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Category: Buster Keaton

Keaton’s “Go West” live-streamed

August 18, 2021 Ben Model 2 Comments

I thoroughly enjoyed presenting and live-scoring Keaton’s Go West (1925) for the Cinema Arts Centre via live-stream last night! Our…

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Posted in: Buster Keaton, Silent Film Shows

Battling the Elements at 16 Frames Per Second

September 19, 2020 Ben Model Leave a comment

Buster Keaton had an astounding grasp of what works at what cranking speed and how best to compensate for these…

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Posted in: Buster Keaton, Language of Silent Film, Undercranking

Buster Keaton Washes Up in The General

March 12, 2020 Ben Model Leave a comment

I received notice Tuesday from the NYPL Library for the Performing Arts that that Silent Clowns Film Series screening of…

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Posted in: Buster Keaton

Keaton’s Leap to Features

September 28, 2019 Ben Model 2 Comments

Keaton’s Our Hospitality is one of my favorites of his feature films, and for the same reason One Week is…

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Posted in: Buster Keaton, Silent Comedy Film History

Buster Keaton Meets Jimmy Johns

September 2, 2019 Ben Model 3 Comments

I almost fell off the couch today, just like when I saw the Spongebob cartoon whose punchline was “Nosferatu!” several…

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Posted in: Buster Keaton, Silent Comedy Film History

A Breakfast Ballet with Buster and Joe

July 31, 2019 Ben Model 3 Comments

The Scarecrow (1920) has gradually become one of my alternate go-to Keaton shorts for audiences. In the event I’ve already…

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Posted in: Buster Keaton, silent film accompaniment

Missing the Shot in Sherlock, Jr.’s Pool Game

May 15, 2019 Ben Model Leave a comment

[This was originally posted on May 15, 2019, and was revised on May 18 to correct some factual errors brought…

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Posted in: Buster Keaton Filed under: raymond rohauer, sherlock jr

Beating Someone To the Punch With an Edit

March 24, 2019 Ben Model Leave a comment

Some years ago, I made a project of deconstructing Buster Keaton’s The Goat (1921) in a series of undercranking studies…

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Posted in: Buster Keaton, Undercranking
Buster Keaton The Scarecrow

A Mysterious Woman in Buster Keaton’s “The Cameraman”

April 15, 2018 Ben Model Leave a comment

Honoring the Gag Work in a Silent Comedy Sometimes Involves a Doing a Little Homework and Then Sharing Your Findings…

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Posted in: Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Uncategorized Filed under: buster keaton, Earl Mohan, harold Lloyd, Lily the Pink, Lydia Pinkham, patent medicine, silent clowns film series
Marcel Perez

Buster Keaton’s Leap to ‘One Week’, and Marcel Perez’s Jump from “Split-reelers” to 2-reelers

February 12, 2018 Ben Model Leave a comment

Stretching to Two Reel Length was no Stretch For Marcel Perez What has always struck me as remarkable about Buster…

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Posted in: Buster Keaton, DVD distribution, Library of Congress, Marcel Perez, MoMA, Undercrank Productions Filed under: buster keaton, library of congress, Marcel Perez, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art

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