Limes with Orange

Hmm... now there's a title that can get the imagination started. What it actually refers to is the Calgary Cinematheque Society's screening of Joseph von Sternberg's masterpiece "Underworld" at the Plaza Cinema tonight accompanied by the Alloy Orchestra. Now this is gonna be cool. Here's the blurb:

"Recently restored by Paramount, Joseph von Sternberg's masterpiece UNDERWORLD plays for one night only at the Plaza Theatre on November 10th. This will be the Canadian premiere of the film that is credited with starting the gangster genre in Hollywood. Gangland big shot "Bull" Weed (George Bancroft) takes high-class bum "Rolls Royce" (Clive Brook) under his wing, but things go afoul when Bull's moll "Feathers" (Evelyn Brent) starts taking an interest in the new recruit. Initially ignored by Paramount, UNDERWORLD opened in one small theatre in New York in 1927 and went on to become the box office smash of the year. It made a star of George Bancroft and earned writer Ben Hecht an Academy Award.

"The Calgary Cinematheque is pleased to present the world famous Alloy Orchestra to accompany the screening of UNDERWORLD. Fresh from the recent New York Film Festival screening of UNDERWORLD where they premiered a brand new score, the Alloy Orchestra will be in Calgary on November 10th to play live to the screening at the Plaza. Mark your calendars and join us for this unique, one-time only event. ALLOY ORCHESTRA is a three man musical ensemble, writing and performing live accompaniment to classic silent films.

"Working with an outrageous assemblage of peculiar objects, they thrash and grind soulful music from unlikely sources. Performing at prestigious film festivals and cultural centers in the US and abroad (The Telluride Film Festival, The Louvre, Lincoln Center, The Academy of Motion Pictures, the National Gallery of Art and others), Alloy has helped revive some of the great masterpieces of the silent era."

Maybe I'll see you there!

Labels: film, music