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Helping Make More Showings of the 1931 Dracula Happen

October 30, 2019 Ben Model Leave a comment

There’s another by-product of my doing a live score for the 1931 Dracula, one that I think is a little…

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Posted in: silent film accompaniment Filed under: Bela Lugosi, nosferatu

Dracula (1931) – a Horror Movie Without Horror Movie Music

October 26, 2019 Ben Model 9 Comments

It may be sacrilege to add music to the 1931 Dracula, and it might also be a great idea. It…

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Posted in: silent film accompaniment Filed under: nosferatu

How to Play the Piano or Organ for a Halloween Silent Movie

October 4, 2018 Ben Model 4 Comments

As a fan and proponent of silent films, I’ve enjoyed seeing that every year at Halloween time, more and more…

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Posted in: Recognizable Music, Sheet Music, silent film accompaniment, Song Title Puns Filed under: caligari, film scoring, Lon Chaney, nosferatu, SFSMA, silent film accompaniment, theatre organ, wurlitzer

Moving Day for Count Orlock

October 31, 2017 Ben Model Leave a comment

There’s nothing you can do about the laughs that the film Nosferatu gets with an audience. Or is there? Regardless…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: edward grieg, film scoring, mysterioso, nosferatu

Nosferatu at MoMA, on Time Inc website

October 31, 2010 Ben Model Leave a comment

Here’s a cool video profile on me, just posted on the Time Inc. website, and made by Jim Fields. This…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, Charlie Chaplin, city lights, nosferatu, silent film, time traveler

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

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