Author: Ben Model

  • “Phantom” in the Berkshires

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    Well, folks, I’m off to Tromsø again tomorrow, and am quickly filing this report on the Aug 23 show of Phantom of the Opera at the New Marlborough Meeting House‘s Music and More series, curated by Harold Lewin. This year was the rain check for last year’s show – which got unbooked by the series…

  • Tromsø Norway fest announced online!

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    Ben Model

    Stumfilmdagere i Tromsø has just been announced online. Click here to see the website (and make sure to click on “Enlgish” in the upper right corner of the webpage).

  • Keaton in Manchester VT

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    Ben Model

    Manchester Center, VT – we had a nice crowd for Sunday’s showing of Steamboat Bill, Jr. at the Vilage Picture Shows theater. Mostly seniors, but a there were a few families with kids (I could hear the kids’ laughter over everyone else’s). The flyer put up all over town is at right. Set up of…

  • Hamilton Theatre – The General

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    Sunday Aug 10th at 7pm – another great show at the historic Hamilton Theater. This year was Keaton’s The General, plus The Scarecrow. 35mm prints came from Douris Corp. The print of The General looked great and is the usual print I’ve seen; main titles and credits replaced by a single “Rohauer presents” main title…

  • Charley Chase flyer from AllDay

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    Ben Model

    FYE here is a scan of the ad slick for the upcoming Charley Chase DVD set from AllDay Entertainment. Click on the image (R) to see it full-size. The set is called Becoming Charley Chase and will feature all the extant Jimmy Jump shorts as well as films Chase appeared in while at Keystone and…

  • Berkshire Jewish Film Festival pics

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    Ben Model

    Here are photos from the Berkshire Jewish Film Festival. At right is the upright piano and piano stool (first time I think I’ve ever used this kind of stool at a show). Kudos to Al Saldarini of the Duffin Theater at the Lenox Memorial Middle & High School for all the tech-spertise and piano wrangling…

  • DeMille, Dreyer, Lubistch and Chaplin

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    Today’s post is a videoblog: See you at the silents! Ben

  • Ten Commandments, perf #1

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    Ben Model

    I’ve now completely recovered from Slapsticon and am back in the swing of things. Bookings continue to come in nearly every day. Today I got a show at a library in East Meadow (L.I.) that’ll happen in November, which I’ll be doing with (and thanks to) Dylan Skolnick of the Cinema Arts Centre. This evening…

  • Slapsticon 2008 photos

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    Ben Model

    Haven’t had a chance to post since returning from Slapsticon, and am squeezing this post out. There’s lots to report, but this posting of photos taken last week will have to suffice and I’ll post again soon. Here are (L to R) yours truly, Richard Roberts, Philip Carli and Andrew Simpson posing at the Kohler…

  • (Safety Last + shorts show) x 2; AllDay recording

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    Ben Model

    July 15 – yesterday I accompanied Safety Last (plus the Lloyd 1-reeler Luke’s Shattered Sleep) and a shorts program at MoMA on piano. I’ll repeat the shows tomorrow on theatre organ. Safety Last knocked the audience out, as usual, and I was pleased to see a number of kids and younger people in the audience.…