The 29^th San Francisco Silent Film Festival features five glorious days of live cinema at the magnificent Castro Theatre, May 6–10. Twenty-two programs with silent-era cinema from eight different countries—all accompanied live by superb musicians from around the world. Complete schedule at silentfilm.org

“When the Castro is packed and there’s a live orchestra playing, I don’t think there’s a better film-going experience in this town.” —David Thomson

San Francisco Silent Film Festival presents Carl Th. Dreyer’s VAMPYR (1932) with live musical accompaniment by maestro Timothy Brock conducting the SF Conservatory of Music Orchestra. “If you’ve never seen a Dreyer film and wonder why many critics regard him as possibly the greatest of all filmmakers, this chilling horror fantasy is the perfect place to begin to understand.” —Jonathan Rosenbaum