November
16 "Fiend" on Film

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is screening a program Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. called “A Century Ago: The Films of 1906” that will include the rare chance to see the animated pic "Dream of a Rarebit Fiend," based on the seminal comic strip by Winsor McCay.

Anyone who has seen McCay's originals in the Masters of American Comics exhibit, or is lucky enough to have a copy of "Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Sundays" knows how outstanding McCay's work is and what a unique opportunity it is to be able to see this film.

Other pics on the program include another early animated film, "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces," a hand-tinted print of “Voyage autour d’une étoile” and real footage of the San Francisco earthquake. Most films will be shown in 35mm, with live musical accompaniment.

Tickets are $5 for the general public; $3 for Academy members and students. The program will be screened at the Linwood Dunn Theater in the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Studies, 1313 N. Vine St. in Hollywood.