Ben and Kerr discuss accompaniment Ben’s accompaniment techniques for films he played for toward the end of 2025: Keaton’s “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” at the Barrymore Film Center, Mary Pickford in “Sparrows” at the Library of Congress, and Max Davidson in… Read More »ep. 72: 2025 Year-End Roundup
Episode 72 Show Notes: 2025 Year-End Roundup Opening Banter: Kerr talks about the difference of seeing The Bishop’s Wife with sizeable theater audience – the comedy and other values played at a higher level than on television.Ben shares a similar… Read More »Episode 72 show notes: The Silent Film Music Podcast
Ben and Kerr talk about Ben’s busy Halloween season, underscoring the unmasking scene in “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925) at Angel Nyack, and his encounters with theater ghosts; also covered are Ben’s accompanying “Her Sister From Paris” (1925) with… Read More »ep. 71: Phantoms and Pipe Organs
Episode 71 Show Notes: Phantoms and Pipe Organs Sign up for Ben’s regular email here to keep up with all his activities.
Episode 70 Show Notes: Flappers, Roscoe, and Laura LaPlante Sign up for Ben’s regular email here to keep up with all his activities.
Ben and Kerr talk about Ben’s shows at MoMA’s “Silent Movie Week” of “Saxophon Susi” and “Berlin: Symphony of a Great City”, and at the Rubinstein Atrium at Lincoln Center for an early Louise Brooks Paramount feature. Ben discusses adjusting… Read More »ep. 70: Flappers, Roscoe and Laura LaPlante
Ben and Kerr talk about Ben’s recent shows in the Adirondacks and NYC, his in-progress recording of scores for a new Arbuckle Blu-ray set, the art and craft of a venue’s developing an audience for silent films, accompanying Chaplin’s “The… Read More »ep. 69: Back to Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd
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Ben and Kerr talk about Ben’s new book “The Silent Film Universe” on this mini-episode. Ben discusses the various aspects of silent film language covered in each chapter and how we as viewers are engaged with them, his own development… Read More »ep. 68: “The Silent Film Universe” mini-episode
Episode 68 Show Notes: “The Silent Film Universe” On this mini-episode, Ben Model discusses his new book The Silent Film Universe with co-host and co-producer Kerr Lockhart, and the ideas and insights that inspired it. Works referenced during this podcast:… Read More »Episode 68 show notes: The Silent Film Music Podcast