Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Cinecon schedule announced

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.


 

CINECONLINE SCHEDULE
NOTE: Friday streaming begins at 3PM PDT
Saturday, Sunday and Monday streaming begins at 12:00PM PDT
This is the order of appearance.
Exact Start Times to come
Each day will begin with a Ten Minutes to Showtime Clock
There will be five minute intermissions between features.
In addition to the films shown below, Cineconline will feature celebrity guests, Cinecon Memories and more.
 
Friday September 3rd.
COLLEEN MOORE TRAILERS
DYNAMITE DAN - introduced by Sara Karloff
MAKE MINE MONICA - introduced by Ms. Lang's Son Rocky Lang
RENDEZVOUS WITH ANNIE
ELLA CINDERS - introduced by Ms. Moore's niece Melinda Morrison
End Of Day One Approx 4 ½ hours
 
Saturday September 4th.
SILENT TRAILERS
ICE COLD COCOS
BLUE BLAZES RAWDEN
Cinecon Memories
KINECON AT CINECON #5 – 2 hours
WHEELER & WOOLSEY NRA SHORT five minutes
THE MISFIT
BUSTER'S MIX-UP
CONQUEST OF CANAAN
End DAY 2 Approx 5 ½ hours
 
Sunday September 5th.
SILENT TRAILERS
A CLOSE SHAVE
THE DELICATESSEN SHOP
HOOFBEATS OF VENGEANCE
COWBOY CRAZY
SLEEPY TIME GAL introduced by Juli Canova
MAX STEINER: MAESTRO OF MOVIE MUSIC
HELEN'S BABIES
END OF DAY 3 Approx 6 hrs.

Monday September 6th.
SILENT TRAILERS – 5minutes
JANE WITHERS TRIBUTE
SWING FEVER - introduced by Mr. Gilbert's great nephew Bryan Cooper
THIS IS FRANCIS X BUSHMAN
Cinecon Memories
THUNDERBEAN ANIMATION PROGRAM
LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT
COLLEGE QUEEN
KING OF THE KONGO - introduced by Sara Karloff
PENROD AND SAM
CLOSING REMARKS FOLLOWED BY POST FESTIVAL ZOOM PARTY
END OF DAY 4 Approx 5 1/2 hrs.
 

 

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