HEIGHTS SILENT SUNDAY NIGHTS

"NOSFERATU"

Oct. 26, 2014, 7:30 p.m.

DIGITAL PRESENTATION

The iconic German horror masterpiece on the big screen accompanied by The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra of Minnesota. Originating in St. Louis, the Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra employs a perspective that films of the Silent Era are not dusty museum pieces, but rather vital and urgently relevant works of art. The ensemble consciously eschews the styles that dominated early film accompaniment--often the popular tunes of the time--in observance of the century of popular music that has since shaped the contemporary ear. Performing all original music, the R&P MPO is a contemporary motion picture orchestra serving a contemporary audience, imbuing the film narratives with a genuinely complementary and supportive aural accompaniment.

"THE BIG PARADE"

Aug. 9, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

Digital Cinema Presentation.

Accompanied by HARVEY GUSTAFSON at the keyboard of the Heights Mighty Wurlitzer!

Long before the Vietnam war galvanized American filmmakers to create anti-war films, King Vidor's The Big Parade was an unflinching look at the true cost of war. An idle young man is caught up in war hysteria and enlists, discovering to his horror just what it means to kill or be killed. This monumental picture's extravagant war scenes don't overwhelm its delicate message, and it went on to become the most successful film of the silent era after Birth of a Nation. Don't miss this rare screening.

DCP courtesy Warner Bros.