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Tag: Charlie Chaplin

plunging into fall 2010

August 28, 2010 Ben Model Leave a comment

Back from vacash, and hit the ground running. Prepping for travel to Tromsø, played for Diary of a Lost Girl…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Charlie Chaplin, hong kong wind ensemble, score, The Adventurer, thomas verrier

October wrap-up, and a look forward into Nov & Dec

November 1, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

I’ve managed to post about every single one of my performances during October 2009. The calendar quarter of Oct-Nov-Dec finds…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, buster keaton, Charlie Chaplin, harold Lloyd, piano, silent movie music, theater organ, theatre organ

Vermont radio interview

August 14, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

I was on the Mark Johnson Show on WDEV on Thursday morning, Aug 13, for about half an hour at…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, Charlie Chaplin, Mark Johnson, rupert congregational church, Village Picture Shows, WDEV

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

Chaplin undercranking study – boxing

February 12, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

Here’s a clip I just (finally) uploaded to YouTube. It’s one of the studies I did for my talk at…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Charlie Chaplin, undercranking

Silent Clowns winter/spring season announced

February 8, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

For those of you who aren’t on our snail-mail list, here’s a peek at what you miss by just receiving…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Charlie Chaplin, Eiki, Little Theater, marlene weisman-abadi, new-york historical society, rolling press, The Gold Rush, West Side YMCA

Charlie Chaplin at Burns Film Center

December 31, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

Happy new year! Tuesday’s show of Chaplin Mutuals – programmed by silent film comrade Bruce Lawton, who also introduced the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Charlie Chaplin, Jacob Burns Film Center, The Gold Rush

Charlie Chaplin program in Burns Film Ctr calendar

December 26, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

Here’s the 2-page spread for Kids/Family film programs at the Jacob Burns Film Center, from their Nov/Dec printed calendar. My…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Charlie Chaplin, Jacob Burns Film Center

Charlie Chaplin show at the Burns Film Center – NY Times

December 22, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

My Google alert that I’ve set for “Ben Model” caught this listing in the New York Times for the Chaplin…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, Charlie Chaplin, Jacob Burns Film Center

Westchester Magazine: “Top 5 picks”

November 21, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

The December 2008 edition of Westchester Magazine has a piece on me in it. They’d contacted me about this in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Charlie Chaplin, Jacob Burns Film Center

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