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| Event |
Date(s) |
Location |
| Douglas Fairbanks is THE GAUCHO (1927) - Opening Night Film |
Jul 10, 2009 7:00 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| Our Opening Night Film, Douglas Fairbanks wrote this glorious and jaw-dropping adventure, generously sharing the spotlight with dazzling newcomer Lupe Velez, in her first starring role. Accompanied by The Mont Alto Picture Orchestra. General $20/Member $17 |
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| FESTIVAL PASS (Admission to ALL 12 programs!) |
Jul 10, 2009 7:00 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| One admission for each screening of the festival. This pass does not gain you special entrance or get you in earlier. |
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| OPENING NIGHT PARTY |
Jul 10, 2009 9:15 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| The Opening Night Party will be held immediately following THE GAUCHO on The Castro Theatre's mezzanine with live music by <A href=http://www.myspace.com/parlortango>Parlor Tango</A>, free drinks and hor'deurvers. |
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| AMAZING TALES FROM THE ARCHIVES (Free) |
Jul 11, 2009 10:00 AM |
San Francisco, CA |
| Joe Lindner & Heather Olson of Academy Film Archive will give a presentation on 28mm films currently being preserved including a trailer for a lost Constance Talmadge film, POLLY OF THE FOLLIES (1922) and a complete 1911 Edison short, HOW THE HUNGRY MAN WAS FED. Admission is FREE! |
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| BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT (King Vidor, 1926) |
Jul 11, 2009 12:00 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| King Vidor's swashbuckling romance, now superbly restored digitally, confirms the scope of John Gilbert's bountiful talents, while building to a rousing (and oh-so-satisfying) denouement! General $14/Member $12 |
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| WILD ROSE (China, 1932) |
Jul 11, 2009 2:30 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| Director Sun Yu's classic love story is set in the same era as Bertolucci's THE LAST EMPEROR and portrays a fascinating contrast of rustic countryside and Art Deco cityscape. Wang Renmei was given the nickname Wildcat for her unbridled star performance and co-star Jin Yan, was considered the Valentino of China. General $14/Member $12 |
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| UNDERWORLD (Joseph von Sternberg, 1927) |
Jul 11, 2009 5:00 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| Josef von Sternberg's scintillating crime saga showcases cinematographer Burt Glennon (who would become a master of film noir style), adding a moody light and shadow to the story of gangster Bull Weed and his fiery moll Feathers. . Writer Ben Hecht won his first Academy Award for the story! General $14/Member $12 |
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| THE WIND (Victor Sjostrom, 1928) - Centerpiece Film |
Jul 11, 2009 7:30 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| The Mojave Desert stands in for the harsh Texas landscape where young Letty (the luminous Lillian Gish) finds herself fighting loneliness, a violent suitor, and the relentless, punishing wind. Magnificent! General $17/Member $15 |
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| AELITA, QUEEN OF MARS (Soviet Union, 1924) |
Jul 11, 2009 9:45 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| Like a delirious marriage of METROPOLIS & a BUCK ROGERS serial, AELITA's set designs & costumes alone are worth the price of admission. Then add Dennis James on the organ, Theremin and Buchla Lightning. General $14/Member $12 |
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| Walt Disneys OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT (1927-28) |
Jul 12, 2009 10:30 AM |
San Francisco, CA |
| If Walt Disney hadn't lost Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in a legal dispute, we might not have Mickey Mouse! Join Leonard Maltin as he guides us through a side-splitting selection of Oswald at his innovative best! General $14/Member $12 |
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| EROTIKON (Czechoslovakia, 1929) |
Jul 12, 2009 1:30 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| A young woman is seduced & abandoned by a stranger. What happens next appears to follow the ages-old dictate of guilt, humiliation & punishment but this Czechoslovakian scorcher has something far more adult to explore. General $14/Member $12 |
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| W.C. Fields in SOs YOUR OLD MAN (1926) - Director's Pick |
Jul 12, 2009 4:00 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| This is a very rare screening of what many consider this comic master's greatest silent-era film, specially picked by director Terry Zwigoff who will introduce the film. General $14/Member $12 |
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| THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (France, 1928) |
Jul 12, 2009 6:15 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| Luis Bunuel, fresh from his collaboration with Salvador Dali on UN CHIEN ANDELOU, served as French surrealist Jean Epstein's assistant on this haunted, yet exquisitely beautiful adaptation of the famous Poe story. General $14/Member $12 |
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| LADY OF THE PAVEMENTS (D.W. Griffith, 1929) - Closing Night Film |
Jul 12, 2009 8:15 PM |
San Francisco, CA |
| D.W. Griffith's last silent film is not only a marvelous romantic drama it was a return to form with splendid cinematic flourishes and another spectacular performance by Lupe Velez! General $17/Member $15 |
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