Lorre Sings and Dances at the Prytania

Lorre fans in the New Orleans area are in for a special treat on Sunday, Jan. 15 and Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 – a showing of the classic MGM musical Silk Stockings (1957) at the historic Prytania Theatre as part of their Classic Movie Series, which continues through January and February.

The movie will begin at 10 am each morning, introduced by Rene J. Brunet, owner of the historic Prytania. Brunet is acknowledged as an expert on film, as well as a New Orleans theater historian.

Ticket prices are $6 for all ages for the matinee screening. Tickets may be purchased at the cinema box office. Tickets may also be purchased online through the Prytania website. Select "Purchase Tickets" from the drop-down menu, and select Silk Stockings. A nominal fee of $1.25 will be charged for online purchases.

The Prytania Theatre is located at 5339 Prytania Street, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Parking is available on the streets near the cinema.

For more information, please call the Prytania at (504) 891-2787.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of Silk Stockings through interviews with dance choreography Hermes Pan, director Reuben Mamoulian, and actor Joseph Buloff (who played one of Peter’s fellow Russian commissars). Admitting to Pan he was not a dancer, Peter nonetheless came up with suggestions to make his dances funnier, including a kazatski, a demanding Ukranian dance he performs with a butter knife clenched between his teeth.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available for the Kindle and Nook, as well as hard-back and soft-bound editions.

Casablanca at Harrisburg Midtown Cinema

Lorre fans in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, area will have the opportunity to catch Peter in a movie theater this weekend when the Midtown Cinema presents Casablanca (1942) on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, as part of their series of Oscar-winning films.

Casablanca will begin at 7 pm in Theater 2.

Admission is $9 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the Midtown Cinema’s box office. Tickets may also be purchased on-line through the venue’s website. A nominal booking fee of $1 will be added to each ticket purchased on-line.

The Midtown Cinema is located at 250 Reily Street, in the midtown area of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Parking is available in a small lot along Susquehanna Street, located beside the cinema, as well as on the streets near the Midtown.

For more information, please contact the Midtown at 717-909-6566.

Happy Birthday, Sydney Greenstreet – with Peter Lorre

Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, marks the 137th birthday of character actor Sydney Greenstreet – and the Turner Classic Movies channel will celebrate the occasion with a day of Greenstreet movies, beginning at 6 am EST.

And as Greenstreet's frequent co-star, Peter Lorre will appear in five of the eight movies, beginning at 9:15 am with The Conspirators (1944).

Here's the full schedule ~

• 6 am – Across The Pacific (1942)
• 7:45 am – That Way With Women (1947)
• 9:15 am – The Conspirators (1944)
• 11 am – The Woman in White (1948)
• 1 pm – Passage to Marseille (1944)
• 3 pm – Background to Danger (1943)
• 4:30 pm – Casablanca (1942)
• 6:15 pm – The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Although the Sydney G. marathon ends with The Maltese Falcon, Lorre fans will have one more opportunity to enjoy Peter's work, when TCM turns the Spotlight on "The Golden Years" with a showing of Arsenic and Old Lace at 8 pm.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen Youngkin discusses the on-screen partnership of Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet through their nine movies at Warner Bros., beginning with The Maltese Falcon in 1941 to The Verdict in 1946. Though they did not socialize outside of the studio, each appreciated the other actor's talent. Peter called Sydney G. "The Old Man". And Sydney called Peter L. "Puck".

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available in soft-cover and hard-back editions, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Happy Holidays with Peter Lorre!

Holiday treats are in store for Lorre fans in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, area – special screenings of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) on Christmas Day and Casablanca (1942) over the New Year’s weekend at the Brattle Theatre.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea will be shown on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, at 4:30 pm, 7 pm, and 9:30 pm, as the Brattle celebrates Kirk Douglas’ 100th birthday.

Casablanca will be shown on Friday, Dec. 30, at 4:30 pm, 7 pm, and 9:30 pm, and on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, at 1:30 pm, 4 pm, 6:30 pm, and 9 pm.

The Brattle will screen 35mm prints of both films.

