The Silent Treatment Presents – Tumbleweeds
Clouds of dust, the clattering of hooves, hundreds of covered wagons huddled together, and BOOM! The cannon is fired. Settlers are released, clamoring for their first slice of the American … [Read more…]
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Don’t miss your chance to see this spooky classic with special live accompaniment featuring the Theremin.
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…]
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…]
The Red Kimona
In-person: Allison Anders. Live musical accompaniment will be provided by Cliff Retallick. The Red Kimona (1925) Director Dorothy Arzner’s screenplay adaptation of Adela Rogers St. John’s sensational story emphasizes women’s extreme … [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…]
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…]
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…]