I entirely share your sentiments about silent film, and have written about many of them on Filmsite - a comprehensive site for film history, film reviews, and lots more. (www.filmsite.org). Just off the top of my head, I've written in detail about Metropolis, The Big Parade, City Lights, Modern Times, The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, Broken Blossoms, The Kid, Greed, etc. See a full list here: http://www.filmsite.org/allfilms2.html
I entirely share your sentiments about silent film, and have written about many of them on Filmsite - a comprehensive site for film history, film reviews, and lots more. (www.filmsite.org). Just off the top of my head, I've written in detail about Metropolis, The Big Parade, City Lights, Modern Times, The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, Broken Blossoms, The Kid, Greed, etc. See a full list here: http://www.filmsite.org/allfilms2.html