Welcome back to after the silents, where we examine the careers of silent movie cast and crew in the sound era. A volunteer at a housing shelter falls in love with an illegal immigrant. The series features four treasures from the silent film era. It wasnt uncommon to see a nude body here and there. Ryan breaks out the winners for the silent film challenge. To start searching for silent movie mondays 2019 tickets please click the view tickets button on the specific date that you wish to see the event. Drummer stewart copeland pounds out new score for 1925 benhur in silent movie mondays. Per conditions imposed by the chaplin estate, this. The washington center for the performing arts celebrates 10. Stgs build your own subscription program makes it easy for you to mix and match the broadway and performing arts events you want to see. When they discover a magical contraption inside an old theatre, they embark on a cinematic adventure of sight and sound, traveling through movie history to find the audience they always wanted.
Heres your chance to be a part of seattles worldclass arts scene and experience some of the best performances in our region. Silent sirens posted on 06272016 by kathleen at the height of the silent movie era more women were involved in filmmaking than any other time, including today. Silent movie is an american satirical comedy film cowritten and directed by and starring mel brooks, released by 20th century fox in the summer of 1976. Surprisingly, people back then werent as prudish as we tend to believe, as long as the nudity was tasteful. Starring michelle williams, kristen stewart, laura dern.
Hitchcocks most successful silent movie, as he himself acknowledged to francois truffaut, was the first that could plausibly be called hitchcockian. As well, there is a murder scene that is shot in almost complete silent movie style. Seattle theatre group stg announces a film replacement its upcoming trader joes silent movie mondays series this april at the paramount theatre in seattle, mondays at 7pm. Two street performers dream of bringing their picture and sound showto life. A tale of the christ, a silent film made a very long time ago 1925. Author old boy posted on november 29, 2016 november 22, 2016 categories movies 1920s tags buster keaton, fatty arbuckle, joseph m. Buster keaton and tom trenneyin san diegomonday, august 22, 7.
The washington center for the performing arts celebrates. Vampires kiss contains a rape sequence, and though we never see the act performed in quite the same inyourface way we do in a movie like irreversible 2002 it is a disturbing scene. Silent movie mondays, ghostbusters, space jam are back. She has published widely on silentera cinema, including her edited and coedited collections such as the award.
Silent treasures series kicks off with the gold rush 1925. Movie monday enjoy this silent and stunning film for a quiet moment. Associate professor, robert jolin osborne professor of cinema and media studies. Each line represents a different date which all together make up all the silent movie mondays 2019 dates. If you need 2019 silent movie mondays tickets please see the listings above. Trader joes silent movie mondays return to the paramount. A hasbeen comedy director struggles to recruit a group of big hollywood stars to take part in his comeback project, a modernday silent movie. Apr 22, 20 ryan breaks out the winners for the silent film challenge. Its still enjoyable after 40 years and spotlights the audacity of the film industrys greatest. The best silent movie home video releases of 2016 movies. Oct 27, 2016 published thu, oct 27, 2016 updated thu, oct 27, 2016.
Bean will be hosting cineclub, a community discussion in the paramount bar about the film, covering silent film trivia questions and exploring silent film in general. Once again the mighty wurlitzer is being dusted off at the paramount theatre for another installment of the trader joes silent movie mondays that continues the. Its the first in a threefilm series celebrating the flapper. She is associate chair of cinema and media studies, and adjunct associate professor of gender, women and sexuality studies. Arthouse screenings and events during the week of june 10 include the return of silent movie mondays, coach carter, ghostbusters and more. Buy silent movie mondays tickets from the official site. Silent movie mondays, returning to the paramount theatre this month, includes a new score to the 1925 film benhur. Silent movie mondays focus on film foundation classics. On the last three mondays of june, the paramount will play silent movies from the 1920s that embody the american historical period when rebellious women with awesome wardrobes listened to jazz and. The one thing which sold those films to modern audiences was the promise of near nude bodies, female or male. Today ill be talking about this 1950s classic about a forgotten hollywood silent film actress. Seattle theatre group stg presents trader joes silent movie mondays this march at the paramount theatre in seattle, mondays at 7pm. After the silents movies silently celebrate silent film. Dec 28, 2016 the best silent movie home video releases of 2016 2016 proved to be a great year for silent movie fans who rely on home video to see new films.
Fantastic double feature at the paramounts silent movie mondays unfortunately for them, they make it impossible to link directly to the schedule, so no link for you. Nudity in peplum films date back as far as the silent film era. Starring miyu irino, saori hayami, aoi yuki, yuki kaneko, koichi yamadera, megumi han, kensho ono. Silent movie mondays returns to the paramount theatre on monday, june the day after siff 2016 closes with the original chicago 1927, produced by cecil b. Former trapeze artist boss huller leaves his wife and child to go to berlin with the younger seductive bertamarie. Rolfe is best known for creating and starring in the webshow angry video game nerd, a joint production of rolfes cinemassacre productions, gametrailers, and screwattack on the online video platform youtube. Leo dalton, michael connor 8 episodes 20002003 william armstrong dr. A tale of the christ 1925 public hosted by seattle theatre group. Trader joes silent movie mondays return to the paramount theatre.
