The Sprocket Society is pleased to announce its Fall 2009 season, featuring a mixture of avant garde, documentary, and genre film programs, plus a good old-fashioned Halloween movie show. For the latest information, visit our events page, sign up for our e-mail list, or join us on Facebook.
HEAVY VISUALS ‘69
Electronic Cinema and Experimental Film
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On Saturday, July 25, 2009, pioneering sound artist Richard Lerman will be performing a concert as part of the excellent and always-ongoing Wayward Music Series at the Good Shepherd Center (located at 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. in Seattle, at the SW corner of 50th & Sunnyside in Wallingford). Admission is a $5 – $15 sliding [...]
It’s official — The Sprocket Society will be curating Secret Sunday Matinee II at the Northwest Film Forum this spring, March 1 – May 24, 2009!
Now at a later time — 3 PM (by popular demand). Each show will be a full two hours of classic and rare movie entertainment. Series passes will be available.
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Over at SIFFblog, David Jeffers has posted a preview of this winter’s silent film series and screenings in Seattle and Olympia.
First up is this Monday, Jan. 5 with Lon Chaney in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) at the aptly spectacular Paramount Theater, where Dennis James will be accompanying on the Mighty Wurlitzer organ. It [...]
New 35mm prints of the beautifully restored Coppola films The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) are now showing at the SIFF Cinema, closing on New Year’s Day.
Full schedule and advance ticket sales for all shows can be found at the SIFF web site. There are some marathon days, but most are one [...]
A revival of the classic weekend matinee, featuring a weekly movie serial, cartoons & shorts, and a Secret Feature
August 31 – November 23, 2008
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave., Seattle (on Capitol Hill, between Pike and Pine)
Sundays at noon, except Sun. Nov. 2 @ 4:00 PM
The Sprocket Society and the Northwest Film Forum proudly present The [...]
Special effects epics from the early 1900s, with unusual musical accompaniment.
Plus special guests Climax Golden Twins on dueling Victrolas!
Thurs. May 15, 2008 / 8:00 PM — one show only!
Northwest Film Forum – 1515 12th Ave.(on Capital Hill between Pike and Pine)
Tickets: 8.50 / $5.00 for NWFF members / $6.00 for children under 12 and seniors
Advance [...]
Films, Performance, and Music with Ross Lipman, Ruby Thicket, and The Philistine Liberation Orchestra
Sunday, April 13, 2008
The JewelBox Theater at The Rendezvous
2322 2nd Avenue, Seattle (in Belltown)
7:00 PM — $5.00 suggested donation
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The Sprocket Society is proud to present the Seattle debut of Los Angeles filmmaker [...]
Featuring The Mysterious Island and Noah’s Lark (both 1929). And beer.
Tues. March 4, 2008 at 8:00 PM
At the Northwest Film Forum – 1515 12th Ave. (on Capital Hill between Pike and Pine)
Free for NWFF members. $8.50/general admission. $6.00/children under 12 and seniors.
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Friday, July 6, 2007 was the Sprocket Society’s second backyard movie party of the season.
Because of the mid-summer lack of dark hours (and the presence of neighbors), we opted to dispense with the customary feature and go with a program of short films plus a 30 min. “featurette” — namely the absolutely brilliant film An [...]