Reading Journel entry 2

The artist In this article, David Denby wrote about the new silent film the Artist. During the article , he writes how silent films , and how become a lost style of acting today. At the beginning he gives a brief summary of what the artist is about. In the middle and the end of the article to talks about the silent movie timeline in Americana history. He talks about some silent movie hits, and who directed the movies. He told about some of the famous actors, and what they were known for. There were many parts in this article that I found interesting. For example I didn't know that in America from 1912 to 1929. There were about ten thousand silent films made during those years. Another part that was interesting to read, that some critics thought the artist wouldn't be a good movie. I knew that Lon Chaney was an actor at that time, but I didn't know that he become famous for those horror movie classics. Some of the movies were The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and the Phantom of the Opera. The writing style in this article is a look back and a summary about some old movies. He wrote as if he was watching the movies, and writing about them at the same time.