AFI Silver
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The American Film Institute's non-profit theatre, showcasing the best in new independent & foreign film, plus classic repertory programming.
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Here’s the remainder of the AFI Silver Silent Showcase schedule, all but one of which I’ve seen, and all of them are at least interesting and the majority are great. silver.afi.com/Browsing/Event…
🔎SHERLOCK HOLMES today at 4:30, feat. *live musical accompaniment* by Donald Sosin & Joanna Seaton and intro by Alan Rettig of RedCircleDC Long thought lost, this 1916 mystery stars the definitive stage Sherlock of his era, William Gillette, in his only movie role.
GHOST IN THE SHELL – Nov 8 & 12, part of Anime Expo #AXCinemaNights! In the year 2029, a cat-&-mouse game is underway between a cybernetic agent & the Puppet Master, a mysterious hacker wreaking chaos on the net. Mamoru Oshii's neo-noir thriller is a landmark #anime achievement.
🍑ALCARRÀS, Mon 11/6, 7:00 —tix $8! Carla Símon crafts a tender portrait of a family whose peach orchard is threatened when the new landowner wants to raze it to build solar panels. Presented w/SPAIN arts & culture as part of Mujeres de Cine, showcasing Spanish films made by women.
Thurs 11/9 at 8:45: silent comedy SO THIS IS PARIS with *live 🎶 accompaniment* by andrew e simpson; intro by Art Deco Society DC's Karen Burditt! A chance encounter leads to rekindled romance in Ernst Lubitsch's wicked 1926 farce, fizzing with crazed energy & proto-screwball loopiness.
Week EIGHT at Film Forum! The uncut, 4k restoration of FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE opens in plenty more cities including many Alamo Drafthouse locations this Friday! Don’t miss your chance to see this one in theaters! Find your theater: filmmovement.com/farewell-my-co… Vancouver International Film Festival Alamo Drafthouse ATX
This week in City Lights Washington City Paper, I plugged the Robert Mugge series AFI Silver washingtoncitypaper.com/article/636424…
See Rin Tin Tin – the dog who saved Warner Bros. Pictures – in 1925's silent CLASH OF THE WOLVES, screening *tmrw* at 1:30 p.m. on a 35mm preservation print from Library of Congress, w/ live music by Makia Matsumura! Admission FREE for children 12 and under! 🐺bit.ly/ClashoftheWolv…
🎥 Today and tomorrow is your LAST CHANCE to experience the best of European cinema through the 2023 AFI European Union Film Showcase, taking place at AFI Silver. There are still several films to available to watch! See them & buy tickets here: bit.ly/3mz1xvU #AFIFilmEU
See exclusive preview of the 2024 DC Labor FilmFest AFI Silver, featuring powerful movies that highlight the essence of labor. Tune in to today's Labor Heritage Power Hour at 1p on @wpfwdc! Join in celebration of UFW's Dolores Huerta Foundation. United Farm Workers #SiSePuede Labor Heritage
Well, this will be fun. On July 13, I'll be introing a screening of A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN at AFI Silver. I hope my DC people will be there. I can't think of much better than watching that movie on a big old screen in the middle of summer. silver.afi.com/Browsing/Movie…
This weekend in D.C.: Experimental cinema at National Gallery of Art, wine, chocolate, and Ennio Morricone’s iconic film scores at AFI Silver, new works at local galleries, and more. buff.ly/49NgUsp
Director Otto Preminger took a stand against Hollywood’s Production Code. With his 1959 courtroom drama, Anatomy of a Murder, he waged a battle for creative freedom. See it 4/28 and 5/1 AFI Silver. buff.ly/4b4SfRy
Post-screening Q&A at tonight’s packed DC Labor Filmfest screening of Finding the Money with Sara Nelson and filmmaker Maren AFI Silver
