Am back from a few weeks of R&R out of town, and ready to launch into September. Am gearing up for my return to Norway for “Stumfilm Dagere”, 5 Sessue Hayakawa films at MoMA’s retrospective, the launch of the fall… Read More »Sherlock Jr in Hamilton NY
Presented and accompanied a program of films from the Kino Reel Baseball DVD set at the Museum of the City of New York this afternoon. We showed The Busher, plus Hearts and Diamonds and Felix Saves the Day. We had… Read More »Reel Baseball at the MCNY
Have now slid through the first two days of Slapsticon, and am having a blast. Have seen a load of great comedy shorts, and am enjoying the Harry Langdon and Larry Semon entries. Tonight UCLA Film & TV’s new restoration… Read More »Slapsticon days 1 & 2
Here we all are, kibitzing before going on-air for our segment, which lasted about 25 minutes. You can listen to our interview right here. http://www.silentclowns.com/podcast-audio/KojoNnamdi-slapsticon.mp3
Steve Massa and I arrived in DC bright and early, completely missing the big storm in NYC that delayed a number of peoples’ flight etc. Here I am outside the LOC building, right near the Capitol bldg, where Steve and… Read More »Slapsticon “pre-glow” weds 7/18
Well, I’m off (via Amtrak) this morning to Arlington, VA for the fifth annual Slapsticon where I’ll spend 4 fun-filled glorious days and nights watfching — and playing for — classic comedy shorts and features from the ’10s, ’20s and… Read More »on the road to Slapsticon 5
Played for Peg O’ My Heart at MoMA last night, and will play for its repeat on Thursday. Print is MoMA’s, acquired from Filmoteca Española, Madrid. Titles were all in English, possibly made by the archive as part of their… Read More »Peg O’ My Heart (1922) with Laurette Taylor
The 6pm show of The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), plus the 1975 Sunday, Too Far Away was introduced by Paolo Cherchi Usai, of the National Film and Sound Archive in Australia, the archive that restored these films. Paolo… Read More »The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) – MoMA 6/2
Cabiria, in a new preservation by Cineteca di Bologna, MoMA et al was screened with live theatre organ accompaniment by me. While the running time listed in the catalog was 180 mins, the picture ran closer to 2 hrs 20… Read More »Cabiria (1914) – MoMA, June 2
Well, it’s happened. MoMA purchased all the necxessary hardware – keyboard, stand, organ pedals – for the Miditzer VTO (virtual theatre organ) this week. What this means is that when I am asked to play for a silent film at… Read More »news: MoMA to add theatre organ to its silent film accompaniments