For more than half a century, Cinephiles have gathered in over Labor Day Weekend to celebrate the movies at the annual Cinecon Classic Film Festival. As Hollywood's longest running classic film festival, Cinecon is where fans as well as archivists, authors, and collectors have come together to experience classic film screenings, special programs, celebrity guests, and the best movie memorabilia show in the nation.
I have attended Cinecon a few times in the past, most recently in 2016 to sign books in the memorabilia room. The first time I went, in the late 1990s, I had the chance to meet, ever so briefly, Francis Lederer, Louise Brooks' co-star in Pandora's Box. Lederer was on hand for a screening of The Wonderful Lie of Nina Petrovna (1929). Afterword, Lederer, though very old, took questions from the audience about his career - including a couple about Brooks. I got his autograph on my Cinecon program, and had a snapshot taken with the both of us in it. I hope to return to Cinecon sometime soon, perhaps next year, when it plans to resume its in-person festival.
Covid-19 has temporarily derailed the festival from taking place in Hollywood, and instead, it has moved online. Just recently, the Cineconline 2021 schedule of streaming events was announced. While there is no Louise Brooks related material this year, there is a program of rare Colleen Moore trailers as well as a streaming screening of Moore's Ella Cinders (1926). I can't wait.
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