Milford, CT, Venue for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

The Center for the Arts in Milford, Connecticut, will begin their 2014 “Film Series” with 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) on Friday, Jan. 30, 2014.

The program will begin at 7:30 pm.

The complete film schedule, as well as other events at the Center of the Arts, is posted on the Center’s website.

The Center for the Arts is located at 40 Railroad Avenue, in Milford, Connecticut. Directions to the Center for the Arts may be found on the Center’s website. Parking is available at the Center.

Admission for children is free. The suggested donation for adults is $8.

For more information, please call (203) 878-6647.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005), author Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of Peter’s only film at the Walt Disney Studio, including interviews with actor Kirk Douglas, who played master harpooner Ned Land, and Harper Goff, the film’s art designer.

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

Bogart Fest in Buffalo Includes Two Lorre Films

The Old Chestnut Film Society, which meets at the Philip Sheridan School in Buffalo, New York, will include two Peter Lorre movies in their Humphrey Bogart film fest, “Bogie! Tough and Tender”.

The Maltese Falcon (1941) will be shown Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at 7:30 pm.

All Through the Night (1942) will be shown Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at 7:30 pm.

The complete festival schedule – which began on Oct. 11, 2013 and runs until May 9, 2014 – is posted on the Ken-Ton Community Education website.

Each film will be shown in the Community Room of the Philip Sheridan School. Although refreshments will not be provided, attendees are welcome to bring their own. Dr. Grant Golden – founder, director, and projectionist at the Old Chestnut Film Society – will host each film, including short subjects and door prizes.

The Philip Sheridan School is located at 3200 Elmwood Avenue, in Buffalo, New York. Parking is available at the school.

Tickets are $6 for both residents and non-residents. A ticket for the entire series is also available for $32.

For more information, please call (716) 836-4757.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005), author Stephen D. Youngkin discussed the off-screen friendship of Peter and Bogie, as well as the making of The Maltese Falcon and All Through the Night – which the two actors filmed consecutively.

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

Northwest Film Center Runs The Chase This Weekend

The Northwest Film Center in Portland, Oregon, will include The Chase (1946) as part of their “Treasures from the UCLA Archive” film festival this month, featuring a selection of the restored movie prints shown during UCLA’s 2013 “Festival of Preservation”. The festival begins on Friday, January 3, and ends on Thursday, January 30, 2014.

The Chase will be shown Saturday, Jan. 4, at 4 pm, with a second showing on Sunday, Jan. 5, at 7 pm.

Funded by The Film Foundation and the Franco-American Cultural fund, preservation of The Chase involved incomplete 35mm nitrate prints and negatives, both original and dupe, as well as 16mm acetate picture and track negatives.

The complete festival schedule may be found on the Northwest Film Center website.

The Chase will be shown at the Portland Art Museum, in the Whitsell Auditorium, located at 1219 SW Park Avenue, in Portland, Oregon. The Whitsell Auditorium is located on the lower level of the Belluschi Building.

The entrance to the Whitsell Auditorium is located at the Hoffman Lobby entrance, located on the north side of the Museum’s red brick building at Madison and Park avenues, near the Museum Gift Shop and outdoor sculpture garden. The Portland Art Museum is located in downtown Portland, on the historic Park Blocks.

Tickets are $9 for general admission; $8 for Portland Art Museum (PAM) members, students, and seniors; and $6 for Friends of the Film Center.

Tickets may be purchased at the Box Office, which opens 30 minutes before any show. Tickets may also be purchased on-line, through the Northwest Film Center website. Scroll to The Chase entry on the schedule and click the “Buy Tickets” button. A fee of $1 will be added to your order.

Directions by car to the Portland Art Museum are available on the museum’s website. The museum is also well-served by bus and streetcars. More information on public transportation is available on the museum’s website.

Parking is available on the streets near the Portland Art Museum, as well as parking garages along SW Columbia Street. More information about parking may be found on the Parkopedia website.

For more information, please call the Portland Art Museum at (503) 226-2811.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005), author Stephen D. Youngkin discussed the making of The Chase with the lead actor Bob Cummings, who reminisced about working with Peter Lorre on the film.

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

Peter Lorre on TV This Winter

A new year begins – as well as a new year of Peter Lorre movies on television and Turner Classic Movies beginning with January, February, and March. All times shown are Eastern Standard.

Peter Lorre's page on the TV Guide Channel website lists the Lorre films scheduled on various television channels over a 2-week period.

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January, 2014

Joan Crawford is Turner Classic Movie’s “Star of the Month” in January, and the two films she appeared in with Peter Lorre are on the schedule.

