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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
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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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Louis Pelletier, instructor of film history and film preservation at Université de Montréal, Université Laval, and Concordia University, once wrote of the industry’s evolving terminology of “photoplays,” “movies,” “films,” and more. The conversation ... more

As a medium located at the nexus of art and commerce, film is probably defined by “money” in every year of its existence. But with major Hollywood conglomerations and individual stars’ wealth skyrocketing amid European devastation, the entrenchment o... more

At the risk of defining 1915 by Griffith and The Birth of a Nation (and spoiling, a bit, the most selected films): this season finale and the films guests and listeners chose to highlight buck this canonical entry which looms large. Indeed, the bigge... more

James Harrison, BBC Archives Researcher, puts that expertise to good use with his ultimate pick reflecting his interest in British moving image (and war) history. But on the way, he also discusses European innovation in defiance of World War I’s inte... more

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James Harrison
BBC Archives researcher, co-director of South West Silents and Film Noir UK
BBC
Episode: 1915 E6 - James Harrison
Scout Tafoya
Filmmaker, critic, and author of books on Tobe Hooper, John Ford, Anthony Mann, and Christophe Gans
Episode: 1915 E5 - Scout Tafoya
Daisuke Miyao
Professor of Cinema Studies
University of California, San Diego
Episode: 1915 E4 - Daisuke Miyao
Jeremy Mathews
Filmmaker, musician and writer
Episode: 1915 E3 - Jeremy Mathews
Anthony Slide
Prolific film historian, author, and archivist
Episode: 1915 E2 - Anthony Slide
Susan Potter
Episode: 1914 E7 - Wartime Modernity
Elise Singer
Episode: 1914 E7 - Wartime Modernity
Brian Dahr
Episode: 1914 E7 - Wartime Modernity
Bea Margatazi
Episode: 1914 E7 - Wartime Modernity

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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 24 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 States8 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 States9 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 States2 years 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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1915 E5 - Scout Tafoya
Q: What stands out to you generally about 1915 and the period?
Tafoya describes 1915 as a transitional period when filmmakers were experimenting before major innovations such as German Expressionism, while American cinema was developing storytelling techniques and the approach of World War I cast a shadow over the era.
1915 E5 - Scout Tafoya
Q: Can you tell us a bit about the book and that project and why you felt compelled to write it?
Tafoya wrote The Otherworld about Christophe Gans after being deeply affected by Gans's films, especially Return to Silent Hill. He wanted to explain the director's distinctive place in contemporary French and international cinema.
1915 E6 - James Harrison
Q: What stands out to you about Britain Prepared?
Harrison calls it Britain's first propaganda film of World War I and values its archival footage, including munitions production, battleship guns, motorcycles with machine guns and early military equipment. He says its nearly three-hour length and uneven surviving condition make it difficult to screen, but wants to champion it.
1915 E6 - James Harrison
Q: Will you tell us maybe a bit about yourself and kind of bundled into that, where your interest for silent film came from and where you're working with that?
Harrison traces his interest in moving images to childhood, including documentaries about the world wars and early silent films. A university documentary project led to festival work and an enduring passion for silent-film exhibition; he later worked at the BBC and helped develop South West Silents and Film Noir UK.
1915 E2 - Anthony Slide
Q: How does The Warrens of Virginia relate to Birth of a Nation in terms of public reception and memory?
Both films reflect Civil War-era storytelling and propaganda tendencies, with Warrens of Virginia presenting a more favorable Southern perspective and echoing the cultural memory that Birth of a Nation amplified, thus illustrating how period films shaped national mythologies.

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