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TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS FEATURING FOTOPLAYER AT ACADEMY THEATER

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FILM SCHOLARS LECTURE:

LEWIS MILESTONE: A HOLLYWOOD LIFE

FEATURING 1927 SILENT FEATURE TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS WITH JOE RINAUDO AT THE FOTOPLAYER

Monday, March 9, 2020
7:30 PM

Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA 90028

ADMISSION IS FREE
RESERVE TICKETS HERE

Director of such classic films as Two Arabian Knights (1927), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), The Front Page (1931), Of Mice and Men (1939), The Red Pony (1949) and Pork Chop Hill (1959), Lewis Milestone (1895 – 1980) rose from a humble Russian-Jewish background to become one of the leading directors of Hollywood’s Golden Age. In the first Academy Awards, he won an Oscar for Directing (Comedy Picture) for Two Arabian Knights. 

One of the earliest surviving Howard Hughes projects, Two Arabian Knights was the first and only film to earn its director an Oscar for Directing (Comedy Picture). Despite its win, the film had trouble finding an audience and vanished for decades before its reappearance in Hughes’s vaults after his death. Housed at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas for several years, the Howard Hughes collection arrived at the Academy Film Archive in 2014 when the 4k digital restoration of Two Arabian Knights was made.

Illustration of the Style 40 Fotoplayer. The Academy’s installation is the Style 41, built in 1917.

Fotoplayer
The restoration will be screened with live musical accompaniment by Joe Rinaudo on the Academy’s restored 1917 Fotoplayer. Mr. Rinaudo will change 45 Filmusic rolls throughout the film (similar to player piano rolls but specifically cut for the Fotoplayer to operate additional instruments). All but two are original score rolls for this film.

For more information about Lewis Milestone and this event, visit the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences website.

Nethercutt

5 Shows in 2020 at Nethercutt

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THE NETHERCUTT HAS CANCELLED ALL SHOWS, CONCERTS, TOURS AND MUSEUM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS

The Nethercutt Collection phone number is 818-364-6464.

Joe Rinaudo cranking his 1909 Powers Cameragraph Moving Picture Machine, and Dean Mora narrating at the Mighty Wurlitzer.

The New Year Cranks In Five New Weekends of Silent Cinema at the Nethercutt

Hand-cranked itinerant silent film shows have been so popular at the Nethercutt, that Joe Rinaudo, founder of Silent Cinema Society, has been invited to bring his 1909 Powers Cameragraph Moving Picture Machine and present five weekends of entertainment (not just two or three) throughout 2020—that’s 15 shows or 30 hours of cranking!

Joe will hand-crank fully restored silent films from his private collection, including features, shorts, comedy and drama. The musical “narration” as it is called, will be composed “on the spot” and played by Dean Mora, organist extraordinaire, adding train whistles, car horns and bonks over the head, among hundreds of other sound effects, as scenes play out on the screen overhead. Gary Gibson will entertain you with glass “magic lantern” slides during reel changes (or when the film breaks).

Kyle Irwin, curator and master technician at the Nethercutt Collection, will host each show and demonstrate antique automated musical instruments before each performance and during intermission.

LOCATION:
Nethercutt Collection
15200 Bledsoe Street
Sylmar, CA 91342
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SCHEDULE OF SHOWS IN 2020:
Subscribers to the News Reel will receive advance notice about ordering tickets for each show.

January 17 & 18
Comedy Shorts
Friday at 8:00 pm
Saturday at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
(Sold Out)

March 13 & 14
Friday at 8:00 pm
Saturday at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Order Tickets by calling Feb. 12 from 4:00-6:00 pm*

June 12 & 13
Friday at 8:00 pm
Saturday at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Order Tickets by calling May 13 from 4:00-6:00 pm*

September 18 & 19
Friday at 8:00 pm
Saturday at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Order Tickets by calling Aug. 19 from 4:00-6:00 pm*

November 20 & 21
Friday at 8:00 pm
Saturday at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Order Tickets by calling Oct. 21 from 4:00-6:00 pm*

*Tickets are available only on the dates shown, by calling the Nethercutt at 818-364-6464. 4 tickets per household for each show. Voicemail, email, and fax reservations are not accepted. Times, dates, and details are subject to change.

For helpful tips on ordering tickets and other information about attending the Nethercutt, click here.

Visit nethercuttcollection.org for its history, automotive museum tours, and organ concerts throughout the year.

 

Silent Cinema

FAMOUS PLAYERS ORCHESTRA UPCOMING EVENTS

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August 29th, 2019

 

FPO returns to the 55th Annual Cinecon Classic Film Festival at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood to perform their score for the premiere of a new restoration from the Library of Congress:

“Bare Knees” (1928)

Starring Virginia Lee Corbin, Donald Keith, Jane Winton andMaude Fulton.

November 2nd, 2019

Join us for our spectacular fundraiser evening featuring:

“The Phantom of the Opera” (1925)

Starring Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry and 
Snitz Edwards.

With live accompaniment by Scott Lasky at the pipe organ!

On November 2nd, 2019 @ 7:00 p.m. Famous Players Orchestra will present the 1925 silent horror classic 
“The Phantom of the Opera” starring Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry and Snitz Edwards. This unique restored print of “Phantom” cannot be seen anywhere else, and is the only 35mm print in existence which tells the complete story as it was originally intended. All of the original color sequences have been restored as they were seen in 1925. Original narrative and spoken inter-titles (about 68) have been restored as well as the prologue titles that describe the beginnings of the Phantom and his connection to the Paris Opera House. Plus, see the original Technicolor ending as well! Since this print is drawn from the original 1925 and the 1929 (sound speed) versions, hand cranking will allow you to see, for the first time, the film presented at the proper speeds. “The Phantom of the Opera” will be presented with a live musical score accompanied by Scott Lasky on the pipe organ and screened in 35mm, projected by Joe Rinaudo on an original hand-cranked Power’s 1909 Cameragragh Model 6 Motion Picture Machine. Program will be introduced by film historian Stan Taffel. The venue is Christ Lutheran Church, 2400 West Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505.