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The Bad Seed - with Patty McCormick Live! October 15, 7:30 pm at the Castro

There'll be baskets of kisses for THE BAD SEED with Patty McCormack Live! at the legendary Castro Theatre. in San Francisco. Yep, little Rhoda...
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The Prisoner of Zenda

By Thomas Gladysz San Francisco Silent Film Examiner The silent film era came to a stuttering end at the end of the 1920’s with the advent of...
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Airport fastpass may take off soon (again)

If you travel much lately, you’ve probably noticed that airport security lines, while still aggravating, are usually not long. Still, some...
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea resurfaces in San Francisco

By Thomas Gladysz San Francisco Silent Film Examiner Tomorrow night’s showing of the 1916 silent film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, with an...
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Six Questions with . . . now silent film composer Stephin Merritt (of the Magnetic Fields)

By Thomas Gladysz San Francisco Silent Film Examiner Stephin Merritt is a singer-songwriter and composer best known for his work with the Magnetic...
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Celebrating silent film star Baby Peggy

By Thomas Gladysz San Francisco Silent Film Examiner Diana Serra Cary is one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era. She is also a...
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San Francisco Symphony going silent

By Thomas Gladysz San Francisco Silent Film Examiner The San Francisco Symphony is going silent. Silent film, that is. And it all has to do with...
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Buster Keaton gets symphonic in Oakland

By Thomas Gladysz San Francisco Silent Film Examiner Buster Keaton is one of the great geniuses of the cinema. And his work during the silent era...
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Balboa birthday bash

By Thomas Gladysz San Francisco Silent Film Examiner Back in the 1920’s, the silent cinema was an incredibly popular form of entertainment. Radio...
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Stephin Merritt and Magnetic Fields go silent

By Thomas Gladysz San Francisco Silent Film Examiner The Magnetic Fields are going silent. No, the indie pop band with the large following have not...
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