Tromsø Norway fest announced online!
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).
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Keaton in Manchester VT
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… Read More »Keaton in Manchester VT
Hamilton Theatre – The General
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… Read More »Hamilton Theatre – The General
Charley Chase flyer from AllDay
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… Read More »Charley Chase flyer from AllDay
Berkshire Jewish Film Festival pics
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… Read More »Berkshire Jewish Film Festival pics
DeMille, Dreyer, Lubistch and Chaplin
Today’s post is a videoblog: See you at the silents! Ben
Ten Commandments, perf #1
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… Read More »Ten Commandments, perf #1
Slapsticon 2008 photos
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… Read More »Slapsticon 2008 photos
(Safety Last + shorts show) x 2; AllDay recording
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… Read More »(Safety Last + shorts show) x 2; AllDay recording
ad for St Pauls show
Just picked up a copy of “The West Sider”, a free weekly paper that I’d heard that Father Gil had placed an ad in for the St. Paul the Apostle silent film programs. I was looking for somethinga few inches… Read More »ad for St Pauls show