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.