At Retro Format we love our fans so we’re having a free fan appreciation show for old and new fans! If you’ve never seen a silent film before this is a great one to start with! The show is free but seats are limited to a 1st come 1st serve basis unless you reserve a … [Read more…]
March is going to be a busy month! Check out all the different shows all over Los Angeles on my Upcoming Gigs Calendar. The Silent Treatment’s move to Saturday Afternoons was a sucess with Three Women Staring Marie Provost. Shows are running the gamut from sword fighting action at a FREE Retro Format West Show … [Read more…]
Playing a double feature with Stage Fright The BFI drew from several extant prints for this meticulous restoration of THE PLEASURE GARDEN, which features the film’s original color tints and tones. THE PLEASURE GARDEN is presented with live musical accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Restored! Live Musical Accompaniment! THE PLEASURE GARDEN 1926, British Film Institute, 90 … [Read more…]
“If you aren’t a fight fan, you will be when you have seen it.” — Screenland Epic in scope, this deeply human character study showcasing the formidable acting talents of megastar Richard Barthelmess (Broken Blossoms, Way Down East, Tol’able David) stands alongside The Big Parade one of the silent era’s most empathetic WWI epics. Beginning on New York’s … [Read more…]
Co-sponsored by Palos Verdes Art Center and Palos Verdes Library District, this special film screening combines silent movies starring dogs and live piano accompaniment. First up, Charlie Chaplin and Scraps star in the 1918 comedy A DOG’S LIFE followed by 1923 Rin Tin Tin adventure WHERE THE NORTH BEGINS. Both films will feature Cliff Retallick … [Read more…]
SO’S YOUR OLD MAN (1926) and RUNNING WILD (1927) November 17, 2013 – 7:00 pm Billy Wilder Theater Note: Live musical accompaniment provided by Cliff Retallick. PART OF: Our Man Gregory La Cava So’s Your Old Man (1926) Directed by Gregory La Cava In one of W.C. Fields’ best silent outings, he plays Samuel Bisbee, a small … [Read more…]
Free Admission Cliff Retallick shared a link The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Die…: “This Sunday, September 22nd, I will be playing a live score to one of the most enchanting and ingenious animated films of all time: THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED. If you have never seen this stunning film, UCLA’s presentation of it is … [Read more…]