Film History Lecture: REDISCOVERED RARE MOVIE COMICS

Join film scholar Glenn Andreiev for a lively exploration of some vintage funny-people who are becoming mainstream cult movie stars

Members: $10 • Public: $15
Modern audiences are becoming fans of rare and sometimes unusual movie comics from the past. Spend a whirlwind evening at the Cinema as film scholar Glenn Andreievpresents a class on vintage and obscure funny people. Discover movie comedy teams such as Wheeler and Woolsey, whose naughty, pre-code antics sent religious groups into a tizzy. Soak in the surrealslap-stick antics of Olsen and Johnson, whose 1940’s films looked like an insane combination of Abbott and Costello and German expressionism. Discover the wild films of lovely pre-war Soviet singer/comedienne Lyubov Orlova, whose energetic Russian-language musical-comedies combined sight gags with early cartoon animation. (Josef Stalin was a die-hard Orlova fan, and would often act out scenes from her films for party guests!) Add on other rare comics such as Mexico’s “El Pipporro”, a singing-joking cowboy, who in one film, saves the world from intergalactic bathing beauties, and you have an unforgettable trip through movie comedy history.

Glenn Andreiev is a graduate of New York’s School Of Visual Arts, and a Long Island based independent film-maker. His films include Mad Wolf, Sharp and Sudden, The Deed To Hell and The Make-Believers. His upcoming film is Spies And Ghosts. His work has been featured onCNN, Court TV, and Netflix. He writes film articles for filmsinreview.com, examiner.com and The Village Connection. He has been teaching film making classes at the Cinema Arts Centre for the past fifteen years. He is also a contributor to Kevin Lindenmuth’s new book, How To Make Movies: Low Budget/No Budget Indie Experts Tell All. Glenn’s website is www.huntingtonactionfilms.com