There has been a surge of interest in the silent film genre following the huge success of The Artist at the 2012  Academy Awards. To follow up on this we thought we would take a look at some of the different types of silent film hosted by JISC Mediahub to show you some long forgotten material  that still has the power to astonish and surprise. Gaumont Graphic Newsreel was launched in 1910 and became increasingly popular with cinema audiences who flocked to see their favourite film stars of the silent era. Newsreels were shown before the main picture and originally [...]