THE ITALIAN (1915) was just posted to YouTube the Library of Congress in a new 2K scan of the Library’s best 35mm preservation material and with a brand new (I recorded it last month) piano score by yours truly. The film stars George Beban, and was directed by Reginald Barker and produced by Thomas Ince.
I found myself playing piano for films and I’d hear other instruments in my head during the show. This was…
It’s the slower months when projects that have been mentally circling the airport can actually contact the tower and request…
This past summer I got to spend a delightful chat over coffee with William Perry. When I started playing for…
40 minutes of rarely-seen vintage newsreels documenting Charles Lindbergh’s historic transatlantic flight on May 20, 1927 were recently released on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNAVAILABLE TO GENERAL PUBLIC FOR 97 YEARS, THE POPULAR SILENT COMEDY FILM SERIES “THE MISHAPS OF…
On Sunday, March 23rd at 7:15pm, the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church (NYC) is hosting a FREE evening of silent comedies! Wind…
Working even harder this year on improving my playing/accompaniment. Last night, as an exercise, I hauled out the DVD of…
On Sunday, October 20th at 7:00, the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church (NYC) is hosting a free evening of silent comedies! Wind…
Tomorrow is the premiere of my new web-series, a bi-weekly YouTube release of a rare or lost silent film from…