The Saint and Her Fool (1928) Agnes Günther’s heart-rending fairy tale dazzled turn-of-the-century German audiences and sold hundreds of thousands of copies before being adapted into tonight’s tale of timeless passion, the beautiful The Saint and the Fool. The unapologetically sentimental classic was directed by Wilhelm Dieterle, who launched a successful career in … [Read more…]
Thomas Ince Silent Films Presented by Retro Format Films on 8mm Retro Format’s third anniversary of presenting rare silents on 8mm features a program of little-seen films produced by the legendary Thomas H. Ince, including a 100th anniversary screening of “Drummer of the 8th” (1913, 28 min.), Charles Ray in “In the Tennessee Hills” (1915, … [Read more…]
SUNDAY DECEMBER 9th, 5PM — THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII Co-presented by The Getty Villa This film event complements the exhibition The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection currently on view at the Getty Villa through January 7, 2013. Live musical accompaniment provided by Cliff Retallick. Getty Villa curator Kenneth Lapatin will do … [Read more…]
Victor Sjostrom’s “THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE” – December 5th, The Cinefamily’s SILENT MOVIE THEATRE THE SWEDISH HORROR MASTERPIECE ON 35MM! A gorgeous liquid nightmare of a movie, the dark Swedish masterpiece The Phantom Carriage is still, over ninety years since its release, nothing short of shocking. Filmed in 1920 and released the following New … [Read more…]
LON CHANEY IN “THE MONSTER” OCTOBER 10TH – THE SILENT MOVIE THEATRE LON CHANEY RETURNS TO THE CINEFAMILY! The Monster isn’t your typical lunatics-take-over-the-asylum movie, for the story contorts as dramatically as Lon Chaney Sr.’s incredible, unmistakable face. Directed by Roland West (the filmmaker behind the spooky talkies Alibi and The Bat Whispers), the film’s weirdness reaches … [Read more…]
Egyptian Theatre 90Th Anniversary The Egyptian At 90 ROBIN HOOD 90 years ago today, Douglas Fairbanks and his wife Mary Pickford joined by their friend Charlie Chaplin, turned out for the premiere of Fairbanks’ swashbuckling adventure at their pal Sid Grauman’s new Hollywood movie palace. This evening went down in history as the … [Read more…]
HOME MOVIE DAY – THE CINEFAMILY – THE SILENT MOVIE THEATRE BRING YOUR 8MM TO WATCH WITH US! It’s the 10th anniversary of a proud archival film tradition — and now the legendary Home Movie Day comes to Cinefamily, so bring your family films and amateur epics! An … [Read more…]
THE FLYING ACE October 29, 2012 – 7:30 pm Billy Wilder Theater Free Admission! IN-PERSON: Ken Weissman, Library of Congress PART OF: “Out of the Past: Film Restoration Today” The Flying Ace (1926) Directed by Richard E. Norman When a railroad agent with $25,000 in his care disappears, World War I flying ace and former detective, … [Read more…]
China Onscreen Biennial “[The Wan brothers’] masterpieces brought major recognition for China in the field of animation.” —Marie-Claire Quiquemelle, Centre Georges Pompidou Jack H. Skirball Series Co-presented with the UCLA Confucius Institute The inaugural edition of the three-week bicoastal showcase of Chinese cinema brings two evenings of eye-opening animated and live-action film, respectively, to REDCAT. On October … [Read more…]
NOSFERATU Egyptian Theatre • Sun, October 28 • 4:00pm Halloween At The Cinematheque 2012 Live Musical Accompaniment! 90Th Anniversary! Matinee! Co-presented by the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles The Goethe-Institut celebrates the Egyptian Theatre’s 90th anniversary with this classic 1922 film! Live piano accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. NOSFERATU NOSFERATU, EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS 1922, 94 … [Read more…]