Jan. 7 (Tues), 1:30 am, Retro Movie channel – Tales of Terror (1962). Peter appeared in the second of the three segments, “The Black Cat”, the serio-comic story of a man who “hated a cat – a black cat”.

Jan. 8 (Wed), 3:05 pm, Retro Movie channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

Jan. 8 (Wed), 2:30 am, Antenna TV channel – Alfred Hitchcock Presents, “The Diplomatic Corpse”, originally airing on CBS on Dec. 8, 1957.

Jan. 10 (Fri), 11 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Jan. 10 (Fri), 11:10 am and 10:10 pm, Retro Movie channel – The Patsy (1964). His passing on March 23, 1964, came three days after Peter finished work on this film.

Jan. 11 (Sat), 6:10 am, Retro Movie channel – The Patsy (1964).

Jan. 11 (Sat), 10 pm, Turner Classic Movies channel – Arsenic and Old Lace (1964). TCM presents an evening of movies directed by Frank Capra. Once filming ended on Arsenic and Old Lace, Capra presented to each actor a photo of the cast standing among the tombstones in the “cemetery” set. Peter’s personal copy is displayed in the photo section of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre website, official site for Peter’s authorized biography, by Stephen Youngkin.

Jan. 12 (Sun.), 6 am, TCM channel – Silk Stockings (1957). Peter enjoyed the opportunity he was given to sing and dance in this Fred Astaire musical.

Jan. 14 (Tues), 5 pm, TCM – Mad Love (1954). Peter Lorre’s first American movie was not with Columbia Studios, with whom he had a contract, but with MGM in this horror tale about a famed Parisian surgeon (Lorre) whose love for a famous theater actress drives him to a daring experiment – to replace her husband’s damaged hands with the hands of an executed knife-thrower.

Jan. 15 (Wed), 4 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Jan. 15 (Wed.), 4:30 am, Antenna TV channel – The Jack Benny Show (Jan. 22, 1963).

Jan. 16 (Thurs), 11:15 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Jan. 17 (Fri.), 7 am, Antenna TV channel – Crime and Punishment (1935).

Jan. 17 (Fri), 11:30 am, Fox Movie Channel – Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962).

Jan. 17 (Fri), TCM – A Lorre double-feature with January star Joan Crawford in Strange Cargo (1940) at 9:15 am and Hollywood Canteen (1944) at 5:15 pm.

Jan. 17 (Fri.), 3 am, THIS channel – Crime and Punishment (1935).

Jan. 20 (Mon), 11:35 am, Fox Movie Channel – Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962).

Jan. 20 (Mon), 9:45 am, 4:40 pm, and 3:15 am, Retro Movie channel – The Patsy (1964).

Jan. 21 (Tues), 6 am, Fox Movie Channel – Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962).

Jan. 22 (Wed), 12 midnight, Retro Movie channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

Jan. 23 (Thurs), 3:30 pm, Retro Movie channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

Jan. 28 (Tues), 11:30 am and 4 am, Fox Movie Channel – Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962).

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February, 2014

February brings Turner Classic Movies’ annual “31 Days of Oscar”, running to the beginning of March. Although Peter Lorre never won an Oscar, many of his movies are on the lists of many of the categories, including winners and nominations.

Feb. 6 (Thurs), 9:30 am, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1944). The category is "Best Actress Nominees", and Joan Fontaine was nominated for her role as Tess Sanger. Peter plays Fritz Bercovy, who loves and marries Tess’ sister Toni (Brenda Marshall).

Feb. 8 (Sat), 10:30 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The category is "Best Picture Nominees".

Feb. 11 (Tues), 8 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). The category is "1956 Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees".

Feb. 27 (Thurs), 2:30 am, Antenna TV channel – Alfred Hitchcock Presents, "Man From the South" (March 13, 1960). The classic tale of an unusual bet made on a cigarette lighter lighting 10 times in succession.

Feb. 28 (Fri), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). The category is "1943 Best Actor Nominees". Humphrey Bogart was nominated Best Actor for the part of Rick Blaine, an ex-patriot American running a saloon in Casablanca. It was also Bogart’s third film working with Peter Lorre, in the small but pivotal role of Ugarte, who sells exit visas to refugees – many of them Rick’s customers – trying to escape the North African town for America.

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March, 2014

Mary Astor is the "Star of the Month" on Turner Classic Movies in March. The Maltese Falcon, the only movie Peter Lorre made with her, is among several Lorre movies on TCM this month.

