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—• JUNE 2024 AT SILENT CINEMA •—
June 8th, Saturday | 8:00 PM
Doors & Wine Bar from 7:30 | 18+
Summer, sun, scorching heat - we can't guarantee that. But we can assure you that it will be hot in Silent Cinema!
On the 8th of June, we invite you to the screening of the oldest erotic films, including The Fireman of The Folies Bergere (1928), starring Josephine Baker, The Forbidden Daughters (1927), and the first known American adult film, A Free Ride (1915 or 1918). With musical accompaniment, of course! You must be over 18 to enter.
Screening with live
piano accompaniment
by Desiree Oduah.
*****
OUR AVERAGE RATING: 6.9/10
June 15th, Saturday | 8:00 PM
Doors & Wine Bar from 7:30 | 12+
Cinephile Paradiso and Silent Cinema presents HOT GIRL SUMMER, a monthly, unforgettable lineup of films featuring four iconic silent film stars: Joan Crawford, Clara Bow, Greta Garbo, and Gloria Swanson.
On the 15th of June, we will be screening 1927 It, directed by Clarence Badger, Josef von Sternberg, and Elinor Glyn, and starring Clara Bow.
Synopsis: A salesgirl, who has a crush on her handsome employer uses his friend to get closer to him while the boss is already involved with a blonde socialite. Will she ever gain his attention? This film is where the term ‘it-girl’ was coined.Screening with live
piano accompaniment
by Mila Maia.
*****
IMDb RATING: 7.2/10
ROTTEN TOMATOES: 81%
June 29th, Saturday | 8:00 PM
Doors & Wine Bar from 7:30 | PG
On June 29, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy deliver laughs in three shorts: Putting Pants On Philip (1927), Do Detectives Think (1927), and The Second Hundred Years (1927).
In Putting Pants On Philip, Poatous J. Piedmont Mlethunder, greets his nephew from Scotland, who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants.
In Do Detective Think, an escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.
In The Second Hundred Years, thrown in prison for a hundred years, Little Goofy and Big Goofy finally break free, posing as an anarchic duo of undercover painters. Soon, the boys wind up at a private party visiting French dignitaries; however, who are they kidding?
Screening with live
piano accompaniment.
*****
IMDb RATING: 6.6, 6.8, 6.9/10
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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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