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Buster Keaton

If you like Chaplin you will absolutely love Keaton, who is widely acknowledged for being one of the greatest directors of all time, a great screen legend and one of our finest actors, as well as one of the three top comedians in silent era Hollywood, and a true pioneer for the independent filmmaker; producing, controlling and owning his films.

Offered as one of three films in the Buster Keaton Collection, The Cameraman is Buster at his deadpan funniest. After becoming infatuated with a pretty office worker for a Newsreel company, Buster picks up a movie camera and sets out to impress the girl, which makes for some very interesting, visually groundbreaking and cleaver footage, capturing the essence of what it was like to be an innovative cameraman.

Based on a true incident, “The General” is a classic of silent screen comedy. Keaton is a Southern engineer whose train is hijacked by Union forces, which leads to a classic locomotive chase and some truly impressive and hilarious stunts, some of which could only be produced by CGI today.

Sherlock Jr is one of the comic's most inventive efforts (introducing a concept oft repeated) depicting a movie projectionist entering the film he's running in order to solve a jewelry theft. Known for doing his own stunts as well as filling in for his costars, Keaton actually fractures his neck on screen as the water from a basin flows from a tube and washes him onto the track.

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Los Angeles Classic Films Early Report for January 6, 2010

January 6th, 2010

The Los Angeles Classic Films Early Report is a listing of classic films playing in Los Angeles for the next month. We list films made from 2001 back (with a few notable exceptions), playing in theaters, museums, and other locations. This week we have a few new listings, including the Fairfax Cinemas and the New Beverly.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Lars and the Real Girl, 2007
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Craig Gillespie
Theater: Hammer Museum
Showtime: 7pm

Sherlock Jr., 1924
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Buster Keaton
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, 1949
Notes: Screening.
Director: Tay Garnett
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Court Jester, 1955
Notes: Screening.
Directors: Melvin Frank and Norman Panama

Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Thin Red Line, 1998
Notes: Screening.
Director: Terrence Malick
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature
The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938
Notes: Screening.
Directors: Michael Curtiz and William Keighley
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Robin and Marian, 1976
Notes: Screening.
Director: Richard Lester

Double Feature
A Woman's Secret, 1949
Notes: Screening.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Theater: The Cinefamily
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Alice in the Cities, 1974
Notes: Screening.
Director: Wim Wenders

Friday, January 8, 2010

Bicycle Thieves, 1949
Notes: Screening.
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Theater: Laemmle Music Hall 3
Showtime: TBD

Double Feature
Brothers, 2009
Notes: Discussion in between films with director Jim Sheridan.
Director: Jim Sheridan
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
In America, 2003
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jim Sheridan

Double Feature
Billy the Kid, 1930
Notes: Screening.
Director: King Vidor
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
I Shot Jesse James, 1949
Notes: Screening.
Director: Samuel Fuller

Double Feature
The Lion in Winter, 1968
Notes: Screening.
Director: Anthony Harvey
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Becket, 1964
Notes: Restored print.
Director: Peter Glenville

Sunset Boulevard, 1950
Notes: CineInsomnia screening.
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Double Feature
Excalibur, 1981
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Boorman
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 5pm
&
Knightriders, 1981
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Romero

Double Feature
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown, 1989
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jim Sheridan
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
In the Name of the Father, 1993
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jim Sheridan

Double Feature
The True Story of Jesse James, 1957
Notes: Screening.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Left-Handed Gun, 1958
Notes: Screening.
Director: Arthur Penn

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975
Notes: Weekly screening of the cult classic, with live enhancement by Sins O' the Flesh
Director: Jim Sharman
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Santa Sangre, 1989
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Fly Away Home, 1996
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Carroll Ballard
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 11am

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Monsieur Verdoux, 1947
Notes: Screening.
Director: Charles Chaplin
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Verdoux: 3:35pm, 7:30pm; Leaf: 6pm, 9:55pm
&
A New Leaf, 1971
Notes: Screening.
Director: Elaine May

Body Heat, 1981
Notes: Screening.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7pm

Double Feature
Elvis '56, 1987
Notes: Screening.
Directors: Alan and Susan Raymond
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Jailhouse Rock, 1957
Notes: Special guest Francine York.
Director: Richard Thorpe

