Silent films are suddenly all the rage… good timing the Oscar sweep by The Artist. You can catch several silent films this spring — after you see The Artist in the theaters, that is.
In May, The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra screens two Harold Lloyd masterpieces — The Kid Brother (1927) and High and Dizzy (1920) accompanied by an original score by Carl Davis in a benefit to support their family and community programming. Click here for ticketing and more information.
And, for fun, Curbed LA put out a map of the locations used in The Artist (the only Oscar nominated film to be shot entirely in LA). For extra credit, here’s a blog about other silent film locations in LA.
For Extra Credit: Here’s David Denby’s (somewhat cranky) commentary in The New Yorker about the difference between silent films of old… and The Artist.
