Maldone
Maldone (France, 1928) One of director Jean Grémillon’s earliest successes, Maldone sets up an internalized class conflict in the person of Olivier Maldone, who prefers a working-class existence to the … [Read more…]
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La Boheme
Art Deco Society Of Los Angeles Historic Lecture Series 2015 “The Elegance of Erté” Presentation / LA BOHEME Co-presented by the American Cinematheque with the Art Deco Society of Los … [Read more…]
Humoresque & The Nth Commandment
Humoresque (1920) Director Frank Borzage scored his first major hit with this Frances Marion adaptation of a story by Fannie Hurst about an impoverished Jewish violin prodigy whose success allows … [Read more…]
THE SILENT TREATMENT: Don Q Son of Zorro
For this month’s SILENT TREATMENT, Cinefamily presents the RARELY SEEN sequel to The Mark of Zorro: Don Q, Son of Zorro! Loosely based on a 1909 novel (Don Q.’s Love … [Read more…]
Sadie Thompson – Staring Gloria Swanson
A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson (Gloria Swanson) arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work, and falls for Timothy O’Hara (Raoul Walsh), an … [Read more…]
Lucky Star / The River Double Feature
The UCLA Film and Television Archives Presents: “7th Heaven: The Films of Frank Borzage“ Lucky Star (1929) A pastoral melodrama that director Frank Borzage whips into soaring romantic rapture, Lucky … [Read more…]
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…]
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…]
Roaring 20’s Party at the Egyptian Theatre
Don’t miss this jam packed evening presented by Retro Format and the American Cinematheque! Retro Format will be showing clips and shorts featuring your favorite silent stars like Rudolph Valentino, … [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…]