LAZYBONES / SECRETS Double Feature
UCLA Film and Television Archive Presents “7th Heaven: The Films of Frank Borzage” Don’t miss this double feature with live accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Lazybones (1925) A shiftless young farmer … [Read more…]
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SYNTHETIC SIN – Starring Coleen Moore at the Silent Treatment
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE!!! Recently rediscovered in Bologna, Italy, this is the first presentation of SYNTHETIC SIN in Los Angeles in more than 82 years! A partial VITAPHONE soundtrack survives for … [Read more…]
Roaring 20’s Party at the Egyptian Theatre
Don’t miss this jam packed evening presented by Retro Format and the American Cinematheque! Retro Format will be showing clips and shorts featuring your favorite silent stars like Rudolph Valentino, … [Read more…]
The Docks of New York – Directed by Josef von Sternberg
The Docks of New York (1928) is a silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson, and Olga Baclanova. The movie was adapted by … [Read more…]
Beggars of Life – Starring Louis Brooks, With William Wellman Jr
In-person: William Wellman Jr. He will sign copies of his book, “Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel” beginning at 6 p.m. Live musical accompaniment provided by Cliff Retallick. For a director … [Read more…]
“Film’s First International Superstar” – Mary Pickford
Presented by the American Cinematheque and Retro Format Films on 8mm Mary Pickford enchants in a fascinating evening of short films by pioneers D.W. Griffith and Thomas H. Ince, including … [Read more…]
Wings – Starring Clara Bow, Gary Cooper and Buddy Rodgers
This pioneering aviation picture put William A. Wellman’s career in high gear after directing silents for various studios. It drew heavily on his own World War I experience as an … [Read more…]
March is in like a lion
March is full of Silent Film Gems from Charlie Chaplin’s 1st feature to Mary Pickford’s last Silent. The spring is shaping up to be very busy for Cliff with tons … [Read more…]
Sherlock Jr & The Cameraman – Buster Keaton Double Feature
Sherlock Jr.,” 1924, Cohen Media, 45 min. Buster Keaton’s sublime comedy about reality and illusion, in which projectionist Buster literally dreams himself into the detective movie he’s screening! A film with … [Read more…]
Valentine’s Day Show – Mantrap staring Clara Bow
According to Clara Bow, the Twenties’ “It” girl herself: “the best silent picture I ever made”. Proving she wasn’t just a pair of bare ankles, the then-20-year-old took it upon … [Read more…]