March 10 2013
Join AFI’s Silver Theatre in Maryland for a special 90th anniversary screening of Universal’s classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Starring Lon Chaney and directed by Wallace Worsley, the 1923 silent will be shown with live musical accompaniment by Gabriel Thibaudeau and his ensemble.
March 06 2013
Before Gloria Swanson joined Mary Pickford at United Artists, she was one of Paramount’s most popular stars. Catch Swanson in the rarely seen 1925 comedy Stage Struck at the Silent Movie Theatre in Hollywood. Part of the Silent Treatment series presented by the Cinefamily and the Academy, Stage Struck will feature live piano accompaniment.
March 06 2013 – March 10 2013
The Mary Pickford Foundation’s Resident Scholar Cari Beauchamp will be giving a presentation on the machinations behind the wedding of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks at the annual Society of Cinema & Media Studies Conference in Chicago. “No Path to Follow: The Marriage of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks” will be part of the Modeling Marriage: Star Couples and the Politics of Sex and Scandal in Hollywood Romance session on Saturday, March 9th at the Drake Hotel.
March 01 2013 – March 30 2013
Celebrate classic film preservation all month long at UCLA’s Billy Wilder Theater. From March 1st through March 30th, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will screen a wide array of recently restored films such as the 1950 noir Gun Crazy, the 1926 Clara Bow comedy Mantrap, the little-seen 1933 thriller Supernatural, rare newsreels, a series of short films from the 1910s and much more. Tickets and festival passes can be purchased here.
January 25 2013 – January 27 2013
The historic Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo will pay tribute to comedic duo Laurel and Hardy by screening several of their classic films. Visit their site for more details.
January 17 2013
Join the American Cinematheque and Hollywood’s historic Egyptian Theatre as they pay tribute to Charlie Chaplin as a director by screening his 1940 sound masterpiece The Great Dictator, also starring Paulette Goddard, Reginald Gardiner and Jack Oakie. For tickets and details click here.
January 04 2013 – February 10 2013
The UCLA Film & Television Archive will pay tribute to screen great Clara Bow with a series of screenings and a personal appearance by David Stenn, author of Clara Bow: Runnin’ Wild. For schedule and tickets, click here.
December 21 2012 – December 23 2012
Celebrate Christmas with a silent icon as the American Cinematheque screens a series of favorite Chaplin classics. Modern Times, City Lights, The Gold Rush and The Kid will be shown at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, while the Aero in Santa Monica will screen The Circus and the 1918 short A Dog’s Life. Visit the Cinematheque website for showtimes and tickets.
December 13 2012
Join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as they present a selection of films made 100 years ago. Featuring 1912 silents from Biograph, Essanay, Keystone and Vitagraph studios, the program will be presented on a 1909 hand-cranked motion picture machine and accompanied by Michael Mortilla’s live music. Visit Oscars.org for tickets. At the Pickford Center on Vine Street in Hollywood.
December 10 2012
Join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, CA as they present a selection of films made 100 years ago. Featuring 1912 silents from Biograph, Essanay, Keystone and Vitagraph studios, the program will be presented on a 1909 hand-cranked motion picture machine and accompanied by Michael Mortilla’s live music. Visit cafilm.org for tickets.
November 11 2012 – January 11 2013
New York’s Film Forum is celebrating the career of Douglas Fairbanks with a festival featuring 12 of the star’s films, including The Three Musketeers, The Gaucho and Don Q, Son of Zorro. Most of the screenings will feature live piano accompaniment. Details can be found here.