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episode 10: presenting silent films to kids and to seniors, interview with Harry Weiss pt 2, listening to the audience

by Ben Model
March 4, 2015May 17, 2025

episode 10: presenting silent films to kids and to seniors, interview with Harry Weiss pt 2, listening to the audience WelcomeSilent Film Sound & Music ArchiveThe Cinema Arts Centre on Long Island – “Within Our Gates”, virtual theatre organPalace Theatre… Read More »episode 10: presenting silent films to kids and to seniors, interview with Harry Weiss pt 2, listening to the audience

episode 9: Boise Philharmonic, musical cross-cutting, interview with Harry Weiss pt 1, inspiration for main themes

by Ben Model
February 18, 2015March 3, 2023

episode 9: Boise Philharmonic, musical cross-cutting, interview with Harry Weiss pt 1, inspiration for main themes WelcomeSilent Film Sound & Music ArchiveBoise, ID: working with Boise Philharmonic, playing at the historic Egyptian Theater, showing One Week to 700 5th-gradersRecording: Charley… Read More »episode 9: Boise Philharmonic, musical cross-cutting, interview with Harry Weiss pt 1, inspiration for main themes

new DVD release: “The Marcel Perez Collection”

by Ben Model
February 3, 2015

I’m very excited announce the release today of my new DVD, The Marcel Perez Collection! The DVD contains 10 rare short silent comedies in new digital transfers from prints preserved by the Library of Congress and by the EYE Filmmuseum… Read More »new DVD release: “The Marcel Perez Collection”

NEW DVD COLLECTION OF FORGOTTEN SILENT FILM STAR MARCEL PEREZ

by Ben Model
January 13, 2015

THE MARCEL PEREZ COLLECTION SHOWCASINGFORGOTTEN SILENT FILM COMEDIAN CONFIRMED FOR RELEASE ON FEBRUARY 3 IN NEW DVD FEATURING NEW DIGITAL TRANSFERS OF RARE ARCHIVAL PRINTS Undercrank Productions Collaborates with Library of Congress and EYE Filmmuseum (Netherlands) to Shine Spotlight onOverlooked… Read More »NEW DVD COLLECTION OF FORGOTTEN SILENT FILM STAR MARCEL PEREZ

William S. Hart in THREE WORD BRAND (1921) – new release

by Ben Model
January 3, 2015
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Happy new year! Today I’m releasing William S. Hart in THREE WORD BRAND (1921) for streaming only. It’s available for just $2.99 on my YouTube channel. Why am I releasing this in this manner? my YouTube channel was recently approved… Read More »William S. Hart in THREE WORD BRAND (1921) – new release

a lost Christmas song by the composer of “Charlie Brown”

by Ben Model
December 21, 2014
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Used record bins turn up the most unusual items sometimes. I usually will flip through them, past the usual suspects that turn up (My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, The First Family, My Name is Barbra, Vox classical), to… Read More »a lost Christmas song by the composer of “Charlie Brown”

coming in 2015…the podcast is back!

by Ben Model
December 9, 2014May 17, 2025
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** coming in 2015…the podcast is back! ** WelcomeA brief recap of how it came to pass that the podcast is being resuscitated for 2015Closing

Resuscitating My Podcast

by Ben Model
December 7, 2014

It’s the slower months when projects that have been mentally circling the airport can actually contact the tower and request permission to land. In 2014 I got a little better at this, by anticipating the space I’d have in my… Read More »Resuscitating My Podcast

William Perry’s new suite for Ophicleide and Orch.

by Ben Model
November 30, 2014
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This past summer I got to spend a delightful chat over coffee with William Perry. When I started playing for silents back in 1981 while at NYU film school, Bill was the first person I sought out for advice. I’d… Read More »William Perry’s new suite for Ophicleide and Orch.

Tony Sarg: Macy’s Parade Balloons and sillhouette silents

by Ben Model
November 26, 2014January 7, 2018

Tony Sarg designed the first balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade. He also made a series of silhouette-animated cartoons in the 1920s. Here’s one. Transferred from a rare, home-use 16mm print from the 1930s.

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