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Alex Greene & the Rolling Head Orchestra will present new musical scores for two silent science-fiction classics — A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune), France, 1902, directed by Georges Méliès and based on the novel by Jules Verne AND Aelita: Queen of Mars (Аэли́та), Soviet Union, 1924, directed by Yakov Protazanov, based on the novel by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy.
Considered by many to be one of the greatest and most influential silent-era films ever made, A TRIP TO THE MOON has turn-of-the-20th-century astronomers taking a proto-rocket to the moon and back to Earth. While on the moon, they are attacked and captured by moon natives who turn out to be surprisingly easy to kill and out-maneuver. In a similar tale of Earthmen hurling themselves into the void of space, AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS is a Russian silent film about a man who leaves his boring Earth wife behind to go to Mars and lead a revolution with the help of a Martian Queen named Aelita. These two silent-era classics will be live-scored by Alex Greene and The Rolling Head Orchestra!
Soundtrack by Alex Greene, 2019 resident composer at Crosstown Arts. Performed live by the Rolling Head Orchestra: Marc Franklin, trumpet; Tim Goodwin, bass and tuba; Alex Greene, keyboards; Tom Lonardo, drums; Jim Spake, clarinets and saxophones; John Whittemore, pedal steel, vibrophones, and guitar. With special guests: members of The Blueshift Ensemble and Kate Tayler Hunt, theremin and synthesizer.
The Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent, international, historically significant, artistic, experimental, cult, underground and documentary features.
Films begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater
Tickets are $5 (at the door only)
