Happy, uh, Family Day. (Don't laugh--It's nipping at the heels of Christmas.)
To celebrate this still-fresh statutory holiday, Toronto's TIFF Bell Lightbox is screening three films starring the Toronto-born Mary Pickford, and admission is absolutely free. The program starts at Noon, with Suds (1920); followed by Through the Back Door (1921) at 2:30; and My Best Girl (1927) at 4:30.
I wrote about My Best Girl (my favourite romantic-comedy, silent or sound) right here.
Also free is iNSiDEaMiND's new musical take on Sherlock, Jr. (1924), one of Buster Keaton's best films. This screening also begins at 4:30.
My post on Sherlock, Jr. is not hard to find.
Being a 'fed' in Ottawa, I worked. Did you actually Go to this free show? seems like alot of it was 'seens aready'
ReplyDeleteI didn't go. The Sherlock, Jr. screening was interesting to me due to the new score, but my schedule was busy enough that it wasn't a must. Good on TIFF for screening Pickford's films, though. It's a good shout-out to her home city, and her work rarely gets this kind of exposure. I remain convinced that anyone who sees My Best Girl will be won over.
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