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The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever

Tristan Ettleman
Silent Film
Georges Méliès
Film History
Early Cinema
Silent Films
Cinema
D.W. Griffith
Alice Guy-Blaché
Film Preservation
Thomas Edison
1909
The Great Train Robbery
1901
Filmmaking
1902
Silent Cinema
Hollywood
Nickelodeons
1900
Motion Picture Patents Company

The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever features experts and enthusiasts and, well, their favorite films of every year ever. Host Tristan Ettleman sits down with a new guest every week to dive into the history and beauty of some of the best movies to ever come out of the cinematic medium.

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Whether he had a hand in their restoration or not, Bret Wood, filmmaker, author, and SVP and Producer of Archival Releases at Kino Lorber, selects five films that hold some personal connections for him. While they shift back and forth from epic drama... more

The selections from Beja Margitházi, assistant professor at Eötvös Loránd University's Department of Film Studies, begin in Canada and move eastward. They also jump between genres and culminate in an early directorial effort from Michael Curtiz and a... more

Library professional Brian Darr once maintained a blog about the San Francisco Bay Area screening scene called Hell On Frisco Bay, an alias he still uses on Bluesky and Letterboxd. So some aspect of the theatrical experience, whether he caught a scre... more

Elyse Singer, Lecturer in the Department of Theater at Dartmouth College, selects a wide range of forms and genres for her five picks of 1914, from short comedy to serial action to epic tales (one historically dramatic and the other perhaps the first... more

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Brian Darr
Library professional with extensive knowledge of San Francisco Bay Area screening scene
Noted library professional and film enthusiast
Episode: 1914 E4 - Brian Darr
Elyse Singer
lecturer in the Department of Theater at Dartmouth College
Episode: 1914 E3 - Elyse Singer
Susan Potter
Senior lecturer in the School of Art, Communication and English at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
Episode: 1914 E2 - Susan Potter
Paul Gagliardi
Guest on the show
Episode: 1913 E7 - Yes, a Milestone Year
Charlie Kyle
Guest on the show
Episode: 1913 E7 - Yes, a Milestone Year
Paul Wagner
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Episode: 1913 E7 - Yes, a Milestone Year
Charlie Keil
Professor in the Cinema Studies Institute and the Department of History at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
Episode: 1913 E6 - Charlie Keil
Michael Gebert
Founder and co-moderator of NitrateVille
NitrateVille
Episode: 1913 E4 - Michael Gebert
Julie K. Allen
Professor of comparative arts and letters at Brigham Young University; author of Screening Europe in Australasia
Brigham Young University
Episode: 1913 E3 - Julie K Allen

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Tristan Ettleman
Host and moderator of the show, guiding in-depth conversations on film history and yearly top-five selections.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 23 ratings
  • Great idea for a show and community

    Tristan is a great host through this deep dive in film history. Great fan community attached to this show is very active and informative too

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Emcee Pee Pants
    United States6 months ago
  • I’ve learned so much!

    This show has a really interesting format and does a great job of breaking the mold of typical film podcasts- I’ve learned a lot about early film, and I can’t wait for them to get to the 70s!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Wes’s Toaster
    United States7 months ago
  • Great listen

    This is one special show. It’s exciting to hear the value that enthusiasts place on the films through the years. I look forward to each Wednesday when a new episode drops.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Allen0671
    United Statesa year ago
  • A Who’s Who of Silent Film Experts and Enthuisasts

    Not many talk about the early years of cinema beyond the handful of short one minute films featuring animals that appear on social media occasionally. Even classic film enthusiasts skip the early years, leaving the first decades of film on the cutting room floor for even such ambitious 100 Years of Cinema projects and retrospectives.

    Starting at the very beginning, The 5 Best Films of Every Year leaves no stone unturned, bringing on a slew of experts from the around the world to do so. From arc... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    0GuywithGlasses0
    United Statesa year ago
  • Brilliant

    I like films/movies/pictures and everyday is a school day with this podcast. Its introducing me to lots of people I’d never heard of that clearly shaped modern culture that we grew up with. Love every episode and watching the films listed. Thanks to all involved hope it goes for ever

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ollycheeks
    United Kingdom2 years ago

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Fans highlight the show's ability to make obscure early cinema accessible and exciting.
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1912 E6 - Paul (PT) Klein
Q: How does The Invaders complicate the typical Western narrative?
The Invaders challenges the standard Western by presenting a more critical view of colonial violence and the U.S. government, while maintaining melodramatic elements that preserve the status quo, illustrating how 1912 Westerns could be both ambitious and limited by their era.
1912 E6 - Paul (PT) Klein
Q: What drew you to your first pick and how does it connect to broader themes of the era?
The Girl and Her Trust stands out for its kinetic blocking and modernity within a Griffith framework, and its discussion of gender roles and social commentary shows how early cinema could engage with progressive politics even within a short 40-minute format.
1912 E6 - Paul (PT) Klein
Q: So what stands out to you about 1912 and the period in general?
1912 is depicted as a pivotal year where industrial changes, the rise of the Trust, and the move toward feature-length films create new production and exhibition paradigms, reshaping how audiences experience cinema.
1911 E5 - Eva Hielscher
Q: What stands out to you about 1911 and this period in general?
Eva explains that the time is not about single standout titles but a broader sense of open exploration across genres, formats, and locales. She emphasizes the era as transitional, with many short films and emerging features, and notes the appeal of non-canonical discoveries and the sense of new directions in both technique and storytelling.
1910 E3 - David Morton
Q: So what stands out to you about 1910, where the global film industry, I suppose, was, and I guess in the period in general, as we're starting a new decade here?
The U.S. is still not the lead film competitor, and we see beginnings of the feature convention, experimentation with narrative form, and a more dynamic and transnational film industry.

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