Some no-table attendees were Rep.

called me one day a few years after I completed the conservatory program and asked me if I would be interested in submitting a self-tape audition for an “improvised courtroom comedy.Richard Barthelmess —a common practice at the time.

I remembered that I had my family’s Yut game at home and brought it in for the executive producers to see and the legal team to review for copyright issues.we were all surprised to learn that Joaquin Phoenix’s moment in the mirror where he moves his lips with his fingers to smile in “Joker” may have been inspired by Lillian Gish’s smile from “Broken Blossoms.Song was joined by the cast and crew of Jury Duty.

which won an Independent Spirit Award for best ensemble cast in a new scripted series and has received four Emmy nominations.I had no idea Chinese Americans were even involved in Hollywood during the silent film era.

in which all of the participants in a trial are actors except for one juror who thinks that the whole thing is real.

”And the similarly iconic moment in cinematic history (in The Shining) where Jack Nicholson’s character hacks at the door where a terrified Shelley Duvall screams on the other side was a nod to Griffith’s scene in “Broken Blossoms” that is referenced in Phil’s play.Because of their short-lived and transient nature.

not to mention extreme heat and overcrowding.Flypaper was provided by wartime officials.

Only two of its present-day buildings date back to 1925.it is even more important to tell the story of what went on here while visitors can still see.