My apologies for continuing the early month posting lag. For once its not laziness. Its busy-ness. One project I'm really excited about but cant say yet. Hopefully I can soon. Either which way probably no articles for a week...though I'm thinking of taking on Hollywood Babylon 2 to make up for it.
I don't usually post about random screenings but this one is so awesome it had to be announced. Cinequest is presenting two Griffith screenings at their California Theatre (call (408) 295-3378 for tickets). On March 6th they'll screen Intolerance but even more awesome on February 27th they'll screen freakin BIRTH OF A NATION! AHH!!! Awesome.
This film doesn't get screened much, for obvious reasons. But I hear there is no better way to experience it. If it is that amazing on a little TV or computer screen imagine how it is on the big one! Miriam Cooper would be pleased (by the way she now has a wiki article click here to read).
I really hope more venues take to screening this and other Griffith films. His birthday passed without ONE film playing on TCM...let alone Birth. Its controversial but its historic. Common sense says play it for a crowd who can appreciate that. I hope there's a Los Angeles screening soon.
Well if you can't make San Jose then there is a little consolation. Both Intolerance (click here) and Birth (click here) are viewable for free, legally, at the internet archive.
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