Mar. 4 (Tues), 10 am, THIS channel – Muscle Beach Party (1964). Peter's one and only appearance in the popular Beach Party series of movies at American International Pictures of the 1960s was playing in movie theaters the day his death was reported in the press.

Mar. 8 (Sat), 1:45 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

Mar. 12 (Wed), 8 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The TCM spotlight shines on Mary Astor in the only movie she made with Peter Lorre – a classic tale of greed and murder and a fabulous gold-and-jewel statuette.

Mar. 14 (Fri), 10:45 am, TCM – Beat the Devil (1953).

Mar. 25 (Tues), 9:30 pm, TCM – The Cross of Lorraine (1943).

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Many of these and other Lorre movies are now available on DVD and VHS – some remastered and packaged with extra features. For more information on the films of Peter Lorre released to home video, head on over to the DVD — VHS section of The Lost One website.

Happy viewing!

Bijou Metro Presents Special Showings of M

As part of their Bijou Classic Series, the First National Taphouse presents M (1931) at the Bijou Metro in Eugene, Oregon, beginning Friday, Dec. 13, and ending Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. But in addition to the evening showings of Peter Lorre’s first sound movie, the Bijou Metro will include two special presentations.

On Sunday, Dec. 15, syndicated film critic Doug Hennessy will host “How to Watch a Movie Like a Film Critic”. Hennessy will go scene by scene through the movie, discussing every sequence, analyzing how tension and suspense are built, and director Fritz Lang’s particular use of sound.

The movie will begin at 10:30 am, take a lunch break at noon, then continue until 2:30 pm.

On Monday, Dec. 16, Tom Blank will host a screening of M at the Bijou Metro. A retired Hollywood movie and television director, Tom Blank regularly conducts seminars on film at venues such as the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) in Eugene, Oregon.

The program will begin with a showing of M at 5 pm, followed by a discussion of the movie with Tom Blank.

Regular showtimes for M during the week are listed on the Bijou Metro website.

Admission for Doug Hennessy’s program on Sunday, Dec. 16, is $5 for all seats. Admission for Tom Blank’s program on Monday, Dec. 17, is $5 for all seats. Admission for regular showings are also $5 for all seats.

Tickets may also be purchased through the Bijou Metro website. Select a date and a number of tickets. The Bijou Metro accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. Tickets will be held at the cinema box-office. To collect the tickets, present either the 12-digit confirmation number or the credit card used to purchase them.

The Bijou Metro is located at 43 West Broadway, in Eugene, Oregon.

For more information, please contact the cinema at (541) 686-2458.

In his book The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen Youngkin discusses the making of M, including interviews with director Fritz Lang and Peter’s brother Andrew Lorre, who visited the set during filming.

The Lost One is available on the Kindle Nook, as well as hard-back and soft-bound editions.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at the George Eastman House

As part of their salute to the birth of the CinemaScope process 60 years ago, the Dryden Theatre presents a series of landmark CinemaScope movies. On Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, the program continues with a showing in 35mm of the Walt Disney Productions film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), co-starring Peter Lorre with James Mason, Kirk Douglas and Paul Lukas.

The movie will begin at 8 pm.

Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for students and Dryden Theatre members. Tickets may be purchased at the theater box-office, which opens 45 minutes before a given screening.

Tickets may also be purchased online through the theater website. Click the “Tickets” tab on the theater website, then scroll to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and click the “Purchase” button. A $2 convenience fee to benefit the George Eastman House will be charged for each online ticket order.

The Dryden Theatre is located at 900 East Avenue, within the George Eastman House, in Rochester, New York. The Dryden Theatre is served by public transportation. A map of the theater’s location, as well as PDF files for the bus routes, is available at the Dryden Theatre website.

Free parking is available at the George Eastman House. Visitors may enter the museum grounds by either the East Avenue entrance or the University Avenue entrance.

In conjunction with the CinemaScope movie program, the George Eastman House presents an exhibit on the groundbreaking process – “Bigger Than Life: CinemaScope at 60”, which will run from Nov. 2, 2013, until Jan. 12, 2014.

The exhibit includes original artifacts from the museum’s collection, as well as multimedia and interactive displays, enabling visitors to explore the history, technology, and promotion of CinemaScope.

The exhibit is located in the Brackett Clark Annex.

Admission to the George Eastman House is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors age 65 and older, and $5 for students with proper ID. Children age 12 and under, as well as members, may visit for free. More information on the George Eastman House, including hours, may be found on the museum’s website.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen Youngkin discussed the making of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with actors James Mason and Kirk Douglas, who recounted their experiences working with Peter on the film.

