On Wednesday, Nov 20 at 7pm, there will be a presentation at MoMA about Arthur Kleiner, silent film accompanist. It’s…
I first saw one of the “Mishaps of Musty Suffer” at the annual, now-defunct Slapsticon festival. I assumed it was…
I make mistakes during shows, and usually I’m the only one who notices. As an artist, often that’s all I…
Running a group of shorts in chronological order at a show isn’t always ideal. For a film class where you’re…
With a number of new major streaming services launching or about to launch, on top of the established Amazon and…
There’s another by-product of my doing a live score for the 1931 Dracula, one that I think is a little…
It may be sacrilege to add music to the 1931 Dracula, and it might also be a great idea. It…
I found myself in a near-trance state, accompanying the 1912 Les amours de la reine Élisabeth (Queen Elizabeth) yesterday at…
I don’t know what possessed me to do this, but I’ve started a vlog. I may not have the patience…
In revisiting one of Chaplin’s best comedy shorts, one of my and many others’ favorites, I noticed something slightly unusual…