The Silent Film
Society of Chicago
4050 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 205-SFSC
Silent pictures were the purest form of cinema
- Alfred Hitchcock
2008 Silent Summer Film Festival Kicks Off with Harold Lloyd
Comedy. Drama. Suspense. The Silent Film Society's 2008 Silent Summer Film
Festival has it all.
Join us for six fabulous Fridays beginning July 18, 2008, when the Silent Film Society of Chicago presents its annual silent film festival at the Portage Theatre in Chicago. Harold Lloyd, Clara Bow, Buster Keaton and Gloria Swanson are featured in a stellar lineup of classic silent films presented in all their 35-mm magnificence. Each film will be accompanied with live organ by distinguished photoplay organists Dennis Scott, Jay Warren and Michael Jacklin. All shows begin at 8 p.m. Details about each of these screenings can be found here.
The festival schedule is as follows:
July 18 "Speedy" with Harold
Lloyd, directed by Ted Wilde. Live organ accompaniment: Dennis Scott
July 25 "Children of Divorce" starring Clara Bow, directed by
Frank Lloyd. Live organ accompaniment: Jay Warren
Aug. 1 "Our Hospitality" with Buster Keaton, directed by
John G. Blystone and Buster Keaton. Live organ accompaniment by Michael Jacklin.
Aug. 8 Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" with live organ
accompaniment by Jay Warren and added effects by theremin authority Professor
Pierce
Aug. 15 Gloria Swanson in "Sadie Thompson," directed by Raoul
Walsh. Live theatre organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott.
Aug. 22 "Kings of Comedy 2" featuring short comedic films of
W.C. Fields, Douglas Fairbanks, Harold Lloyd, Harry Langdon and Buster Keaton.
Festival passes are available for $49 for adults and
$43 for seniors and students. Individual tickets are $10 each in advance for
adults and $9 each for seniors and students. All tickets are $12 at the door.
For more information about advance tickets, contact the Silent Film Society at
773-736-4050.
Silent Cinema Series Continues This Fall at the Skokie Theatre
The Silent Film Society of Chicago, in partnership with the Skokie Theatre Music Foundation, is presenting a series of silent films at the Skokie Theater. The Skokie Theater originally opened in 1915 as the Niles Center Theater and has recently been transformed into an incredible state-of-the-art live music and theater venue. The Silent Film Society is honored to be a part of the Skokie Theater's programming in 2008 to bring several silent films into an intimate setting.
The series schedule is as follows:
April 25 - "Cobra" starring Rudy Valentino and Nita Naldi
May 16 - "Down to the Sea in Ships" with Clara Bow and Raymond McKee
Sept. 5 - "The Marriage Circle" with Florence Vidor, Monte Blue and Marie
Prevost
Oct. 31 - "Nosferatu" starring Max Schreck and Gustv Von Wangerhiem
Each screening
begins at 8:00 p.m., and Jay Warren will provide live photoplay accompaniment.
See the flyer
for details about each film and to order tickets.
Ticket Info
Advance tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for students and seniors. Tickets are $12
day of show. Tickets are available at the Skokie Theatre box office, 7924 N.
Lincoln Avenue in Skokie. If paying by check, please make checks payable to the
Skokie Theatre Music Foundation. For more information, call the Skokie Theatre
at 847-677-7761 or visit their Web site,
www.skokietheatre.com.
The Silent Film Society of Chicago is dedicated to preserving the silent film heritage by bringing it to today's audiences through its proper presentation. With 80 percent of all silent film prints gone forever, the Society's goal is to heighten public awareness to expedite film preservation. In addition to silent film screenings, the Society's ongoing projects include a field trip program for children in grades 5 through 12 called Discovering the Silent Cinema, as well as its highly acclaimed Silent Summer Film Festival.
This project is
partially supported by a City arts I grant from the city of Chicago dept. of
cultural affairs and the Illinois arts council, a state agency.
