The annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival continues to be a mainstay in the annual Bay Area film landscape and attracts throngs from around the world and showcases silent film classics. It’s always the talk of the town when it rolls around.

But for East Bay and South Bay fans, this year’s event is all that more special since the Orinda Theatre will be hosting all of its 22 programs, Nov. 12-Nov. 16. Seems like an appropriate spot given that the East Bay community of Niles in Fremont was the site of Essanay Studios where silent star icon Charlie Chaplin filmed some of his classics, including 1915’s “The Tramp.”

Speaking of Chaplin, his 1925 comedy “The Gold Rush” opens the fest at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12. The timeless gem celebrates its centennial and is filled with one iconic scene after

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