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Tag: cinema arts center

Oct 27: “Nosferatu” in Huntington

November 1, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

We ran a really nice, tinted 35mm print of Nosferatu at the Cinema Arts Centre for this show, and it…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cinema arts center, Dacre Stoker, Dracula the Undead, miditzer, nosferatu

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

Mar 5: Underworld at MoMA

March 7, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

Mar 5 – arrived at MoMA early to throw the Miditzer together for a show of Josef von Sternberg’s Underworld…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cinema arts center, evelyn brent, george bancroft, larry semon, underworld

Will new FilmLinc staff cuts affect “Golden Silents”?

February 13, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

I saw an article online this morning announcing the layoffs of eight staff members at the Film Society of Lincoln…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cinema arts center, Donnell Media Center, film society of lincoln center, Joseph Yransky, mara manus, MoMA, sayre maxfield, silent clowns film series, silent film, steven higgins

Don Q, Son of Zorro; changes at AMMI

January 15, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

Last night’s showing of Don Q, Son of Zorro went quite well. We had a nice crowd, and a few…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cinema arts center, don q son of zorro, ernie kovacs, huntington

John Gilbert in “The Cossacks”; audio from “Two Tars”

December 4, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

Today’s show at MoMA went well. Both prints were in 35mm. Two Tars looked okay…I’d be curious to A/B it…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cinema arts center, john gilbert, Lotte Reiniger, miditzer, milestone films, MoMA

William S. Hart DVD of “SAND” now available

November 25, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

A DVD that I scored for Unknown Video about a year ago has just been released (on Nov 15). It’s…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cinema arts center, hirschl and adler, snub pollard, Unknown Video, william s. hart

Harry Weiss, new altscores, band premiere

May 31, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

Had a nice long chat with 91-year-old silent film accompanist Harry Weiss the other day. When I began accompanying silent…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Andrew Simpson, cinema arts center, harry weiss, jeff rapsis, Joseph Yransky, Lon Chaney, slapsticon

7 shows in 6 days

May 3, 2008 Ben Model 1 Comment

Played for seven shows in the last six days. Performing every day for a stretch like this happens every once…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: cinema arts center, MoMA

films booked for Huntington; “It” unavailable

February 17, 2008 Ben Model 2 Comments

BTW, click on the image at the right to pre-order your copy of Kino’s new 3-disc DVD set Houdini: the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, cinema arts center, harry houdini, kevin brownlow, kino video, patrick stanbury, photoplay productions

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