Getting to accompany silent films for MoMA’s Modern Matinees series Iris Barry’s History of Film gives me two ways to…
Wait…don’t I have a print of a March of Time episode about the opening of MoMA’s new building and film…
When I was in college, I played for a silent film course taught by MoMA’s Charles Silver. Charles loaned me…
This summer, I read two books, inspired by my being booked for a film series that will run at MoMA…
There is a notion that silent films should be shown at what is often referred to as “silent speed”, or…
When I was in graduate film school, different film directors or industry professionals would come to the school to screen…
I’ve recorded a lot of scores for DVD releases, and it’s always interesting to me which ones stick in my…
Accompanying Keaton’s Our Hospitality this past weekend reminded me of a silent comedy trope I’ve become aware of. It’s one…
Keaton’s Our Hospitality is one of my favorites of his feature films, and for the same reason One Week is…
There’s a moment in Vidor’s The Crowd that I handle in a similar way to a moment toward the end…