“Raymond Griffith seems to me to occupy a handsome fifth place — after Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd, and Langdon — in the silent comedy pantheon, a place that is his by right of his refusal to ape his contemporaries, and his insistence on following the devious curve of an entirely idiosyncratic eye.” — Walter Kerr, The … [Read more…]
Enjoy some spine tingling, bone chilling Halloween Fun ! Presented by the American Cinematheque and Amity Live piano accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. NOSFERATU NOSFERATU, EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS 1922, 94 min, Germany, Dir: F.W. Murnau F.W. Murnau reinvents the story of Dracula as a silent German Expressionist fable and the result is one of … [Read more…]
JUST ANNOUNCED ! Enjoy some spine tingling, bone chilling Halloween Fun ! Presented by the American Cinematheque and Amity Live piano accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. NOSFERATU NOSFERATU, EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS 1922, 94 min, Germany, Dir: F.W. Murnau F.W. Murnau reinvents the story of Dracula as a silent German Expressionist fable and the result is … [Read more…]
RED HEROINE (1929) October 12, 2013 – 7:30 pm Billy Wilder Theater Directed by Wen Yimin The only surviving section of the 13-part serial Red Knight Errant, this barn-burner of an action epic is a prime specimen of the martial arts/fantasy film explosion of late-twenties and early-thirties Shanghai—but one with a significant twist. In place of … [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…]
SPRING SILKWORMS (1033), Shown with THE BIG ROAD (1935, sound) October 20, 2013 – 7:00 pm Live Accompaniment by Cliff Retallick Billy Wilder Theater Spring Silkworms (China, 1933) Directed by Cheng Bugao Hailed as one of the first successful attempts to weave progressive politics into Chinese popular cinema, Spring Silkworms is as notable for its exquisite attention to … [Read more…]
Celebrate Halloween early with the Horror Classic Dr.Jeklly and Mr. Hyde. Dubbed the “first great American horror film” Live piano accompaniment provided by Cliff Retallick. Click here to purchase Tickets
I’ll be playing the music behind the surreal ramblings of Rock and Roll’s own great Kim Fowley at this show on October 5th at Luz De Jesus gallery. Mark it down. Come hear and see history being made in Hollywood, USA. We will be improvising songs, much as we did at out=r recent show at The Cinefamilyand Kim will … [Read more…]