Monday, January 11, 2010

The Strange Woman, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Theater: The Bridge
Showtime: 1pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Monsieur Verdoux, 1947
Notes: Screening.
Director: Charles Chaplin
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
A New Leaf, 1971
Notes: Screening.
Director: Elaine May

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Lust for Life, 1956
Notes: Screening.
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 1pm

A Patch of Blue, 1965
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Guy Green
Theater: Skirball Cultural Center
Showtime: 1:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Monsieur Verdoux, 1947
Notes: Screening.
Director: Charles Chaplin
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
A New Leaf, 1971
Notes: Screening.
Director: Elaine May

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Dr. Strangelove, 1964
Notes: Screening.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Mouse that Roared, 1959
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jack Arnold

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Dr. Strangelove, 1964
Notes: Screening.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Mouse that Roared, 1959
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jack Arnold

Blood of a Poet, 1930
Notes: World premiere of new live score by Severin.
Director: Jean Cocteau
Theater: The Cinefamily
Showtime: 8pm

Friday, January 15, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

Double Feature
Himalaya: Where the Wind Dwells, 2008
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jeon Soo-il
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Time Between Dog and Wolf, 2005
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jeon Soo-il

Mississippi Mermaid, 1969
Notes: New 35mm print.
Director: Francois Truffaut
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Nightmare Alley, 1947
Notes: Screening.
Director: Edmund Goulding
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Swimmer, 1968
Notes: Screening.
Director: Frank Perry

Cliffhanger, 1993 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Renny Harlin
Theater: Fairfax Cinemas
Showtime: Midnight

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 2001
Notes: CineInsomnia screening.
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

Double Feature
Billy the Kid Trapped, 1942
Notes: Nitrate print.
Director: Sherman Scott
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 3pm
&
Jesse James at Bay, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Joseph Kane

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Nightmare Alley, 1947
Notes: Screening.
Director: Edmund Goulding
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Nightmare: 3:25pm, 7:30pm; Swimmer: 5:35pm, 9:40pm
&
The Swimmer, 1968
Notes: Screening.
Director: Frank Perry

With a Girl of Black Soil, 2007
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jeon Soo-il
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm

Pierrot le fou, 1965
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature
Crazy Heart, 2009
Notes: Discussion in between films with actor Jeff Bridges.
Director: Scott Cooper
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 8pm
&
The Big Lebowski, 1998
Notes: Screening.
Director: Joel Coen

Stavisky, 1974
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alain Resnais
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:40pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975
Notes: Weekly screening of the cult classic, with live enhancement by Sins O' the Flesh
Director: Jim Sharman
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Marked for Death, 1990
Notes: Screening.
Director: Dwight H. Little
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
True Grit, 1969
Notes: Screening.
Director: Henry Hathaway
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 5:30pm
&
Artificial Intelligence: A.I., 2001
Notes: Screening.
Director: Steven Spielberg

My Right to Ravage Myself, 2003
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jeon Soo-il
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature
Starman, 1984
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Carpenter
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Fisher King, 1991
Notes: Screening.
Director: Terry Gilliam

8 1/2, 1963
Notes: Screening.
Director: Federico Fellini
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Monday, January 18, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
True Grit, 1969
Notes: Screening.
Director: Henry Hathaway
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Artificial Intelligence: A.I., 2001
Notes: Screening.
Director: Steven Spielberg

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

The Night of the Iguana, 1964
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Huston
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 1pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
City of the Walking Dead, 1980
Notes: Screening.
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Night of the Zombies, 1980
Notes: Screening.
Director: Bruno Mattei

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

Double Feature
Cutter's Way, 1981
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ivan Passer
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, 1974
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Cimino

Amadeus: The Director's Cut, 1984 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Milos Forman
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 8pm

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

Double Feature
Fort Apache, 1948
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Ford
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, 1949
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Ford

Amadeus: The Director's Cut, 1984 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Milos Forman
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 8pm

Friday, January 22, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

Double Feature
The Quiet Man, 1952
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Ford
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
How Green Was My Valley, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Ford

The Wild Bunch, 1969
Notes: Kathryn Bigelow and Curtis Hanson in person.
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm

Raging Bull, 1980
Notes: Digitally restored.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Solaris, 1972
Notes: Screening.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Double Indemnity, 1944
Notes: Screening.
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Blue Dahlia, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Marshall