General admission tickets are $9 for shows starting before 5 pm and $11 for evening shows. Admission for military personnel (with valid ID), students (with valid ID), and Brattle members is $9 for any showing. Admission for children age 12 and under and seniors is $8 for any showing. Admission for Brattle members is $9 for any showing.

Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens 30 minutes before the first show of the day. Tickets may be purchased on-line through the cinema’s website. From the “Calendar” drop-down menu or the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea or Casablanca webpage, click the “Buy Tickets” button. A nominal fee be added to all on-line purchases.

The Brattle Theatre is located in Brattle Hall, at 40 Brattle Street, a block from Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Also located in the building are the Algiers Café and the Alden and Harlow Restaurant. The cinema’s entrance is on the left side of the building – look for the sidewalk poster case and the marquee.

Parking is available at meters around Harvard Square, as well as nearby parking garages. The Brattle Theatre box office will validate parking tickets at the Charles Square Garage and the University Place Garage.

The Brattle Theatre is well-served by public transportation – both MBTA bus routes and the subway.

More information about parking and public transportation, as well as directions, is available on the Brattle Theatre website.

For more information, please call the cinema at (617) 876-6837.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea through interviews with art director Harper Goff and actor Kirk Douglas, and the filming of Casablanca through interviews with actor Dan Seymour and scriptwriter Julius J. Epstein.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available for Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes and Noble’s Nook, as well as hardcover and soft-bound editions.

Iowa Library Film Series Includes Lorre

The Storm Lake Public Library, in Storm Lake, Iowa, continues their “Great Directors” series with a showing of The Maltese Falcon (1941) on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016.

The movie begins at 1 pm. Light snacks will be served during the film.

Admission is free for everyone.

The Storm Lake Public Library is located at 609 Cayuga Street, in Storm Lake, Iowa.

Parking is available on Cayuga Street, in front of the library.

For more information, please call the library at 712-732-8026.

Library Film Program Includes Lorre

The Saranac Lake Free Library continues their “Great Films” program with a showing of Casablanca (1942) on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016.

The movie begins at 2 pm in the Thomas B. Cantwell Community Room.

Admission is free for everyone.

The Saranac Lake Free Library is located at 109 Main Street, in Saranac Lake, New York. For more information, please call the library at 518-891-4190.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005), Stephen D. Youngkin recounts the making of Casablanca, a film to which Peter attached little importance and later claimed he made more money playing the roulette wheel on the “Gambling Room” ser than he did acting before the cameras.

However, Casablanca did give Peter the opportunity to work for a third time with his off-screen buddy Humphrey Bogart, as well as earn him a contract with the Warner Bros. studio he is now so closely associated with.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available in soft-bound and hard-back editions, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Casablanca at Penn Cinemas

The “Monday Night” series of classic films returns to Penn Cinema locations in Lititz, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and Casablanca (1942) is on the schedule for Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.

The movie begins at 7 pm.

Admission is $11.50 for adults, $8.50 for children and seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the box office. Tickets may also be purchased on-line through the Penn Cinema website. Click the "Buy Tickets" button, select "November 14" from the calendar, and click on Casablanca from the drop-down list. A fee of $1 will be charged for each ticket purchased on-line.

The Penn Cinema in Lititz is located at 541 Airport Road, in Lititz, Pennsylvania. For more information, please call the theater at 717-626-7720.

The Penn Cinema in Wilmington is located at 401 South Madison Street, in Wilmington, Delaware. For more information, please call the theater at 302-656-4314.

The “Monday Night” series runs from November 7 to December 12, 2016. The complete schedule of movies is available on the Penn Cinema website.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005), Stephen D. Youngkin recounts the making of Casablanca, a film to which Peter attached little importance but which led to his receiving a contract with Warner Bros. and continuing work in the wartime dramas and mysteries he became best known for at the studio.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available in soft-bound and hard-back editions, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Milwaukee Art Museum Exhibit Includes Lorre

At the Milwaukee Art Museum, the new exhibit "Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s" takes a look at the Expressionist films produced in Germany during the Weimar Republic, between 1918 and 1933, through production design drawings, photographs, posters, documents, equipment, and film clips from more than 20 films. A special film program of four movies from the period will accompany the exhibit, including Peter Lorre's first sound movie M (1931).

