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Monday, December 8, 2025

A 10-minute 'Christmas Carol'? Early holiday silent films with live music on Sunday, Dec. 14 at Town Hall Theatre in Wilton, N.H.

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A scene from Thomas Edison's early version of 'A Christmas Carol' (1910), which runs all of 10 minutes. Alas, there's no sil...
Sunday, December 7, 2025

Coming up: a slate of pre-holiday silent film screenings, then a road trip to Cleveland

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A lobby card for 'So's Your Old Man' (1926), which I'll accompany on Sunday, Jan. 18 at the Cleveland Cinematheque. Welcome ...
Monday, November 10, 2025

Up next: Buster Keaton in 'Seven Chances' (1925) on Saturday, Nov. 15 in Brandon, Vt.

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A Swedish poster for Buster Keaton's 'Seven Chances' (1925). Up next it's Buster Keaton's great comedy 'Seven Chance...
Saturday, November 8, 2025

Marching towards Veterans Day with John Gilbert in King Vidor's 'The Big Parade' (1925) on Sunday, Nov. 9 at Somerville Theatre

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At the Crandell Theatre in Chatham, N.Y. Hey, that doesn't look like me on the marquee! Pleased to report I've emerged intact from t...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Up next: 'Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at Derry (N.H.) Opera House

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A scene from 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' (1920). It's gonna be one crowded cabinet! This morning I got word that more than 130...

Next up: 'Phantom of the Opera' on Monday, Oct. 27 at Leavitt Theatre in Ogunquit, Maine

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A poster for the original silent film version of 'Phantom of the Opera' (1925), which I'm accompanying six times this Halloween ...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Get into the Halloween spirit with 'The Man Who Laughs' on Thursday, Oct. 23 in Plymouth, N.H.

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That look! That face! Conrad Veidt stars as 'The Man Who Laughs' (1928). I suppose it's too late to approach the American Dental...