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Gear up for Halloween with an evening of gore and spooks in Downtown Newhall at GORE SLAM - a special October edition of Art Slam. Retro Format  will be showing a few spooky early silents featuring death,  murder and mayhem.  As well as clips from the über creepy Phantom of the Opera and Nosferatu!  

Don't miss this Lon Chaney / Todd Browning Double Feature West of Zanzibar Dir. Tod Browning, 1928, 35mm, 65 min. The Unknown Dir. Tod Browning, 1927, 35mm, 50 min. -  

Don't miss the best episodes of the famous silent serial The Perils of Pauline in one night!   The Perils of Pauline, starring Pearl White, Crane Wilbur, Paul Panzer. Retroformat presents the best episodes of the legendary silent serial, including Through Air and Fire, The Reptile Under the Flowers, and many more. Brent Walker, author of Mack Sennett's Fun Factory, will be on hand to discuss his research for an upcoming book about Crane Wilbur, co-star of The Perils. Bonus…

This month The Silent Treatment honors Charley Chase and Raymond Griffith with the presentation of DOG SHY (1926) and YOU’D BE SURPRISED (1926). Live Musical Accompaniment on Piano and Organ by Cliff Retallick  

Don't miss these amazing rare films highlighting Native Americans with live musical accompaniment by Cliff Retallick West Coast Premiere! The Daughter of Dawn (1920) Directed by Norbert Myles. Recently rediscovered, director Norbert Myles’ film concerns a rivalry between two braves for the hand of one woman, amidst an inter-tribal conflict.  Cast entirely with Kiowa and Comanche people who provided their own teepees, apparel and everyday objects for the production, the film’s romantic narrative was the most sensitive portrayal Native audiences might…

The Hollywood Cabaret is proud to announce that early jazz stylist Flannery Lunsford and pianist & silent film accompanist Cliff Retallick will be our special musical guests at our show on Thursday November 13th at Next Door Lounge!

Stop the Millennium Project is working with  attorney, Robert Silverstein to fight the city and keep them from putting in two huge buildings next to the Capitol records building in Hollywood. The building project would not only destroy the Hollywood sky line and obstruct the Hollywood sign, but also leave the door wide open for more tall building projects destroying what's left of the beauty of Hollywood. We are organizing an old Hollywood night of entertainment at the stunning  Besant Lodge on Beachwood.…

With this special Archive Treasures screening we celebrate and reflect on the centennial anniversary of the first theatrically released newsreel, which was produced as part of the media empire overseen by William Randolph Hearst.  From 1914 to 1967 Hearst produced newsreels, often times in partnership with other companies, and under a number of different names, the most famous being Hearst Metrotone News, later renamed News of the Day in 1936.  These short films brought American moviegoers twice weekly images of…