FILM/SNEAK PEEK NOW ON THE RED CARPET ...Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski First there were neighborhood block parties, then neighborhood watch groups. Now there are neighborhood film festivals. Silver Lake jumps on the bandwagon with the inaugural Silver Lake Film Festival, described by organizers as ``an international, multicultural event that showcases the diversity and edgy creativity of the Silver Lake Community.'' Tonight the festival will premiere Charles Burnett's ``Annihilation of Fish,'' starring James Earl Jones Earl Jones may refer to:
The film festival boasts 20 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. premieres and 14 world premieres, but many titles in the program running through Sunday are vintage, such as its closing night silent, ``The Temptress,'' with Antonio Moreno and Greta Garbo, screening at Moreno's old estate, the Paramour par·a·mour n. A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship. [Middle English, from par amour, by way of love, passionately, from Anglo-Norman : par, by ; and the Laurel & Hardy 1932 Oscar-winning short, ``The Music Box,'' which will be shown at Del Monte Park, across the street from the steep outside staircase that challenged the clumsy, inept piano movers in the film. Several theaters in the area are hosting screenings. Tickets, $7 for screenings and $40 for the closing night party, are available at the Los Feliz 3 Cinemas, (323) 664-2169, or at the festival's Web site, www.silverlakefilmfestival.com. 'Lost' is found True, it's no Steven Spielberg Noun 1. Steven Spielberg - United States filmmaker (born in 1947) Spielberg blockbuster, but the 1925 silent version of the dinosaur adventure film ``The Lost World'' is notable as one of the earliest examples of stop-motion animation The original technique used to create an animated sequence. Each frame is created and photographed (or digitized) independently. Contrast with computer animation. See claymation. . A newly restored print of the film, based on a novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is being shown at 8 tonight at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with live musical accompaniment by the Robert Israel Orchestra. Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for academy members. They may be purchased today during business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a at the academy, 8949 Wilshire Blvd., or when the doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, call (310) 247-3600. Odds and ends The Autry Museum of Western Heritage goes Italian on Sunday with a tribute to Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns. Christopher Frayling Sir Christopher John Frayling (born 25 December 1946) is a British educationalist and writer, known for his study of popular culture. He read history at Churchill College, Cambridge and gained a PhD in the study of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. , author of the new biography ``Sergio Leone: Something to Do With Death,'' will discuss the filmmaker at 1 p.m. with director Burt Kennedy, followed by a showing of ``Once Upon a Time in the West,'' starring Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor of "tough guy" roles. and Henry Fonda. The discussion and the screening are free, and Frayling will sign copies of his book afterward. For more information, call (323) 667-2000, Ext. 317. The Silent Movie Theatre (611 N. Fairfax Ave.) continues its back-to- school series this weekend with Harold Lloyd's slapstick slapstick Comedy characterized by broad humour, absurd situations, and vigorous, often violent action. It took its name from a paddlelike device, probably introduced by 16th-century commedia dell'arte troupes, that produced a resounding whack when one comic actor used it to comedy ``The Freshman.'' Call (323) 655-2520 for show times and ticket information. The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood carries its theme from the lobby up to the silver screen this weekend as American Cinematheque offers ``In the Land of the Pharoahs: Ancient Evenings at the Egyptian.'' The film series includes the 1932 ``The Mummy'' starring Boris Karloff, ``The Egyptian'' with Victor Mature and Gene Tierney, ``Raiders of the Lost Ark'' with Harrison Ford and ``Death on the Nile'' with Peter Ustinov. For schedule information, call (323) 466-3456 or go to www.egyptiantheatre.com on the Web. ``Hitch 101,'' a film series screening all of Alfred Hitchock's films for USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. School of Cinema-Television students, has some of his early, rarely seen titles on the bill this weekend: 1928's ``Champagne'' and ``The Farmer's Wife,'' ``The Manxman'' (his last silent, made in 1929) and ``Murder!'' (1930). Admission is free, but reservations are recommended and may be made by calling (213) 740-2167. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The 1925 silent film ``The Lost World,'' a notable example of stop-motion animation, is playing at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with live music tonight. |
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