The Doll with Ossi Oswalda and Hermann Thimig. Early Ernst Lubitsch satirical fantasy starring “the German Mary Pickford” has similar premise to that of the 1925 Buster Keaton comedy Seven…
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Clara Bow, known as the “It” Girl, stars in the appropriately titled It. Part III of Moguls & Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood, “The Dream Merchants,” narrated by Christopher…
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Osborne: Classic movie selections on TCM. Basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will join Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne to present four of his favorite films in…
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J’accuse!: Abel Gance anti-war drama with Séverin-Mars. Released the year after the end of World War I, Abel Gance’s 1919 anti-war French drama was a major hit in France and…
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Hollywood Je T’Aime, directed by Jason Bushman. Writer-director Jason Bushman’s feature-film debut, Hollywood, je t’aime was recently screened at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival. The tale of a Frenchman…
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Castro Theatre special screenings: ‘Haunted house’ horror-comedy The Cat and the Canary + Oscar-winning Sunrise + unique Soviet comedy A Kiss from Mary Pickford On Valentine’s Day 2009, Feb. 14,…
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The General of the Army: Buster Keaton and his train. Bridge insurance needed but not required. Considered by many Buster Keaton’s masterpiece and one of the greatest movies ever made,…