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Category: The Silent Comedy Watch Party

Brandy Snifter on the Cocktail Bar Piano

January 21, 2021 Ben Model Leave a comment

I wasn’t sure when I first heard about Patreon, but a recent NPR piece about it that interviews its founders…

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Over-scans and Purple-Green Bands

April 13, 2020 Ben Model Leave a comment

Believe it or not, I have not been able to find answers to two basic questions about YouTube live-streaming. They’re…

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Revisiting the Films of John Bunny

April 11, 2020 Ben Model Leave a comment

John Bunny enjoyed a popularity in his day that has evaporated with time. To some extent that process began right…

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Posted in: Silent Comedy Film History, The Silent Comedy Watch Party Filed under: cruel and unusual comedy, John Bunny, Vitagraph

Two Weddings and a Sandwich

April 3, 2020 Ben Model Leave a comment

Programming shorts to a theme is often useful if you need to draw a potential audience’s attention or if you…

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Adding a Page to Watch Party Menu

March 31, 2020 Ben Model Leave a comment

“Can I tell you about today’s specials?” Okay, it’s been a couple weeks since someone’s asked you that question. But…

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Posted in: DVD distribution, The Silent Comedy Watch Party

Opening the Gates and Letting the Laughs Out

March 27, 2020 Ben Model Leave a comment

Last week’s premiere episode of “The Silent Comedy Watch Party” was a success, so it seems I was right about…

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“The Silent Comedy Watch Party” – *premiere*

March 20, 2020 Ben Model 7 Comments

The premiere episode of “The Silent Comedy Watch Party” streamed live on Sunday March 22 at 3:30pm EDT (New York,…

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I Threw Spaghetti at the Wall – and it Stuck

March 16, 2020 Ben Model Leave a comment

A farmhouse in Ireland, a park bench in Manhattan, living rooms in Denmark and Australia and Texas and Nebraska and…

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Doing a Silent Film Show While Working From Home

March 14, 2020 Ben Model 17 Comments

I’ve had the idea for this for a few years, as well as the tech for it, but was always…

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