3Qs: For “The Artist,” will silence be golden?
“The Artist” may be a silent film, but it has quickly become a popular topic of conversation in both Hollywood and film circles around the country. The movie, which pays homage to silent films of the 1920s, recently won a Golden Globe Award for Best Picture, and was nominated earlier this week for an Academy Award in the same category. We asked Inez Hedges, director of Northeastern’s Cinema Studies program in the College of Arts, Media and Design, to examine the film’s impact on the movie industry, and what students could learn from it.
