In an era when movies are often reduced to the solitary screens of laptops and iPods, the acclaimed Cinema 16 series offers a true revival of the medium.  This evening, provided courtesy of  Drambuie, pairs obscure vintage film with music by Elon Katz and Hunter Husar to recreate the shared experience and awe of 1920's silent film.   By invitation only at myopenbar.com/celluloidsalon

Tonight's Films:

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906) - Adapted from Winsor McCay's films and comics of the period, this film follows the established theme: the "Rarebit Fiend" gorges himself on rarebit and thus suffers spectacular hallucinatory dreams.

Ghosts Before Breakfast (1928) - Hans Richter, noted for his abstract shorts, has everyday objects rebelling against their daily routine. This dreamlike German film combines stop motion with live action, and follows no narrative whatsoever.

L'Etoile De Mer (1928) - In French, it means The Starfish. Two people stand on a road, out of focus. Seen distorted through a glass, they retire upstairs to a bedroom where she undresses. Almost all of the scenes in this film are shot either off a mirror like the final shot, or through diffused and textured glass.

Even: As You And I (1937) - Three fellows dream of prize money and a chance for a real Hollywood contract by winning the Liberty-Pete Smith amateur movie contest.

Music provided by Elon Katz of White Car, who is known for fusing elements of Italo- and horror-soundtracks with spaced-out funk and post-punk leanings, will perform a DJ score to four sensational and ominous short films, inaugurating the first installment of three Drambuie-sponsored Celluloid Salon soirees. And DJ Hunter Husar.