Trevor stewart, harry cunningham, trevor stewart 7 episodes 20022003 mark letheren. Theres far more here than the simple pablum of a movieoftheweekesque narrative about kids coming together after horrible actions. Sep 07, 2016 today ill be talking about this 1950s classic about a forgotten hollywood silent film actress. Feel free to follow silent movie mondays 2020 schedule and silent movie mondays upcoming tour dates 2020 at the ticket listing table above and book silent movie mondays event tickets and event dates.
Silent movie mondays, sciencefiction fest return the. Silent movie mondays tickets, upcoming tour dates 2020. Oscar micheaux was an african american author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. James duncan rolfe born july 10, 1980 is an american filmmaker, actor, filmvideo game critic, and internet personality. They form a trio with another trapeze artists until huller finds out bertamarie is cheating on him. Showcasing black and white, foreign, silent and documentary films.
Marvelous movie mondays is epfcs ongoing, online, thematic. A volunteer at a housing shelter falls for a ghanaian refugee. The gold rush 28 the big parade 215 lime kiln field day 222 ben hur 229 paramount theater. Reel movie mondays is a cultural and educational group devoted to celebrating excellence in film and the moving image. The ensemble cast includes dom deluise, marty feldman, bernadette peters, and sid caesar, with cameos by anne bancroft, liza minnelli, burt reynolds, james caan, marcel marceau, and paul newman as themselves. Adored and restored is the theme for the winter film series silent movie mondays that returns to the paramount theatre with a screening of the lovely academy awardwinning 1927 drama.
Feel free to follow silent movie mondays 2020 schedule and silent movie mondays upcoming tour dates 2020 at the ticket listing table above and book silent movie mondays event tickets and event dates the entertainment and the enjoyment you get at a live silent movie mondays event are nothing compared to watching it on tv. Homes of the stars silent movies on video silent movies on tv. Trenney will accompany buster keatons masterwork comedy, the general 1926, with its unforgettable locomotive stunts. He introduced silent movie mondays at the paramount and expanded in 2006 to the washington center in what he describes as a long running, well received professional series for the past 10. In the 17th century, two portuguese jesuit priests travel to japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate catholicism. Silent movie isnt brooks best work, but it is a funny film that is lulled by its main premise.
As a part of stgs popular silent movie mondays, copeland and the seattle rock orchestra will perform this score, which is as rich and bold. As a part of stgs popular silent movie mondays, copeland and the seattle rock. Silent sunday nights tcm channel tonights theme is silent sunday nights and tonight they are airing two oscar micheaux films 1919s within our gates and 1921s the symbol of the unconquered. This allclassic silent film series, silents from the south. Apr 03, 2016 tcm channel tonights theme is silent sunday nights and tonight they are airing two oscar micheaux films 1919s within our gates and 1921s the symbol of the unconquered. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of silent witness with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. A tale of the christ by police drummer stewart copeland. Official website and ticket source for the paramount, moore and neptune theatres, owned and operated by seattle theatre group. Silent movie mondays unread post by two reels sun feb 07, 2016 3.
Jan 21, 2003 fantastic double feature at the paramounts silent movie mondays unfortunately for them, they make it impossible to link directly to the schedule, so no link for you. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of martin scorseses the film foundation, the silent movie mondays series returns to seattles paramount with 35mm silents, including the mark of zorro. Silent movie mondays come back to the paramount for february. Benhur will be closing out the silent movie mondays silent treasure series at the paramount theatre on monday, february 29th at 7pm. With andrew garfield, adam driver, liam neeson, tadanobu asano. Silent movie mondays honor the history of the paramount theatre, from when it opened its doors on march 1, 1928 with the feature film feel my pulse starring bebe daniels and william powell.
I know that going to a silent movie, much less a months worth of them, sound like medicine to most people, but this series. A generous selection of rare and obscure movies were released for all to enjoy and i am going to share my personal favorites. Schenk, silent movies the great train robbery 1903 short 12 min movie. Jun 09, 2016 silent movie mondays returns to the paramount with a flapper era series june 27. The washington center for the performing arts celebrates 10 years of silent films in olympia. Oct 31, 2016 it is difficult, when faced with a situation you cannot control, to admit you can do nothing. Expolice drummer aspires to light up the stage with. Silent movie mondays at paramount theatre in seattle, wa. Each season, seattle theatre group presents silent films accompanied by organists on the mighty wurlitzer, original to the theatre, or new music commissions. I had the absolute pleasure of seeing this recently at the seattle paramount cinema, which is a stunning 3000 person theatre, for their silent movie mondays.
Silent treasures series during the month of february. This time, we are going to be looking at a movie with possibly the best poster in the history of film. Silent movie mondays at paramount theatre in seattle, wa on. Donations are taxdeductible to the full extent of the law.
Stewart copeland pounds out new score for 1925 benhur in silent movie mondays. Seattle theatre group education and community programs invest in meaningful experiences for our community and future generations of performing artists. Oscar micheaux was an african american author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films wikipedia. Stewart copeland pounds out new score for 1925 benhur in silent movie mondays silent movie mondays, returning to the paramount theatre this month, includes a new score to the 1925 film benhur. The series kicks off at the paramount theatre on monday, february 8th with the gold rush starring charlie chaplin. With malene beltoft olsen, prince yaw appiah, vibeke hastrup, ali kazim. Silent movie mondays honor the history of the paramount theatre, from when it opened its doors on march 1, 1928 with the feature film feel my pulse. Bean is robert jolin osborne professor of cinema and media studies. Demille who knew something about sex and showmanship and starring phyllis haver as the cheerfully mercenary roxie hart.
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