Cinecon 2009
James Mason, Deborah Kerr in Hatter’s Castle (top); Frances Dee, Maurice Chevalier, Stuart Erwin, Eugene Pallette in Playboy of Paris (bottom)
Cinecon 45 is currently taking place at the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. The (old & mostly rare) film marathon ends late Monday afternoon.
Thus far, the 2009 edition of Cinecon has already screened several rarities, including the Ludwig Berger-directed, 1930 comedy-musical Playboy of Paris, starring Maurice Chevalier and Frances Dee; the 1942 British production Hatter’s Castle, starring Robert Newton, and featuring up-and-coming players Deborah Kerr and James Mason; Norman Z. McLeod’s 1932 adaptation of The Miracle Man, starring Sylvia Sidney and Chester Morris (Lon Chaney became a star following the release of the now almost completely [...]
by Andre Soares | September 5, 2009
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Tags: Adrian Booth, Bardelys the Magnificent, Cinecon, Classic Movies, Claudette Colbert, De Luxe Annie, Denise Darcel, Diana Barrymore, Los Angeles Screenings, Nightmare (1942), Norma Talmadge, Playboy of Paris
San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2009
The Fall of the House of Usher (top); John Gilbert, Eleanor Boardman in Bardelys the Magnificent (middle); Douglas Fairbanks, Lupe Velez in The Gaucho (bottom)
Douglas Fairbanks, John Gilbert, and Lillian Gish are only a few of the superstars to be found at the 14th San Francisco Silent Film Festival, which will take place July 10-12 at the Castro Theatre. Among those scheduled to provide musical accompaniment to the on-screen action are the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Philip Carli, Stephen Horne, Dennis James, and Donald Sosin.
Among the San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s highlights are:
The Gaucho (1927), an adventure tale involving faith and redemption, starring Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Velez in her first important film role.
"A daring departure," is how [...]
by Andre Soares | June 23, 2009
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Tags: Bardelys the Magnificent, Classic Movies, Douglas Fairbanks, Eleanor Boardman, Erotikon, John Gilbert, King Vidor, Lillian Gish, San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2009, Silent Films, The Gaucho, Victor Sjöström
BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT at the Kansas Silent Film Festival 2009
Eleanor Boardman, John Gilbert in Bardelys the Magnificent
Kansas Silent Film Festival 2009: Feb. 27
Rudolph Valentino at the Kansas Silent Film Festival 2009
5:15 to 6:45pm
The first ever KANSAS SILENT FILM FESTIVALCINEMA-DINNER
Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center (17th & Jewell) – Washburn University campus
This special Dinner Event will begin with a reception followed by a buffet. Guests will be seated and have dinner in the Thompson Center’s banquet room on the main floor.
Special guest David Shepard – film restoration expert will be speaking about his recent film projects including our main feature for the evening – the previously ‘lost’ BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT. Attendees will receive a special gift before departing for White Concert Hall and the Cinema [...]
by Andre Soares | January 27, 2009
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Tags: Bardelys the Magnificent, Classic Movies, D. W. Griffith, Eleanor Boardman, John Gilbert, King Vidor, Mont Alto Orchestra, Oliver Hardy, Silent Films, Stan Laurel
Kansas Silent Film Festival 2009
The 13th annual Kansas Silent Film Festival (KSFF) will be held on February 27 and 28, 2009, at the White Concert Hall on the Washburn University campus in Topeka, Kansas. Sponsored by Washburn, admission is free.
This year’s KSFF highlight is the American premiere of the restored 1926 swashbuckler Bardelys the Magnificent, which until recently was thought to be a lost film. Based on a novel by Rafael Sabatini, and starring John Gilbert and Eleanor Boardman, Bardelys the Magnificent is set in 17th-century France, where a local Don Juan steals female hearts but is unable to conquer the one woman he truly loves. Directed by King Vidor, Bardelys was a major hit for [...]
by Andre Soares | January 27, 2009
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Tags: Bardelys the Magnificent, Classic Movies, Constance Talmadge, David Shepard, Eleanor Boardman, Her Sister from Paris, John Gilbert, King Vidor, Mont Alto Orchestra, Silent Films