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This December at the Silent Movie Theatre
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One of the great things about living in L.A. is the profusion of movie choices available. You can see everything from Beowulf in 3-D at the Bridge's IMAX theater to Into the Wild in one of the Landmark's Living Rooms to a revival screening of Bananas at the New Beverly. One of the best choices for more eclectic fare is the Silent Movie Theater. Every month they program several series, any of which is worth your time and money.
In December we get the Perverse Puppetry of Jan Svankmajer and Sects, Drugs & Mind Control: Cults! on Fridays; The New Naturalists and Holyfucking Kidshit! on Saturdays; and Amnesiac's Delights: Unforgettable Noirs, Contemporary Korean Cinema and Toho Festival: Deploy All Monsters on Sundays. Actual silent classics are screened on Wednesdays and Peep The Beat--a music series with guests--lands on Thursdays.
You can download a full program and calendar here or just check out the schedule after the jump!
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12/01; 7:30 pm - The Puffy Chair
12/01; 10:30 pm - Babe: Pig in the City
12/02; 1 pm - Somewhere in the Night
12/02; 7 pm - Woman is the Future of Man
12/02; 9:30 pm - Matango
12/04; 8 pm - Experimental Night: Rybczynski
12/07; 7:30 pm - Alice
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12/07; 10 pm - Select Sects and Cult Cuts
12/07; 12 am - Split Image
12/08; 7:30 pm - Apart From That
12/08; 10:30 pm - The Peanut Butter Solution
12/09; 1 pm - Singapore
12/09; 7 pm - Oldboy
12/09; 9:30 pm - The H-Man
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12/12; 8 pm - The Matinee Idol
12/13; 8 pm - Ben Stokes: Audio Visualist
12/14; 7:30 pm - Faust
12/14; 10:30 pm - Bad Dreams
12/15; 7:30 pm - Mutual Appreciation
12/15; 10:30 pm - Mac and Me
12/16; 1 pm - Shadow on the Wall
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12/16; 7 pm - Oasis
12/16; 9:30 pm - Godzilla vs The Smog Monster
12/19; 8 pm - Fig Leaves
12/20; 8 pm - Keepintime & Brasilintime (With B+)
12/21; 7:30 pm - Conspirators of Pleasure
12/21; 10 pm - The Wicker Man
12/21; 12 am - The Wicker Man
12/22; 7:30 pm - Old Joy
12/22; 10:30 pm - A Holy Fucking Shit Christmas Special
12/23; 1 pm - Black Angel
12/23; 4 pm - Safety Last!
12/23; 7 pm - Take Care of My Cat
12/23; 9:30 pm - King Kong Escapes
12/26; 8 pm - Underworld
12/27; 8 pm - Deep Crates 1 & 2
12/28; 7:30 pm - Lunacy
12/28; 10 pm - Aliens From Spaceship Earth
12/28; 12 am - The Helter Skelter Murders
12/29; 7:30 pm - Frownland
12/29; 10:30 pm - The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
12/30; 1 pm - Mirage
12/30; 7 pm - A Tale of Two Sisters
12/30; 9:30 pm - Destroy All Monsters
The Silent Movie Theater is located at 611 North Fairfax Avenue
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