We’ve added a Music page so you can hear some of the new tracks I’ve been working on. I’ve just posted a series of covers I’ve been working on over the last few months, some original tracks are coming soon. I’ll hope you’ll take a listen and tell me what you think.
Treat your sweetie so something special this Valentine’s Day weekend with this classic silent romance still hailed as one the best romance films of all time! SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS 1927, 20th Century Fox, 95 min, USA, Dir: F.W. Murnau Director F.W. Murnau’s first American film stars George O’Brien and Janet Gaynor as … [Read more…]
Both films presented with live musical accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Restored! CHAMPAGNE 1928, Rialto, 105 min, UK, Dir: Alfred Hitchcock In this effervescent romantic comedy, British star Betty Balfour plays a spoiled rich girl whose free-spending ways inspire her father (Gordon Harker) to play a trick that will teach her a little frugality – and … [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…]
Retro Format 2013 Live Musical Accompaniment! October 19Th THE COWARD Presented by Retro Format Films on 8mm Plus, a selection of great Thomas H. Ince and D.W. Griffith short films! With live piano accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. THE COWARD (1915) 1915, 77 min, USA, Dir: Reginald Barker, Thomas H. Ince Charles Ray became a major … [Read more…]
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…]