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belated blog post from Eldridge St, Indian Lake and Astoria

February 4, 2011 Ben Model Leave a comment

Here’s a new installment of my video blog, in which we visit the historic Eldridge St Synagogue for a Max…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, eldridge street synagogue, indian lake theatre, museum of the moving image

was this sequence timed to music? could be…

January 22, 2011 Ben Model Leave a comment

I’ve found in numerous in Chaplin films that certaiin sequences and routines fit a musical beat and structure, that a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, buster keaton, egyptian theater, robert morton, theatre organ

January 20, 2011 Ben Model Leave a comment

Here’s a rare 1927 comedy short that I’ve just scored and uploaded to YouTube. I used a virtual piano software…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: andy gump, ben model, virtual piano

“Spice of the Program” downloadable MP3

December 16, 2010 Ben Model Leave a comment

I’ve just discovered that Naxos’ music download site, ClassicsOnline.com, has my chamber piece available. There are a few other sites…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, download, mp3, palisades virtuosi, spice of the program

views of the Indian Lake Theatre, Indian Lake NY

November 24, 2010 Ben Model Leave a comment

Here are some photos I took of the Indian Lake Theatre in Indian Lake, NY. They brought me up to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, indian lake theatre, safety last, silent film

article in “Lake Champlain Weekly” re Safety Last show

November 22, 2010 Ben Model Leave a comment

This very nice article appeared in the Nov 17-23, 2010 issue of the Lake Champlain weekly, a feature story promoting…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, champlain valley film society, fred balzac, lake champlain weekly, safety last

Nosferatu at MoMA, on Time Inc website

October 31, 2010 Ben Model Leave a comment

Here’s a cool video profile on me, just posted on the Time Inc. website, and made by Jim Fields. This…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, Charlie Chaplin, city lights, nosferatu, silent film, time traveler

guest on WNYU FM’s “Citywide” with Lucas Green

June 10, 2010 Ben Model Leave a comment

I was a guest on the “Citywide” radio program on WNYU (89.1 FM and on wnyu.org) tonight. Well, actually we…

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3 weeks of daily silent film screenings at MoMA in June

April 19, 2010 Ben Model Leave a comment

I will be rawther busy in June. Here is the schedule for the repeat-showings of nearly all the silent film…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: an auteurist history of film, ben model, charles silver, miditzer, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art

silent film music at “Meet Me At The Corner”

March 16, 2010 Ben Model 2 Comments

A new episode of “Meet Me At The Corner” was posted today on meetmeatthecorner.org, a well-traveled educational website of virtual…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, donna guthrie, meet me at the corner, virtual field trip

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