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Tag: carl theodore dreyer

Newsday article on Joan of Arc show

March 28, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

This is an article/interview from 3/19/09’s issue of Newsday promoting the Cinema Arts Centre show of The Passion of Joan…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: carl theodore dreyer, cinema arts center, passion of joan of arc

Wild Bill Hickok and The Passion of Joan of Arc

March 27, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

Tuesday morning, after a day off to rest and recover from Cinefest, I was at MoMA for a press screening…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: carl theodore dreyer, erich von stroheim, foolish wives, mae busch, silent clowns film series, wild bill hickok, william s. hart

Buster Keaton in “The General”

February 23, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

Hey, isn’t that Al St. John next to the bone-head commander who thinks the Rock River bridge is strong enough…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: al st john, buster keaton, carl theodore dreyer, Charlie Chaplin, Jacob Burns Film Center, monsieur verdoux, passion of joan of arc, the general, The Gold Rush

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival pics

July 31, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

Here are photos from the Berkshire Jewish Film Festival. At right is the upright piano and piano stool (first time…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: al saldarini, ben model, berkshire jewish film festival, carl theodore dreyer, love one another, susan geller

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