There was no one way all film was accompanied musically during the silent film era. There was a range. A…
Every once in a while, I’ll hear or be told about some new amazing silent film discovery being shown at…
There are a number of opinions about the new Stan & Ollie movie flying about on social media. It’s a…
About eleven years ago I was hired to compile a book of vintage silent film mood music. To make my…
I don’t know how it got started that 12th Street Rag became the custard pie stereotype of silent comedy music,…
In selecting “appropriate music” for a scene in silent film accompaniment, there’s a fine line between support and simply mirroring…
The more shows I do the more I meet people with similar stories about their elder relatives. Great-aunts and great-grandmothers…
I’ve been a fan of Akira Kurosawa’s since the middle of high school. I forget which year it was, but…
The things you see during a silent film show when you’re the one who’s closest to the screen! As a…
Two main elements in film programming, I’ve found, are knowing the films and knowing where prints of them are. The…