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Sunday, December 15, 2024

Time for a 2024 year-end wrap up after scoring 'Oliver Twist' (1922), my 400th silent film

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2024 highlight: Hanging with John Ewing and Genevieve Schwartz of the Cleveland Cinematheque. John retired this year after nearly 40 years r...
Saturday, December 7, 2024

Up next: back to the future with 'Metropolis' on Sunday, Dec. 8 at Natick Center for the Arts

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Who has time for holiday shopping when you can take in a screening of 'Metropolis'? This weekend brings a chance to see the great fu...
Thursday, November 28, 2024

Post Turkey Day screening: W.C. Fields in 'So's Your Old Man' on Sunday, Dec. 1 in Wilton, N.H.

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Outside the Coolidge Corner's marquee prior to 'Thief of Bagdad.' Happy Thanksgiving! This year, among the many things I have to...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Pre-Thanksgiving cinematic feast: Creating music for 'The Thief of Bagdad' 100th anniversary screening on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Coolidge Corner in Brookline, Mass.

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A poster promoting 'The Thief of Bagdad' (1924). Is Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks for abundance? If so, I can't think ...
Thursday, November 14, 2024

2024 Silent Film Season in Brandon, Vt. concludes Saturday, Nov. 16 with 'Barbed Wire' (1927)

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A lobby card for Paramount's 'Barbed Wire' (1927) starring Pola Negri. This Saturday, it's up to Brandon, Vt. (about 2.5 hou...
Monday, November 4, 2024

Thoughts on 'Daughter of the Dawn' in San Francisco, and remembering Joe Yranski

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Me and silent film accompanist Rodney Sauer at the Essanay Silent Film Museum in Niles, Calif. Saturday, Nov. 2 brought a double-helping of ...
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Up next: Native dancing in San Francisco, then accompanying 'The General' on Monday, Nov. 4

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In front of the Rex Theatre in downtown Manchester, N.H. prior to last night's screening. Last night's Lon Chaney Double Feature ma...