LA Observed: New life for Silent Movie Theatre

New life for Silent Movie Theatre

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New programming as The CineFamily launches Oct. 25 at the Fairfax Avenue theater, which gets a bigger screen, new projection and sound systems and leather sofas. Revival films will be presented by Hadrian Belove of Cinefile Video, Sammy Harkham of Family Books and Dan Harkham of the Silent Movie Theatre. From the release:

There will be an adventurous program of regularly-scheduled events devoted to specific genres and audiences including:
Silent Movies w/ live musical accompaniment- Every Wednesday Night
Musicals, Concert Films & Special Music Events- Every Thursday Night.
Mini-Festivals- Every Friday and Saturday
Holy F*cking Sh*t (Incredibly Strange Cinema)- Every Saturday Late Night
Noir Matinees- Every Sunday afternoon
Asian Cinema Night- Every Sunday evening
Experimental Cinema- Monthly
Movie/Movie-Notable people present their favorite movies- Monthly
Oodles of Special Events- Ongoing

Opening night will be Hell's Bells Night, "a celebration of the Satanic roots of Rock & Roll featuring a found footage video mash-up, a performance by Diamondback Annie & a screening of Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare.

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