The Silent Film
Society of Chicago
4050 N. Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 205-SFSC
Silent pictures were the purest form of cinema
- Alfred Hitchcock
Coming Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.
The Kings of Comedy, Part III
The Silent Film Society of Chicago is proud to present its third edition of Kings of Comedy, featuring the comedic talents of Harry Langdon, Buster Keaton and Douglas Fairbanks. The following films will be presented in 35 millimeter with live photoplay accompaniment by The West End Jazz Band and acclaimed theatre organist Dennis Scott. The special matinee show begins at 2:30 p.m. at the Portage Theater at 4050 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago.
Saturday Afternoon (1926) with Harry Langdon
The Blacksmith (1922) with Buster Keaton
Flirting with Fate (1916) with Douglas Fairbanks (full length feature)
More details coming soon.....
Advance tickets are $10 for adults, and $9 for seniors and students and can be purchased at the Portage Theater box office and the City Newsstand at 4018 N. Cicero. All tickets day of show are $12. Contact the SFSC box office for details at 773-205-SFSC, or download the order form and mail to the Silent Film Society of Chicago, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641.
Silent Film Society Rescues Historic 1927 Pipe Organ
SFSC recently acquired the Kimball 3 Manual
Grande Theater pipe organ, which had been sitting collecting dust and covered
over by a stage extension. It was deemed unplayable for nearly five years after
power to its giant wind turbines was disconnected. Beginning last November, the
organ was removed and its chamber components were put in storage. Thanks to the
generous support of volunteers and SFSC members, this instrument begin a new
life. The re-engineered instrument will incorporate existing pipe work and real
percussions coordinated with the latest in electronic switching and digital
sampling. Finally, the organ will be placed on its Barton four-post elevator
lift. The Silent Film Society of Chicago appreciate your support to keep the
voice of silent cinema heard for generations to come.
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.
