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- Screening Report: The 1933 Pre-Code Festival
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Screening Report: Harold Lloyd in THE KID BROTHER (1927) at Film Forum – Hurricane Sandy Special!
“Pretty good audience for Hurricane Sandy,” Repertory Director Bruce Goldstein said before Sunday’s screening of Harold Lloyd’s THE KID BROTHER (1927) at Film Forum – a theater on the outskirts of a New York City neighborhood about to be evacuated. … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, Film Forum, Screening Report, Silent Film
Tagged Alf Goulding, BASHFUL, Bebe Daniels, Bruce Goldstein, Bud Jamison, Constantine Romanoff, Eddie Boland, Film Forum, Film Forum Jr, Jobyna Ralston, Jocko, Leo Willis, Lewis Milestone, Lonesome Luke, Olen Francis, Rolin Films, SEVEN CHANCES, Snub Pollard, STEAMBOAT BILL JR, Steve Sterner, Ted Wilde, THE CAMERAMAN, THE KID BROTHER, Walter James
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Screening Report: William Castle’s HOMICIDAL (1961) at Loews Jersey Theater
I saw William Castle’s HOMICIDAL (1961) at the Loews Jersey Theater in Jersey City on Friday night. To say it was the perfect way to kick off the “Pre-Halloween weekend” would be an understatement unworthy of the master of gimmicky … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, Screening Report
Tagged "Loews Jersey", 13 GHOSTS, BUG, Coward's Corner, EMERGO, Fright Break, HOMICIDAL, I SAW WHAT YOU DID, Jean Arless, Joan Marshall, Kyle Castle Newall, MACABRE, MR. SARDONICUS, PSYCHO, STRAIT-JACKET, THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, THE TINGLER, William Castle
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We Belong Dead: Why FRANKENSTEIN Looked Horrific on the Big Screen
I saw James Whale’s FRANKENSTEIN (1931) and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) at the AMC 25 on 42nd Street in New York City on Wednesday night. And, while the experience of seeing two beloved classics with a room full of fans … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, Screening Report, TCM
Tagged Bela Lugosi Jr, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Casablanca, E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, Fathom Events, FRANKENSTEIN, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, Rick Baker, Sara Karloff, Singin in the Rain, TCM Events Series, THE BIRDS, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Una O'Connor
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Screening Report: THE LOVES OF PHARAOH (1922) at Brooklyn Academy of Music
I saw the German silent epic THE LOVES OF PHARAOH (1922) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater on Saturday night with extremely high expectations. Unfortunately, while the film itself was stunning, the overall experience was not. Directed by Ernst … Continue reading
Screening Report: SPEEDY (1928) at Film Forum with John Bengtson, Pierre Etaix and a Sing-along!
Today’s screening of SPEEDY (1928) at Film Forum was delightful, with a sold out house, lots of enthusiastic kids and some special guests. The program began with LOOK PLEASANT PLEASE (1918), a one-reel short recently “rediscovered” and restored by the The … Continue reading
The Man Who Gave Betty Her Boop-oop-a-doop
In the spring of 1992, the city of Scranton paid tribute to a kindly old musician who had relocated from Manhattan in the late 1950s. Sadly, it turned out to be a requiem. A few months later, Sammy Timberg was … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Film, Pre-Code Film, TCM
Tagged Aaron Copland, Betty Boop, Boop-Oop-A-Doop, Boy, Dave Fleischer, Don Adams, Fleischer Studios, George Gerswhin, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, Help Yourself to My Heart, HOPPITY GOES TO TOWN, Jackie Gleason, Little Lulu, Mae Questel, Marx Brothers, Max Fleischer, Mr. Bug Goes to Town, Oh Boy, Popeye, Popeye the Sailor, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Rubin Goldmark, Rudy Vallee, Sammy Timberg, Vince Giordano
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A Modern Day Buster Keaton – Pierre Etaix at Film Forum
When asked why he was making his first visit to New York City, Pierre Étaix smiled broadly. “It’s never too late,” the 83-year-old actor/director said, as the capacity crowd at Film Forum signaled their enthusiastic agreement. Still vibrant and playful, the … Continue reading
SAFE IN HELL (1931) from Warner Archive: When it Comes to Pre-Code, Seeing is Believing
“Black & white movies are so boring and fake,” a co-worker once said to me, with an accompanying look of disgust usually afforded to those who belch audibly in public places. In my younger days, I might have taken the … Continue reading
Take a Trip to 1920s New York City with Harold Lloyd’s SPEEDY (1928) at Film Forum
I’m a late – but tirelessly enthusiastic – convert to silent movies. Though I’ve always been familiar with Harold Lloyd’s bespectacled visage, my introduction to the films of the so-called “third genius” of silent comedy came just a few years ago. My … Continue reading →