Fri, March 16 • 7:30pm Join us for our monthly program of favorite early comedians and pranksters: A compilation of shorts from Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Georges Méliès, W.C. Fields and Fatty Arbuckle will be presented with live musical accompaniment. “The Cure” (1917, 31 min). Charlie Chaplin plays “The Inebriate,” a well-intentioned drunk who checks … [Read more…]
http://www.claytonmuseum.org/ Cliff provided musical accompaniment to the “Black Talkies” series which featured several silent films including Oscar Micheaux’s rare film Symbol of the Unconquered. History History The vast collection at the center of the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum is the result of one woman’s passion for preserving the history and cultural legacy of … [Read more…]
The JAMES BRIDGES THEATRE Named in honor of film director James Bridges (The China Syndrome, 1979), the theater is one of the outstanding screening venues in Southern California, due to the generous support of the filmmaker’s partner, actor Jack Larson, and the Bridges/Larson Foundation. The 278-seat James Bridges Theater has a large lobby for receptions and … [Read more…]
http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/ The Billy Wilder Theater is situated on the Courtyard level of the Hammer Museum. Equipped with the highest standards of film and video projection and sound, the theater, which cost $7.5 million to complete, is one of the few in the country where audiences may watch the entire spectrum of moving images in their … [Read more…]
Cliff will be providing live accompaniment to the silent film the Aviator for the Mayme Clayton Library’s Black Talkies on Parade Series. The film screens at 2pm on Saturday October 22nd and is free to the public. Cliff will be playing a classic organ very similar to those played during the silent movie era. This … [Read more…]
