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—• APRIL 2024 AT SILENT CINEMA •—
Apr 6th, Saturday | 8:00 PM
Doors & Wine Bar from 7:30 | PG
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy need no special introduction. The famous comedian couple has been making people laugh for a hundred years and it doesn't seem like they will ever stop. We invite you to a screening of comedy shorts featuring Laurel & Hardy: Liberty (1929), The Finishing Touch (1928), and The Battle Of The Century (1927).
In Liberty, with the police hot on their trail, Stan and Ollie attempt to change clothes in their getaway car, only to find themselves struggling to balance atop the girders of an unfinished skyscraper. Will they return to ground level in one piece?
In The Finishing Touch, the boys are contracted to build a house in a day but they have many mishaps and run into trouble with the nearby hospital staff, due to their excessive noise.
Finally, in The Battle Of The Century, a scheming fight manager attempts to collect insurance on his puny fighter by causing an accident. Things don't go according to plan, and the situation escalates into a pie-throwing battle of epic proportions.
Screening with live
piano accompaniment
by Desiree Oduah.
*****
IMDb RATING: 7+/10
ROTTEN TOMATOES: 77%
Apr 13th, Saturday | 8:00 PM
Doors & Wine Bar from 7:30 | PG
There is no doubt that the greatest star of the silent film era was the one and only Charlie Chaplin. On Saturday, April 13, we invite all Charlie fans! We will show two of the maestro's earlier short comedies - The Rink (1916) and The Adventurer (1917).
In The Rink, after causing restaurant chaos at work, a bumbling waiter (Charlie obviously) tears up the local roller rink with his skating.
In The Adventurer, the Little Tramp (Chaplin, who else) escapes from prison; saves a girl and her mother from drowning; and creates chaos at a swank party.
Don't think that the young and unfeathered Chaplin is less funny than the later Chaplin. Young Charlie rocks and is as funny and entertaining as always. True comedy genius. You have to see this!
Screening with live
piano accompaniment
by Thomas Quill.
*****
IMDb RATING: 7.0/10 & 7.3/10
EVENT POSTPONED! A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.
We are happy to invite you to the premiere of the second season of The Roaring Twenties Show!
Expect even more male-female nudity, seductive dancing, songs spiced with live music, the oldest lewd films, raunchy, and ribald humor, and an obscene atmosphere a`la the nightclubs of Berlin and New York in the 1920s. Our Wine Bar will be open for all red-hot and thirsty viewers.
On stage, you will see the tempting and talented Miss May. With her, for the first time on the Silent Cinema stage, the equally hot and talented Keith Thompson. This is not to be missed!
For the above reasons, the show is only for adult viewers.Apr 20th, Saturday | 8:00 PM
Doors & Wine Bar from 7:30 | PG
On the occasion of Harold Lloyd`s 131st birthday, we invite you to the screening of his four shorts: Never Weaken (1921), Captain Kidd`s Kids (1919), Pistols For Breakfast (1919), and The Big Idea (1917).
In Never Weaken, a man hits the streets with a scheme to keep his fiancé from losing her job, however, things quickly go from bad to worse.
In Captain Kidd`s Kids, after a wild bachelor party, our hero finds himself aboard a sailing vessel where he encounters numerous adventures. In a dream sequence, he fantasizes that the ship is seized by a band of female pirates.
In Pistols For Breakfast, a young man eats breakfast with his friend. As a restaurant "regular" with a pistol threatens to eat everyone's bacon, the two friends flee.
Finally, in The Big Idea, a clerk in a failing antique store gets a big idea on how to move the merchandise so that he can save the store and possibly win the girl.
Screening with live
piano accompaniment
by Mila Maia.
*****
IMDb RATING: 7.5, 6.4, 6.9, 6.5/10
Apr 27th, Saturday | 8:00 PM
Doors & Wine Bar from 7:30 | 12+
A 1932 black-and-white Japanese silent comedy film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It was the first of six Ozu films to win the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year. The film's story centers on two young brothers whose faith in their father, an office worker, is shaken by what they perceive as his kowtowing to
the boss. The brothers throw a tantrum when they discover that their father isn't the most important man in his workplace. Film critic Stephen Amos stated, "There is an underlining darkness in the film, one that reflects the difficulty of the time and the inevitability of disappointment – a theme which laces much of Ozu’s work."Beautiful, gentle picture, one of the best Japanese comedies you will ever watch. 100% from the critics at Rotten Tomatoes, and 89% from the viewers. Amazing cinematography. This movie is not to be missed.
Screening with live
piano accompaniment
by Mila Maia.
*****
IMDb RATING: 7.9/10
ROTTEN TOMATOES: 89%
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The Birth of Cinema is a silent mini-documentary from 2021, directed by Adam Scheffler, with live music performed on a piano by our resident pianists — Desiree Oduah and Siochain Fahy. It is taking you on an adventure. You will see the birth of cinematography and experience the same feelings and emotions as the first viewers 100+ years ago.
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