THE MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES! 10/2–7:30PM Through unparalleled makeup craftsmanship, physical endurance and skilled pantomime, Lon Chaney, Sr. shocked silent audiences with an endless variety of transformations that earned him the nickname “The Man of 1,000 Faces.” Through his sensitivity, Chaney lent his monsters what Eugene O’Neill called “the transfiguring nobility of tragedy [in] seemingly … [Read more…]
We will be screening over 90 minutes of some of the rarest stereoscopic material in existence. Not only will there be material considered “lost” for many years, but there will also be material never heretofore known to have been shot in 3-D. Those of you who came to the Rarities programs during Expos I and … [Read more…]
Tom Barns of Retroformat threads the projector to show an ‘Our Gang’ comedy as Cliff Retallick, right, performs live accompaniment for the audience during the Film SLAM event in Old Town Newhall on Thursday night. Photo by Dan Watson. See the Full Article Here
A FORBIDDEN-LOVE, THROUGH-THE-FENCE ROMANCE! “It isn’t really a war picture at all. It’s a peace picture. It holds out the hope that, in time, we may forget all about war and war pictures and just have a good time, which will throw that kettle-drummer out of a job, but otherwise will be all for the … [Read more…]