LAZYBONES / SECRETS Double Feature
UCLA Film and Television Archive Presents “7th Heaven: The Films of Frank Borzage” Don’t miss this double feature with live accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Lazybones (1925) A shiftless young farmer … [Read more…]
classic films
SYNTHETIC SIN – Starring Coleen Moore at the Silent Treatment
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE!!! Recently rediscovered in Bologna, Italy, this is the first presentation of SYNTHETIC SIN in Los Angeles in more than 82 years! A partial VITAPHONE soundtrack survives for … [Read more…]
The Docks of New York – Directed by Josef von Sternberg
The Docks of New York (1928) is a silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson, and Olga Baclanova. The movie was adapted by … [Read more…]
Beggars of Life – Starring Louis Brooks, With William Wellman Jr
In-person: William Wellman Jr. He will sign copies of his book, “Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel” beginning at 6 p.m. Live musical accompaniment provided by Cliff Retallick. For a director … [Read more…]
Wings – Starring Clara Bow, Gary Cooper and Buddy Rodgers
This pioneering aviation picture put William A. Wellman’s career in high gear after directing silents for various studios. It drew heavily on his own World War I experience as an … [Read more…]
The Silent Treatment – Molly O. starring Mabel Normand
The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre presents: THE SILENT TREATMENT: MOLLY O. (1921) – starring Mabel Normand. Produced by Mack Sennett. Molly falls in love with a famous bachelor, … [Read more…]
March is in like a lion
March is full of Silent Film Gems from Charlie Chaplin’s 1st feature to Mary Pickford’s last Silent. The spring is shaping up to be very busy for Cliff with tons … [Read more…]
West of Zanzibar – Staring Lon Chaney
West of Zanzibar is a 1928 American silent film directed by Tod Browning about the vengefulness of a cuckolded magician (Lon Chaney) paralyzed in a brawl with his rival (Lionel … [Read more…]
Retro Format: Charlie Chaplin in Tillie’s Punctured Romance and The Tramp
Retroformat returns with a tribute to Sir Charles Chaplin, featuring an array of classic shorts, including the immortal Tramp’s debut in Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) and a Centennial … [Read more…]
My Best Girl – Starring Mary Pickford
The UCLA Film and Television Archive Festival of Preservation In-person: Jere Guldin, senior film preservationist, UCLA Film & Television Archive.Live musical accompaniment provided by Cliff Retallick. My Best Girl (1927) … [Read more…]