Harvard Film Archive
April 3, 7:00 PM. This is so exciting -- the HFA is hosting a special presentation on studio-era stars and their night life escapades in Hollywood, by author and film historian Jim Heimann.
April 3, 7:00 PM. This is so exciting -- the HFA is hosting a special presentation on studio-era stars and their night life escapades in Hollywood, by author and film historian Jim Heimann.
Titled "Out With the Stars", the presentation includes Heimann's 'unrivalled collection of photos, postcards and menus...". As the executive editor of TASCHEN America, a publisher of photo and memorabilia books, no doubt he'll have a treasure trove of stories and little seen items. This seems like the perfect way to get in the mood for my trip to LA -- and I'm going to do my best to get my packing done early to make it there.
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| Jean Gabin & Marlene Dietrich -- photo from HFA |
Sunday April 9th, PM Double Feature. If you're around next weekend, consider spending some time exploring the darker side in this double feature of famous dystopian tales: Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, the 1966 film version directed by Truffaut, and George Orwell's 1984, the 1984 version starring the late, great, John Hurt. Both films portray the fight against totalitarian regimes. I've seen the latter, although many years ago, when I discovered John Hurt and wanted to see everything he made. I've not seen Fahrenheit 451, but with Trauffaut at the helm and Julie Christie playing dual roles, I'm sure it's fascinating.
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| 7:00 PM |
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| 4:30 & 9:30 |
Somerville Theatre
Also, Sunday April 9th at 2:00, I'd recommend checking out The Wind from 1928. It's a silent film and will be screened using a 35mm print, with live piano accompaniment from Somerville regular Jeff Rapsis. Lillian Gish, one of the top female actresses of the silent era, is the star, playing a young woman relocated to live in unfamiliar territory, both figuratively and literally. Swede Victor Sjöström directed. I recently discovered a fantastic film by Ingmar Bergman that starred Sjöström, Wild Strawberries; I've not seen any of the films he directed, and I'm sorry I will miss this screening.
Also, Sunday April 9th at 2:00, I'd recommend checking out The Wind from 1928. It's a silent film and will be screened using a 35mm print, with live piano accompaniment from Somerville regular Jeff Rapsis. Lillian Gish, one of the top female actresses of the silent era, is the star, playing a young woman relocated to live in unfamiliar territory, both figuratively and literally. Swede Victor Sjöström directed. I recently discovered a fantastic film by Ingmar Bergman that starred Sjöström, Wild Strawberries; I've not seen any of the films he directed, and I'm sorry I will miss this screening.
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| Lillian Gish in The Wind |
Coolidge Corner Theatre
May 1, 7:00. Ok, I'm cheating a little bit with the dates, but for advance planning this has to be included. It's the next installment of the world premiere performance of a newly composed film score by select students of Berklee College of Music, known collectively as the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra (BSFO). This time, they return to comedy with Harold Lloyd's The Freshman. This is a romp with boy-next-door Lloyd entering college and having some fun on the football team, all while attemping to shed his awkward persona to become a big man on campus and win his girl, played by lovely Jobyna Ralston.
May 1, 7:00. Ok, I'm cheating a little bit with the dates, but for advance planning this has to be included. It's the next installment of the world premiere performance of a newly composed film score by select students of Berklee College of Music, known collectively as the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra (BSFO). This time, they return to comedy with Harold Lloyd's The Freshman. This is a romp with boy-next-door Lloyd entering college and having some fun on the football team, all while attemping to shed his awkward persona to become a big man on campus and win his girl, played by lovely Jobyna Ralston.
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| Harold Lloyd bones up on how to succeed at college (IMDb) |
If you haven't attended one of these BSFO premieres at the Coolidge, make sure you prioritize this screening -- it's truly a live performance with terrific artists, both timeless screen legends and budding music stars.
How delightful! I showed my daughter The Freshman this past week and it is "a movie with all the feels".
ReplyDeleteHaha, that's great, I'm really looking forward to that. Fortunate to be seeing SPEEDY at TCMFF this week as a warm up. :-)
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