Slideshow
TOP HAT
in 35mm with pre-film musical presentation by Peter Mintun
Thursday, December 25
2:45
NOTE: This screening is SOLD OUT.
A standby line will form at the box office 30 minutes prior to showtime.
Peter Mintun started collecting music and records before he was a teenager. He interviewed famous as well as long-forgotten songwriters and has given them a new respect in the 21st Century. Closely associated with music in hotels and nightclubs, Mintun is an archivist at heart and has revived unjustly neglected music and composers of the early 20th century. Mintun’s knowledge of early popular music is respected globally and his research has helped musicians and historians around the world. In 1998, Mintun gave a talk at the Library of Congress for the Gershwin Centennial. He has contributed to music publications for Steinway & Sons and Dover Publications. He performed at L'Etoile in the Huntington Hotel (SF), Masons in The Fairmont (SF), Madison Room of The New York Palace, seven years in Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle (NYC), Feinstein’s at Loews Regency. His piano music is heard on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. He has concertized at Carnegie Hall, New York's Film Forum, The Town Hall, National Arts Club, Museum of The City of New York, and Louis M. Davies Symphony Hall (SF). As accompanist to silent films, Mintun has performed at Pacific Film Archive, Stanford University, Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Library, and Film Forum.
