Tag: ben model

  • Working with People Who Haven’t Been Dead for 60 Years

    Working with People Who Haven’t Been Dead for 60 Years

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    “Have you ever scored any new films, like regular movies, not silent ones?” It’s a question I get asked by reporters and people I meet socially. The answer usually surprises people. It’s “Nope.” I do get asked from time to time to score a new silent film, and that’s something I’ll cover in another post.…

  • Stuart Oderman (1940-2017) – silent film pianist

    Stuart Oderman (1940-2017) – silent film pianist

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    The Adventures of Prince Achmed concluded, and as the curtain in MoMA’s Titus 2 theatre closed and the lights came up, I took my bows by the piano and then headed back to the booth, as I’d done after all my shows. This time I found a post-it note on the table in the back…

  • coming in January 2017: 3 special episodes of the podcast

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    coming in January 2017: 3 special episodes of the podcast This mini-episode is more of a trailer of sorts for three special podcast episodes that I will post simultaneously in the first half of January 2017.In this 10-minute mini-podcast – first off, I recap some fall DVD releases and a couple that are on tap…

  • new DVD release: “The Marcel Perez Collection”

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    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 (Netherlands), and each has a brand new piano score by yours truly. The films on…

  • NEW DVD COLLECTION OF FORGOTTEN SILENT FILM STAR MARCEL PEREZ

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    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 Silent Clown & Director; New Book on Perez by Steve Massa Also to be Published.…

  • ** coming in 2015…the podcast is back! **

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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

  • Undercranking’s “smoking gun” courtesy of Milton Sills

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    Ben Model

    I knew it.  I just knew it. I’ve been looking for years for written evidence that silent film actors had to adjust the way they moved to compensate for the speed-up of silent film. It has always appeared to have been the case to me when I’ve slowed down silent film segments to the speed…

  • Newsday: “Silent Films Amass a Quiet Following”

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    Ben Model

    From today’s Newsday: Silent films amass a quiet following January 3, 2012 by JIM MERRITT. Special to Newsday Tonight’s Keaton film is getting a warm reception from about 60 people sitting in a screening room at the Cinema Arts Centre. But, it’s not Michael Keaton or even Diane Keaton scoring big laughs in “Seven Chances,”…

  • talking with Joe Franklin

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    Ben Model

    I was interviewed by the one and only Joe Franklin for his radio show a week or two ago, and the segment aired today on his weekly segment on “Bloomberg on the Weekend” on WBBR-AM and on Sirius XM radio. Listen to my appearance on the radio with Joe here:http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf

  • Happy birthday Harold Lloyd – watch “Bliss” (1917)

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    Ben Model

    In honor of Harold Lloyd’s birthday, I’ve uploaded a fun, rarely seen early “glasses” one-reeler with Harold to my YouTube channel. I scored this in 2008 for the American Slapstick 2 DVD set from AllDay Entertainment. The set is still in print and you can order the whole 3-disc set from them by click on…