Tag: Jacob Burns Film Center

  • Buster Keaton in “The General”

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    Ben Model

    Hey, isn’t that Al St. John next to the bone-head commander who thinks the Rock River bridge is strong enough to hold his train? Bruce and Steve were talking about this after the show, pretty certain it’s Al, and so I grabbed this frame from the DVD. Al’s not in the shot of the commander…

  • Silent cartoons @ Burns in the NY Times

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    Ben Model

  • Charlie Chaplin at Burns Film Center

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    Ben Model

    Happy new year! Tuesday’s show of Chaplin Mutuals – programmed by silent film comrade Bruce Lawton, who also introduced the show – was a big success. We arrived at the Burns film center to discover the show had been moved from their medium-sized theater to the big one because of the number of ticket sales.…

  • Charlie Chaplin program in Burns Film Ctr calendar

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    Ben Model

    Here’s the 2-page spread for Kids/Family film programs at the Jacob Burns Film Center, from their Nov/Dec printed calendar. My parents gave me their copy (since the Burns Center didn’t send me one). The photo of me was taken when I was up at the JBFC in September to play for a few Fritz Lang…

  • Charlie Chaplin show at the Burns Film Center – NY Times

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    Ben Model

    My Google alert that I’ve set for “Ben Model” caught this listing in the New York Times for the Chaplin shorts program Bruce Lawton and I will be doing on Dec 30th at the Burns Film Center. I wasn’t sure if it was just online or not, but when I visited my folks this afternoon…

  • Westchester Magazine: “Top 5 picks”

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    Ben Model

    The December 2008 edition of Westchester Magazine has a piece on me in it. They’d contacted me about this in September; they have a profile in each monthly issue of a local (or hails-from) resident who then recommends his/her top 5 picks of something in their field. Chef recommends restaurants, golf pro recommends golf courses,…

  • Dec/Jan/Feb show bookings

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    Ben Model

    Have just finished recording theatre organ scores for a release by Unknown Video of William S. Hart in Sand. Also on the disc is an Art Acord 2-reel oater and a surprise comedy short (you’ll just have to buy it to find out!). Recorded the scores earlier in the week on the Miditzer and am…

  • “The Phantom Carriage” – Burns Film Center

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    Ben Model

    Pleasantville NY, Feb 19 (Mon) — Played for Victor Sjöstrom’s Korkarlen (Thy Soul Shal Bear Witness, or The Phantom Carriage) this afternoon in Pleasantville, NY. The Jacob Burns Film Center is running the 50 years of Janus Films series that is touring the country, and this is the only silent film in the package. I’ve…