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

Casablanca Showing at William Monroe High This Friday

As part of their monthly classic movie series, the William Monroe High School Theater Department and the Academic Events committee has selected Casablanca (1942) for Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

The program will begin at 7 pm in the Cinema at the WMHS Performing Arts Center.

Admission is free and open to the public, as well as WMHS students and faculty.

Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase. All concession stand purchases will benefit the performing arts department and the spring musical.

William Monroe High School is located at 254 Monroe Drive, in Standardsville, VA. The school may be contacted at (434) 985-5273.

The committee’s goal is to select movies that are culturally significant, as well as family-friendly, in order to educate the community about the history and importance of film.

Though originally released over Thanksgiving in 1942, Casablanca went into wide release in January 1943 and took the Oscar for “Best Picture of 1943”.

In The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin details the making of Casablanca. It was a movie to which Peter attached little importance but remains one of his best-inown – even though his actual screen time is approximately 8 minutes and his character is dispatched within the first half hour.

The Lost One is available in both hard-back and soft-bound, as well as the Nook and Kindle.

Roger Corman Tribute Includes Lorre Film

On Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, director Roger Corman will receive the George Eastman Award at the Dryden Theatre in Rochester, New York. On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Dryden Theatre will show The Raven (1963) as part of its two-month salute to Corman.

The Raven will begin at 8 pm.

Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for students and Dryden Theatre members. Tickets may be purchased at the theater box-office, which opens 45 minutes before a given screening.

Tickets may also be purchased online through the theater website. Click the “Tickets” tab on the theater website, then scroll to The Raven and click the “Purchase” button. A $2 convenience fee to benefit the George Eastman House will be charged for each online ticket order.

The Dryden Theatre is located at 900 East Avenue, within the George Eastman House, in Rochester, New York. The Dryden Theatre is served by public transportation. A map of the theater’s location, as well as PDF files for the bus routes, is available at the Dryden Theatre website.

Free parking is available at the George Eastman House. Visitors may enter the museum grounds by either the East Avenue entrance or the University Avenue entrance.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen Youngkin discussed with Roger Corman his experiences working with Peter on two of the movies in AIP’s Edgar Allan Poe series – Tales of Terror (1962) and The Raven (1963).

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

Lorre Horror-Comedies Scheduled for Washington D.C. Libraries

Peter Lorre fans in the Washington, D.C., area will be treated to free showings of You’ll Find Out (1940) and The Raven (1963) at regional libraries this week.

You’ll Find Out will be shown at the Bull Run Regional Library in Manassas, Virginia, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, as a wrap-up of the 5-week “Pre-Halloween Scary Movie” series. Gary Crawford will host the program, which will include wartime movie previews, at 7 pm in the Bull Run Community Room A and B.

The Bull Run Regional Library is located at 8051 Ashton Avenue, in Manassas, Virginia. For more information, please call the library at (703) 792-4500.

The Raven will be shown at the Francis A. Gregory Library in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Oct. 25, as part of the library’s Friday matinee Vincent Price Film Series. The program will begin at 3 pm.

The Francis A. Gregory Library is located at 3660 Alabama Avenue, SE, in Washington, D.C. For more information, please call the library at (202) 645-4297.

Charlotte Library Includes 2 Lorre Films

Peter Lorre fans in Charlotte, North Carolina, will have the opportunity to catch free showings of Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and The Man Who Knew Too Much at several branches of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Arsenic and Old Lace will be shown at the Hickory Grove branch on Wednesday, Oct. 23, as part of the library’s “Movie Classics” series, presented on the fourth Wednesday of every month. The movie will begin at 1 pm in the Community Room.

Registration for Arsenic and Old Lace is required. To register online, complete the form on the event’s website. You may also register by contacting the Hickory Grove branch at (704) 416-4400.

The Hickory Grove branch is located at 5935 Hickory Grove Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information, please call the library at (704) 416-4400.

The Man Who Knew Too Much will be shown at the library’s Main branch on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. The movie will be presented by Sam Shapiro in the Francis Auditorium, beginning at 2 pm.

The Main branch of the library is located at 310 North Tryon Street, in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information, please call (704) 416-0100.

The Man Who Knew Too Much will also be shown at the Beatties Ford Road Regional Library on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, as part of that branch’s series “It Happened One Year: Classic Movies from 1934”, which will run on the second Saturday of every month from Oct. 12, 2013, to May 10, 2014. The Man Who Knew Too Much will begin at 2 pm in Community Room B.

The Beatties Ford Road Regional library is located at 2412 Beatties Ford Road, in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information, please call the library at (704) 416-3000.