I was a guest on the “Citywide” radio program on WNYU (89.1 FM and on wnyu.org) tonight. Well, actually we pre-recorded the half-hour show last week. The show is hosted by Lucas Green, currently an NYU student who I met… Read More »guest on WNYU FM’s “Citywide” with Lucas Green
I was a guest on the Leonard Lopate show today, along with Harriet Fields (W.C. Fields’ granddaughter). Listen to the segment, below, embedded here from the WNYC/Lopate website. http://beta.wnyc.org/media/audioplayer/red_progress_player_no_pop.swf(function(){var s=function(){__flash__removeCallback=function(i,n){if(i)i[n]=null;};window.setTimeout(s,10);};s();})();
Here is my latest videoblog, (hopefully) the first in a series of near-daily blog postings I’m hoping to do this month, since I’ll be accompanying one or two shows every day. I discuss preparing for a show of W.C. Fields… Read More »videoblog: W.C. Fields, the Lumiere bros., et al
I will be rawther busy in June. Here is the schedule for the repeat-showings of nearly all the silent film programs in Charles Silver’s Auteurist History of Film series. It’s going to be a blast revisiting all these, and in… Read More »3 weeks of daily silent film screenings at MoMA in June
Have just gotten the “OK” to announce my performance on Fri May 7 accompanying “The Complete ‘Metropolis’” at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntingotn, NY (that’s on Long Island, folks). This is the new restoration with 25 minutes of lost… Read More »the complete “Metropolis” on May 7th
Day one of Cinefest 30 has gone well. Played for a pair of features from the late ‘teens this morning – Life’s Harmony (dir Frank Borzage) and The Wild Girl (with Eva Tanguay) – and just played for Charley Chase… Read More »Cinefest 30 – day 1
A new episode of “Meet Me At The Corner” was posted today on meetmeatthecorner.org, a well-traveled educational website of virtual field trips. The episode is about silent film and its music, and I was the guest in the piece. We… Read More »silent film music at “Meet Me At The Corner”
I know, I know, I haven’t posted any video here in a few weeks. To keep you happy, here is a 1929 Mack Sennett short co-starring Carole Lombard that I just uploaded to YouTube. It has a score by Lee… Read More »interim post: Lee Erwin-scored short
Here’s episode 3, in which I talk about preparing for and accompanying F.W. Murnau’s “The Last Laugh” on two consecutive days. The theme song (seen briefly at the beginning) was actually shot at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, where I… Read More »video blog episode 2: accompanying “The Last Laugh” at MoMA
Here is the latest episode of my video blog. I talk about accompanying Alice Guy Blaché films and the challenges of playing for nickelodeon-era films, about working with Parallel Exit, and some other tidbits. Enjoy! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prQ6ceftEZc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1]