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Category: silent film accompaniment

Screening Slapstick, Unrestored

December 1, 2021 Ben Model Leave a comment

The silent comedy film series that Steve Massa and I and Ron Magliozzi put together in the late 2000s had…

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Back in the Podcast Saddle, Again (…Again)

November 27, 2021 Ben Model 2 Comments

Several years ago, I ventured into podcasting as a way of making it easier for me to blog. I figured…

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Live Accompaniment and Air Conditioning

May 4, 2020 Ben Model Leave a comment

There are two things I often have to ask a theatre to adjust when I arrive at a new venue.…

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Posted in: Aesthetics of Cinema, silent film accompaniment

Chasing Charlie in The Adventurer

February 26, 2020 Ben Model 2 Comments

I’ve heard the term “baby pictures” used when referring to a composer or other artist’s early work. They were made…

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Posted in: Charlie Chaplin, silent film accompaniment

When a Pop Tune in a Silent Movie Isn’t Real…or Is It?

February 9, 2020 Ben Model Leave a comment

“Sing ‘Fly, Birdie, Fly’,” Angela Fish is prompted by her father in a scene from “Bell Boy 13”. She sits…

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Posted in: DVD distribution, silent film accompaniment Filed under: Douglas MacLean

Talking About Silents with the New Yorker

January 20, 2020 Ben Model Leave a comment

My “right brain theory” about silent film resonated with a journalist recently. It doesn’t usually happen, and I was pleased…

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Posted in: Press and Media Coverage, silent film accompaniment

My Favorite Silent Film to Accompany Is…

January 11, 2020 Ben Model 2 Comments

The question I am asked most often at show Q&A’s, social situations and in press interviews is one I still…

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Arthur Kleiner – Mid-Century Silent Film Pianist

November 17, 2019 Ben Model Leave a comment

On Wednesday, Nov 20 at 7pm, there will be a presentation at MoMA about Arthur Kleiner, silent film accompanist. It’s…

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Posted in: MoMA, silent film accompaniment Filed under: Arthur Kleiner

When a Whistle Isn’t a Whistle

November 8, 2019 Ben Model Leave a comment

I make mistakes during shows, and usually I’m the only one who notices. As an artist, often that’s all I…

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Posted in: silent film accompaniment Filed under: harold Lloyd, theatre organ, wurlitzer

Helping Make More Showings of the 1931 Dracula Happen

October 30, 2019 Ben Model Leave a comment

There’s another by-product of my doing a live score for the 1931 Dracula, one that I think is a little…

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Posted in: silent film accompaniment Filed under: Bela Lugosi, nosferatu

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