MGM Anniversary Includes Lorre

From mid-July to mid-September, 2024, the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, located in Silver Spring, Maryland, celebrates the 100th anniversary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with a special series of MGM movies – including two Peter Lorre films.

In July, Mad Love (1935) will be shown on these days and times ~

• Saturday, July 20 – 9:20 pm
• Sunday, July 21 – 12:55 pm

And in August, Silk Stockings (1957) will be shown on these days and times ~

• Sunday, August 18 – 4:35 pm
• Monday, August 19 – 4:35 pm
• Wednesday, August 21 – 4:20 pm

Tickets are $13 for adults; $11 for AFI members (2 star and higher) and seniors age 65 and older; $8 for children age 12 and under; $10 for matinee showings Saturdays and Sundays before noon, and weekdays before 5 pm.

Tickets may be purchased at the AFI Silver box-office. Tickets may also be purchased online through the cinema’s website. A nominal service fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The AFI Silver Theatre is located at 8633 Colesville Road, at the intersection of Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue, in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Parking is available in several public parking decks close to the theater. Most convenient is the Wayne Avenue garage, located at 921 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland. Parking at the Wayne Avenue garage is free all day on Sundays.

Directions to the cinema, as well as information about parking and public transportation, may be found on the AFI Silver website.

The celebration of MGM’s centennial began on Friday, July 12, 2024, and will run until Thursday, September 19, 2024. The list of movies in the series is available on the AFI Silver website.