Dickensian Silent Christmas
Louise Brooks at 100
Date: 5 November 2006
Location: Watershed, Cinema 1
Time: 14:30
To celebrate the centenary of iconic silent screen legend Louise Brooks� birth, Brooks fan and actor Paul McGann joins film historian Kevin Brownlow to showcase the life and work of this extraordinary actress.
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F.W.Murnaus Nosferatu (The Classic with Live Orchestral Score)
Date: 28 October 2006
Location: Arnolfini, Bristol
Time: 20:30
The Classic Silent with a Live Orchestral Score- a Symphony of Horrors at the Arnolfini in October
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A Throw of Dice
Date: 24 October 2006
Location: Watershed
Time: 20:30
24th October- Franz Osten's A Throw of Dice, 'a cross between Chaplin, Cecil B de Mille and an early Bollywood movie...'
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C.B.S.O. Silent Movie Weekend
Date: 18 October 2006
Location: Select Location
The esteemed conductor and composer Carl Davis has chosen to celebrate his 70th birthday in the form of a special weekend starring the three geniuses of silent comedy. Symphony Hall will turn into Birmingham�s largest cinema for the weekend for these spectacular screenings with live soundtracks provided by the CBSO.
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CBSO Silent Movie Weekend
Dates: 13 October 2006 - 13 October 2006
Location: Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Symphony Hall will turn into Birmingham�s largest cinema for the weekend for these spectacular screenings with live soundtracks provided by the CBSO.
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Merton In Scotland (Silent Clowns Goes Live!)
Merton In Scotland (Silent Clowns Goes Live)
Merton In Edinburgh (Silent Clowns Goes Live!)
Buster Keaton in 'One Week' at Arnolfini
Dates: 7 July 2006 - 7 July 2006
Location: Arnolfini, Bristol
Time: 18:30
Showing as part of double bill, following a new performance devised by children, One Week is a movie ahead of its time with great gags, slapstick and special effects. The screening will be accompanied by live piano music by John Sweeney.
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Screening Stars: The Fetish of the Face (with Norman Taylor)
Rin Tin Tin in CLASH OF THE WOLVES (Classic Silent Matinee show at Watershed)