tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post9138214834777108506..comments2024-03-24T20:01:47.103-07:00Comments on Hell On Frisco Bay: The Last Edition (1925)Brian Darrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-28921008948721887372013-07-22T14:28:42.083-07:002013-07-22T14:28:42.083-07:00I talked to Anita Monga a bit about this last mont...I talked to Anita Monga a bit about this <a href="http://hellonfriscobay.blogspot.com/2013/06/easy-virtue-1927.html" rel="nofollow">last month</a>. Basically, it seems the organ is in need of some kind of major repair and/or restoration, a circumstance essentially out of the festival's hands (though I note it was used Wednesday night before the Jim Jarmusch film screening- admittedly a lower-pressure situation than a silent accompaniment). Günter Buchwald did utilize it for most of his score for <b><i>The Half-Breed</i></b>, although he did bring out his violin as well- and at least once had them both sounding at once. He had his moments, but it was no replacement for a top-tier organist like Clark Wilson (who hasn't performed in San Francisco in years), Christian Elliot (who did a wonderful job with <b><i>Faust</i></b> at the SFSFF Winter event), or Dennis James (my personal favorite theatre organ performer, but not everyone's).<br /><br />As for <b><i>The Last Edition</i></b>, it was a shame that there was the projection issue in the middle reel, as it seems to have caused us to miss out on seeing at least one of the more San Francisco-showcasing chase sequences. The <a href="http://thelasteditionfilm.com/exteriors-san-francisco/" rel="nofollow">website</a> has quite a few shots I don't recall seeing yesterday. (Whereas all the site's <a href="http://thelasteditionfilm.com/los-angeles-exteriors/" rel="nofollow">Los Angeles</a> frames all came from reels we got to see in full, I think.Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-78387373681551889822013-07-22T12:03:04.952-07:002013-07-22T12:03:04.952-07:00Can you tell us why the Castro's wonderful the... Can you tell us why the Castro's wonderful theatre organ is not being used at the SIlent Film Festival.. This used to be a big part of it for me. The Festival is "silent" on this.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752450797078994012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-84726241611528595352013-07-22T12:01:16.753-07:002013-07-22T12:01:16.753-07:00There was so much hype because of San Francisco sc...There was so much hype because of San Francisco scenes in this, it was somewhat of a a letdown. The story was fine, but the local scenes were so few and short, if you blinked you missed them. And many of these 1 to 3 second outdoor shots were in Los Angeles.<br /> The newspaper production footage was interesting. A companion to similar scenes the first night, in Prix De Beaute.<br /><br />Stephen Horne was fantastic on piano & other instruments. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752450797078994012noreply@blogger.com