This is a theme I came up with for the series at MoMA, which I play as the lights go down and between films (if it’s a double-bill). Gives you a look (and a listen) at the mod-looking Modus digital… Read More »musical theme: “An Auteurist History of Film”
George Melies and his RivalsLe Voyage dans la lune (A Voyage to the Moon) 1902. France. Directed by Georges Méliès. 13 min.Barbe-Bleue 1901. France. Directed by Georges Méliès. 10 min.Les Sept Chateaux du diable (Seven Castles of the Devil) 1902.… Read More »Oct 7 & 8: trick films @ MoMA
Here’s a snapshot of what’s what with me. It’s going to be a very busy and exciting fall, with 15-20 shows each month. I’ll try to be better about posting, and will try to retro-actively post about the shows I… Read More »Fall 2009 kicks off
June 18 — My brains and time are primarily occupied with any and all work on finishing up the sheet music book these days, and I’ve managed to wedge in time to check out a piano for MoMA’s Bartos theater,… Read More »music scanning and other progress
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
Here’s a shot of the Yiddish Book Center, on the campus of Hampshire College. Nearly every summer for the last 5 years or so Bruce Lawton and I do a show there. This year was (yet) another program of Max… Read More »Max Davidson and Dmitri Kirsanov