Had the pleasure of seeing The Artist over the weekend - somewhat due to its recent Oscar nomination but mostly out of curiosity if a modern day silent film could prove to be legitimately entertaining; not just novelty. If you're unfamiliar, go watch the trailer to get a sense of the melodramatic but whimsical tone of the film. I would think the lack of dialogue combined with contemporary short attention spans (thanks Internet!) would make this feel incredibly slow paced but, turns out, it had my full attention the entire time - possibly requiring more of me because it was silent. Obviously I'm not alone in my adoration of the film but it does no harm to chime in and throw one more recommendation in the ring - go see this.

And if you're a filmmaker; consider embracing something as outlandish as making a silent film in 2011 - maybe the Talkie didn't win out afterall.