The exhibit will run from Friday, October 21, 2016, to Sunday, January 22, 2017, in the museum's Baker/Rowland Galleries.

M will be shown on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at 2 pm in the Lubar Auditorium. Admission is free for everyone visiting the museum.

A complete list of all programs, discussions, gallery talks, and movies included with the "Haunted Screens" exhibit is available on the Milwaukee Art Museum website.

The Milwaukee Art Museum is located at 700 North Art Museum Drive, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. On Friday, the museum closes at 8 pm. The museum is closed on Mondays.

Admission to the museum is $17 for adults, $15 for seniors (65 and older) and students with ID. Admission is free for Art Museum members, children 12 and under, and Wisconsin K through 12 teachers (with valid school ID or paystub).

Parking is available in the museum’s underground parking garage, accessible from either Michigan Street or Lincoln Memorial Drive. Information about parking rates, as well as directions to the Milwaukee Art Museum, is available on the museum’s website.

For more information, please contact the museum at (414) 224-3200.

El Segundo Venue Presents The Maltese Falcon

Peter Lorre fans in the area of El Segundo and Los Angeles, California, can celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Maltese Falcon (1941) this weekend, when the Old Town Music Hall presents the classic mystery film Friday through Sunday, November 4 to 6, 2016.

The movie will be shown these dates and times ~

• Friday – 8:15 pm
• Saturday – 2:30 pm and 8:15 pm
• Sunday – 2:30 pm

The program includes a selection of tunes on the venue’s Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ, an audience sing-along, and a comedy short. The feature movie will follow a 15-minute intermission.

Admission is $10 for adults and children and $8 for seniors age 62 and older. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens 30 minutes before show time. Advance tickets are not available.

The Old Town Music Hall is located at 140 Richmond Street, near the Los Angeles International Airport, in El Segundo, California. Directions to the theater are available on the venue’s website.

Parking is available in the lot beside the Old Town Music Hall.

For more information, please contact the Old Town Music Hall at 310-322-2592.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of The Maltese Falcon, the first film Peter made with Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet, his co-stars in several other mystery and wartime dramas at the Warner Bros. studio.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available in hard-back and soft-bound editions, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Imperial War Museum Exhibit Includes Lorre

From July 2016 until January 2017, the Imperial War Museum in London, England, presents the new exhibit “Real to Reel: A Century of War Movies”, a look at the ways filmmakers use the backdrop and drama of war to tell stories of tragedy and loss, fear and courage, including film clips, costumes, props, scripts, sketches, and designs from such films as Casablanca (1942), and War Horse (2011), among others.

A special film program of three wartime movies will accompany the exhibit, including Peter Lorre’s Casablanca (1942).

The exhibit will run until Sunday, January 8, 2017.

Casablanca will be shown on Thursday, November 3, 2016, at 7 pm in the museum’s atrium on the traveling pop-up movie screen called The Nomad, below a Spitfire suspended from the museum’s ceiling.

Admission is £25 for everyone, which includes the film screening, entrance to the “Real to Reel” exhibit, and a complimentary drink. Tickets may be purchased through The Nomad Cinema website. A booking fee of £2.50 will be charged on all on-line purchases.

A complete list of all programs, discussions, gallery talks, and movies included with the “Real to Reel” exhibit is available on the Imperial War Museum website.

The Imperial War Museum is located on Lambeth Road, SE1, in London, England.

The museum is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm.

Admission to the museum is £10 for adults, £5 for children and Art Fund members, and £7 for concessions (seniors, students, and the unemployed). Admission is free for Imperial War Museum members.

The Imperial War Museum is well-served by public transportation options, such as the London underground and bus routes. The nearest tube stations are Waterloo and Elephant and Castle. Lambeth North, also close by and most convenient to the museum, is closed until mid-February, 2017.

More information on getting to the Imperial War Museum is available on the museum’s website.

For more information, please contact the museum at 020 7416 5000.