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, 1981 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Miller
Theater: Fairfax Cinemas
Showtime: Midnight

Reservoir Dogs, 1992 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938
Notes: Free admission, reservations required.
Directors: Michael Curtiz and William Keighley
Theater: The Getty
Showtime: 1pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Double Indemnity, 1944
Notes: Screening.
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Double: 3:25pm, 7:30pm; Blue: 5:35pm, 9:40pm
&
The Blue Dahlia, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Marshall

Ivan's Childhood, 1962
Notes: Screening.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 5pm

Elmer Gantry, 1960
Notes: Discussion following with actress Shirley Jones.
Director: Richard Brooks
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

The Godfather, 1972
Notes: Digitally restored.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Stalker, 1979
Notes: Screening.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975
Notes: Weekly screening of the cult classic, with live enhancement by Sins O' the Flesh
Director: Jim Sharman
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

Knights of the Round Table, 1953
Notes: Free admission, reservations required.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Theater: The Getty
Showtime: 1pm

Double Feature
Superman, 1978
Notes: Digitally restored.
Director: Richard Donner
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 5pm
&
Superman II, 1980
Notes: Digitally restored director's original cut.
Director: Richard Donner

Double Feature
The Bird Who Stops in the Air, 1999
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jeon Soo-il
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7pm
&
Wind Echoing in My Being, 1997
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jeon Soo-il

Double Feature
The Searchers, 1956
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Ford
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Stagecoach, 1939
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Ford

Monday, January 25, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

The Jackie Robinson Story, 1950
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred E. Green
Theater: The Bridge
Showtime: 1pm

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

The Merry Widow, 1934
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 1pm

Double Feature
American Splendor, 2003
Notes: Free admission.
Directors: Shari Berman and Robert Pulcini
Theater: Hammer Museum
Showtime: 7pm
&
The Confessions of Robert Crumb, 1987
Notes: Screening.
Director: Robert Crumb

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm

Double Feature
Young Mr. Lincoln, 1939
Notes: New 35mm print.
Director: John Ford
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Tobacco Road, 1941
Notes: New 35mm print.
Director: John Ford

The Long Riders, 1980
Notes: Screening.
Director: Walter Hill
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Dumbo, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Showtime: 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm

Dog Day Afternoon, 1975
Notes: Discussion following with Frank Pierson.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature
A Fistful of Dollars, 1964
Notes: Screening.
Director: Sergio Leone
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
For a Few Dollars More, 1965
Notes: Screening.
Director: Sergio Leone

Citizen Cohn, 1992
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Frank Pierson
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 10pm

Friday, January 29, 2010

Double Feature
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975
Notes: Screening.
Directors: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, 1983
Notes: Screening.
Director: Terry Jones

Double Feature
The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid, 1972
Notes: Screening.
Director: Philip Kaufman
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, 1973
Notes: Screening.
Director: Sam Peckinpah

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, 1966
Notes: Digitally restored.
Director: Sergio Leone
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

The Mirror, 1974
Notes: Screening.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

Nostalghia, 1984
Notes: Screening.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:30pm

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, 1985 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Renny Harlin
Theater: Fairfax Cinemas
Showtime: Midnight

The Goonies, 1985 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: CineInsomnia screening. New 35mm print.
Director: Richard Donner
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Double Feature
Silver Bullet, 1985
Notes: Screening.
Director: Daniel Attias
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
An American Werewolf in London, 1981
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Landis
&
The Howling, 1981
Notes: Screening.
Director: Joe Dante

Once Upon a Time in the West, 1968
Notes: Screening.
Director: Sergio Leone
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Andrei Rublev, 1966-69
Notes: Screening.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975
Notes: Weekly screening of the cult classic, with live enhancement by Sins O' the Flesh
Director: Jim Sharman
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Happy Birthday to Me, 1981 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, 2007
Notes: Screening.
Director: Andrew Dominik
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7pm

Better Off Dead, 1985
Notes: "Savage" Steve Holland, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, and E.G. Daily will comment on the making of this film DURING the screening.
Director: "Savage" Steve Holland
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Once Upon a Time in America, 1984
Notes: Screening.
Director: Sergio Leone
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Monday, February 1, 2010

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, 1967
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Stanley Kramer
Theater: Skirball Cultural Center
Showtime: 1:30pm

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