‘Chirurgie fin de siècle’ [‘Turn-of-the-Century Surgery’] Directed by Alice Guy-Blaché (1900) – First Female to Direct a Film!

‘L’Auberge ensorcelée’ [The Bewitched Inn, 1897] Directed by Georges Méliès

Another short silent by Georges Méliès, The Bewitched Inn is still pretty funny today. However, imagine you’re alive in 1897, and you’ve … More

Some of the very first films were shock cinema. “The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots” is exact proof of … More