“Silent But Deadly” PopRally on spout.com
Spout.com’s blog mentions the “Silent But Deadly” event at MoMA on Jan 6. Click here to see their posting (and mine…) there. Ben
Ben Model
“The Gaucho” w/Douglas Fairbanks at MoMA
After some initial futzing with audio set-up we got the Miditzer sounding just right for tonight’s showing of The Gaucho at MoMA’s Titus 2 theater. This happens from time to time, but the MoMA projectionists are fantastic and they always… Read More »“The Gaucho” w/Douglas Fairbanks at MoMA
John Gilbert in “The Cossacks”; audio from “Two Tars”
Today’s show at MoMA went well. Both prints were in 35mm. Two Tars looked okay…I’d be curious to A/B it against a good Blackhawk 16mm. The Cossacks looked fantastic, and while the audience really enjoyed it I found its 10… Read More »John Gilbert in “The Cossacks”; audio from “Two Tars”
long day at MoMA
pictured above, L-R: Sandra DeFeo, Steve Massa, Ron Magliozzi, Ben Model Okay, here’s what my day was like — Arrived at MoMA at 11:15-ish, went to Titus 1 and got the Miditzer equipment and rolled it through the catacombs of… Read More »long day at MoMA
Madalena weekend at MoMA
Here’s a photo of the Miditzer set up in Titus 1 theatre at MoMA. I accompanied The Last Command (2 times), Old Ironsides (2 times), Sally of the Sawdust and Hotel Imperial over 3 days on Thanksgiving weekend, using the… Read More »Madalena weekend at MoMA
William S. Hart DVD of “SAND” now available
A DVD that I scored for Unknown Video about a year ago has just been released (on Nov 15). It’s the William S. Hart film Sand (1920), mastered from a real nice, sharp color-tinted print. I did a Miditzer theatre… Read More »William S. Hart DVD of “SAND” now available
Three Musketeers @ SCFS
Yesterday’s showing of Douglas Fairbanks’ The Three Musketeers went quite well. Much better crowd than I’d expected, as usually dramas mean a dip in audience turnout at the Silent Clowns series. Getting the Miditzer to the N-YHS and back was… Read More »Three Musketeers @ SCFS
Westchester Magazine: “Top 5 picks”
The December 2008 edition of Westchester Magazine has a piece on me in it. They’d contacted me about this in September; they have a profile in each monthly issue of a local (or hails-from) resident who then recommends his/her top… Read More »Westchester Magazine: “Top 5 picks”
Cruel and Unusual @ MoMA Nov 19
photo of our Nov 19th class with guest speaker Eileen Bowser, MoMA senior film curator emerita. L to R: Eileen Bowser, Ron Magliozzi, Steve Massa, Ben Model Last night was our third class session for Cruel and Unusual Comedy at… Read More »Cruel and Unusual @ MoMA Nov 19
an “educational” week
Yesterday was the Silent Clowns program of shorts released by E.W. Hammons’ Educational Pictures. We’d planned 5 shorts, but then I turned up a lost one-reeler starring Wallace Lupino on eBay a couple weeks ago, and we threw it into… Read More »an “educational” week