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Alternate Scores for Silent Films on Home Video

October 11, 2018 Ben Model 3 Comments

A couple weeks ago TCM aired The Love Light with Mary Pickford, and there was some Twitter chatter I picked…

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Posted in: Mary Pickford, silent film accompaniment Filed under: altscore.com, buster keaton, Mary Pickford, rifftrax

Another happy altscore.com customer

October 19, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

Over the weekend, someone bought and downloaded my piano score MP3 that synchs with the Kino DVD/VHS of Sherlock Jr.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: altscore.com, buster keaton, sherlock jr

5 shows performed, 2 bass strings replaced, 1 recording for Kino

July 13, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

July 12 – Weds and Thurs I played to Keaton’s The General, Lloyd’s The Freshman, and Keaton’s Sherlock, Jr. in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: altscore.com, ben model, Charlie Chaplin, gilbert martinez, harry langdon, John Znidarsic, MoMA, rob farr

Recording; Kirsanov prep

July 4, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

July 3 – watched Menilmontant and Brumes d’automne this morning; these films are on one of the discs of Avante…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: altscore.com, Bard, dmitri kirsanov, Donna Hill, harry langdon, miditzer, Yiddish Book Center

last minute prep for Donnell show

July 2, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

July 1: Took a little time this afternoon to take a second glance at the screener of De Luxe Annie…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: altscore.com, American Slapstick 2, Donnell Media Center, Joseph Yransky, norma talmadge

altscore.com plugged on Bioscope blog

April 22, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

There’s a nice write-up on my altscore.com site at the Bioscope blog, run by Luke McKernan. Click here to read…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: altscore.com, bioscope

altscore.com site launched!

March 14, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

This week I launched www.altscore.com, finally. I’ve had this idea for several months but have finally had the down time…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: altscore.com, ben model, buster keaton, gloria swanson

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