Film
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RESCUED SILENT The restored version of the recently rediscovered silent romance “Beyond the Rocks” (1922), starring Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino, has its New York premiere. Tomorrow, 7 and 9 p.m., Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. at 2nd Street, 212-505-5181, $8 general, $6 seniors and students, $5 members.
QUIET BLACKMAIL A professor of film at Fordham University, Brian Rose, introduces a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s rare silent version of “Blackmail” (1929), which the director later reshot as a talkie. Steve Sterner provides live piano accompaniment at the screening, which is part of the ongoing series Essential Hitchcock. Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St., between Sixth Avenue and Varick Street, 212-727-8110, $10 general, $5 members and children under 12.
ZERO AND FRIENDS The new film “As Smart As They Are: The Author Project” documents the collaboration between McSweeney’s Brooklyn house band One Ring Zero and an ensemble of authors including Paul Auster, Dave Eggers, Jonathan Lethem, Rick Moody, Jonathan Ames, and Myla Goldberg.A screening next week is preceded by a screening of “Ever Vigilant, Ever True,” a short film starring comedian Patton Oswalt. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., 826NYC, 372 Fifth Ave., between 5th and 6th streets, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-499-9884, $10.
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