace Miller White, Maude Radford Warren, and Ruth Sawyer—whose literary works inspired silent films during the early days of the film industry. For details about Lit. Women of Silent Film events visit https://www.fingerlakesfilmtrail.org/lit-women-event-page

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