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Tag: douglas fairbanks

ep. 37: Mostly Lost, Keaton’s The Cameraman and The General, an electric organ and Laurel & Hardy

June 24, 2020 Ben Model 3 Comments

On this episode Ben talks about: the annual Mostly Lost film identification workshop at the Library of Congress, currently postponed…

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Posted in: Podcast Filed under: cinema arts centre, douglas fairbanks, MoMA, william s. hart

ep. 36: scoring Robin Hood and a 1927 Carmen, using the orchestral and cartoony sounds of a theatre organ, more live-streaming

June 10, 2020 Ben Model 1 Comment

On this episode Ben talks about: using music an audience may or may not expect to hear during a film…

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Posted in: Podcast Filed under: cinema arts centre, douglas fairbanks, MoMA, william s. hart
Douglas Fairbanks 916

Before There Was Parkour, There Was…Douglas Fairbanks

November 1, 2018 Ben Model Leave a comment

There is no deeply dramatic reason for Douglas Fairbanks to leap over the benches and fences or climb the trees…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: douglas fairbanks, First Families of Virginia, MoMA, parkour
Mary Pickford Rosita

The film Mary Pickford didn’t want you to see – now restored by MoMA

May 31, 2018 Ben Model Leave a comment

Lubitsch-Directed “Rosita” (1923) Is On Screens Again After 95 Years and Worth Seeing I was on the fence about attending…

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Posted in: film festivals, Mary Pickford, MoMA Filed under: cue sheet, Dave kehr, douglas fairbanks, eileen bowser, Ernst Lubitsch, Gillian Anderson, Mary Pickford, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art

Oct 3 – shorts & Zorro in Sag Harbor

October 8, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

My third time performing at the Bay Street Theater found me with the Miditzer in tow. This was a request…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: douglas fairbanks, kidstreet, miditzer, silent film, the mark of zorro

Steamboat Bill in Culpeper

July 24, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

I know, I know…haven’t posted in a long time. This is gonna be a quickie, ’cause I’m running off to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: buster keaton, culpeper, douglas fairbanks, library of congress, steamboat bill jr., the gaucho

Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood and a pair of comedies

January 11, 2009 Ben Model 1 Comment

Today was a “marathon” — three shows in one day. Unlike running a marathon, though, I felt a little exhilarated…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: anita Loos, ben model, Blackhawk Films, douglas fairbanks, MoMA, Mystery of the Leaping Fish, Robin Hood, Theif of Bagdad, Thief of Bagdad

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