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When Graphics Were The Star

When Graphics Were The Star

“Babylon” and old-timey title cards!

May 03, 2023
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Intertitle Card from Babylon (2022) is a callback to the 1922 film Cocaine (IMDB)

I finally watched Babylon. While everyone gasped at the raunchy behaviour, I was like: “Hey! Look, old-timey title cards!”

What’s an intertitle card?

The silent era film audience read the dialogue and story plot on intertitle cards. These cards written in large, bold text wer…

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