Each year the Los Angeles Conservancy hosts a series of classic films in several of the historic movie palaces in downtown Los Angeles. Tonight I was at the stunning Orpheum Theatre, which was built in 1926 and lovingly restored in 2001.The program consisted of F.W. Murnau's 1927 silent film Sunrise, accompanied by a live orchestra and the Mighty Wurlitzer, conducted and played, respectively, by Mr. Robert Israel.It's been over 25 years since I last saw Sunrise, and my memories of it being a stunning film were confirmed tonight. An archtypal story (the characters don't even have names) of love, lust and redemption, this film amazes in how effectively it tells its tale with a minimum of intertitles. The sets and cinematography are incredibly evocative, and Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien are superb as The Man and The Wife.Today's filmmakers should be required to spend more time watching--and learning from--films like Sunrise.