Today was a “marathon” — three shows in one day. Unlike running a marathon, though, I felt a little exhilarated instead of wiped out. Playing organ for two of the three shows was a factor, and so was playing for… Read More »Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood and a pair of comedies
The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s “Dance on Camera” fest includes Maurice Tourneur’s The Blue Bird, with yours truly at the 88’s. The show is listed in today’s “Spare Times: For Children” section in the New York Times. Click on… Read More »The Blue Bird at Lincoln Center
Here’s the first four mins of my performance at tonight’s show at MoMA of Douglas Fairbanks in “In Again – Out Again”: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WHIpvtj8G8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1]
Here are some online articles in the NY Times, Daily News, Village Voice, Flavorpill.com and Jossip.com that posted today (1/5/09) plugging tonight’s PopRally “Silent But Deadly” event.
My Google alert that I’ve set for “Ben Model” caught this listing in the New York Times for the Chaplin shorts program Bruce Lawton and I will be doing on Dec 30th at the Burns Film Center. I wasn’t sure… Read More »Charlie Chaplin show at the Burns Film Center – NY Times
pictured above, L-R: Sandra DeFeo, Steve Massa, Ron Magliozzi, Ben Model Okay, here’s what my day was like — Arrived at MoMA at 11:15-ish, went to Titus 1 and got the Miditzer equipment and rolled it through the catacombs of… Read More »long day at MoMA
Yesterday’s showing of Douglas Fairbanks’ The Three Musketeers went quite well. Much better crowd than I’d expected, as usually dramas mean a dip in audience turnout at the Silent Clowns series. Getting the Miditzer to the N-YHS and back was… Read More »Three Musketeers @ SCFS
I played at a press screening yesterday for the new poster exhibit at MoMA organized by Ron Magliozzi and Jenny He. The posters are all one-of-a-kind hand-painted posters from the Eastman Theater in Rochester. George Eastman didn’t care for the… Read More »silent film poster exhibit opens at MoMA
Am posting from the Canton/Akron airport, where I’ve arrived at the gate with plenty of time to spare, courtesy of Philip Carli and his merry Oldsmobile. Nice to see the airport has complimentary wi-fi (ya hear that, LGA & EWR?!)…… Read More »Fall Cinesation in Massillon, OH 2008
Well, I’ve now screened both part 1 and 2 of Lang’s Die Nibelungen on DVD in prep for my playing for these two at the Burns Film Center on Weds and Thurs. Got these out of the NYPL; I don’t… Read More »prepping for Die Nibelungen parts 1 & 2