Silent Movie Night – Fundraiser in Anaheim
Don’t Miss the chance to see Cliff Retallick play a beautiful organ to some of your favorite comedy Silents Starring Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and others. This fundraiser held by … [Read more…]
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Retro Format : D W Griffith Retrospective Part 4
Retroformat is proud to continue our chronological series of the legendary D.W. Griffith Biograph shorts. This evening’s program includes eight films from 1910, including “The Smoker,” “A Romance of the … [Read more…]
The Bright Shawl & The Fighting Blade
Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The Bright Shawl (1923) Directed by John S. Robertson. Praised in its day for capturing … [Read more…]
Our Modern Maidens – Staring Joan Crawford
One of the ULTIMATE FLAPPER FILMS! Dir. Jack Conway, 1929, 35mm, 76min. “Heiress Billie Brown (Crawford), is engaged to marry her longtime sweetheart, budding diplomat Gil Jordan (Fairbanks). When Billie … [Read more…]
Retro Format – Silent Comedy Revue
We take a break from our ongoing D.W. Griffith retrospective to present a night of all-star silent comedy shorts, featuring Harry Langdon, Larry Semon, Gloria Swanson, Bobby Vernon and many more, including episodes from THE WOMAN IN GREY (1919) and an ultra-rare screening of Mickey Rooney in “Mickey’s Movies” from 1926!
The Silent Treatment – Valley of the Giants (1927)
The Valley of the Giants is a 1927 silent film adventure directed by Charles Brabin and starring Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon who were real-life man and wife. It was based on a novel by Peter B. Kyne. First National produced and distributed the … [Read more…]
A Retrospective of D.W. Griffith’s Biograph Films, Part 3
Presented by Retro Format Films on 8mm We continue our chronological series of Griffith shorts with a night of films from 1909. Titles include “Lines of White on a Sullen … [Read more…]
The Passion of Joan of Arc
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC 1928, 82 min, France, Dir: Carl Theodor DreyerLA PASSION DE JEANNE D’ARC No mere biopic or conventional period piece, director Carl Theodor Dreyer’s … [Read more…]
March is Full of Shows
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 … [Read more…]
Retro Format Fan Appreciation Show – Mark of Zorro
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 … [Read more…]