Join in the fun and help get a pair of rare Tom Tyler 1929 silent westerns restored, scored and released! The Kickstarter is from Aventuras de Tom Tyler; this will be an Undercrank Prods. project + release. Details are on the Kx page at kickstarter.com/projects/avent…

I'll be playing for the new restoration of THE UNKNOWN starring Lon Chaney at the Burns Film Center in Pleasantville NY. The venue was originally built in the 1920s as the Rome Theater.

If you’re a silent film fan or have never seen a silent film with live music, we have 3 programs you can catch featuring both well-known and rarely seen gems with expert introductions from curators from MoMA Film, EastmanMuseum & Ben Model:

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What do you get when you combine Tom Tyler with critically acclaimed silent film accompanist Ben Model? Ben Model
You get The Tom Tyler Silent Film Collection on Blu-ray! tinyurl.com/5fm67d5w
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The Tom Tyler Silent Film Collection has been funded 25%! Let's keep this going until it is funded 100%.

A huge thank you to all who have supported this Tom Tyler Kickstarter! Ben Model

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Ben Model The Strand Center for the Arts Great film in a wonderful theater

Did you know??...J P McGowan is the director of the two Tom Tyler silent films being restored through a Kickstarter? McGowan is the only film director born in Australia to be a life member of the Directors Guild of America. tinyurl.com/5fm67d5w Ben Model #JPMcGowan

I have a very special announcement to make regarding a Tom Tyler Kickstarter! Click on the link below where you can sign up to be notified when it goes live:
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I'll be live-scoring Buster Keaton's 'Steamboat Bill, Jr.' on a Wurlitzer theatre organ in the Lake Champlain area later this month! The show will be at the The Strand Center for the Arts, originally a movie palace in Plattsburgh NY. #silentfilm #BusterKeaton
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An idea for a live score can come from a guest speaker's spoken introduction. Here's how something Joan Jonas mentioned about Ozu's style at a show I played last week influenced my accompaniment. MoMA Film #silentfilm
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Full house for PATHS TO PARADISE in (surprise!) #House6 with Lawrence Carter-Long ! Live music by Ben Model ^PG #TCMFF #TCMParty

The legendary Leonard Maltin- resplendent in blue velvet- introducing multi-talented silent film renaissance man/musical wizard Ben Model before a screening of the nearly-lost Paths to Paradise. #TCM FF #TCM

It’s Leonard Maltin and Ben Model for PATHS TO PARADISE and DAD’S CHOICE! #TCMFF

🖤Ben Model playing along to the new restoration of ‘Koko’s Tattoo’ at last nights Fleischer screening🖤

TCM The Film Foundation UCLA Film & Television Archive #FleischerStudios #TCMFF #KokotheClown

This Sunday's episode of The Silent Comedy Watch Party is a 'rewind' of our 24th ep. – when our guest back in Sept 2020 was Suzanne Lloyd – since Saturday is Harold Lloyd's birthday. Also on tap are fellow Roach studio comedians Stan Laurel and Toto.
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My April 2024 shows are now posted. I'll see you at the silents! #silentfilm
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I'll be back at the TCMFF this year! And I'll be accompanying silent films from Undercrank Productions #silentfilm
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Now available for pre-orders! The 5th volume of 'Accidentally Preserved' is a 2-disc set with 3 features and a short, none of which survive in 35mm or at film archives. #silentfilm undercrankproductions.com/accidentally-p…

Today I took part at the Silent Comedy Watch Party! Thanks, Ben (Ben Model) and Steve, for four years of fun and learning! The Silent Comedy Watch Party

Happy Edward Everett Horton Day! To celebrate, here is a replay of my SoundCloud #movies #podcast episode with the award-winning film historian and preservationist Ben Model talking about the great actor's rarely seen silent comedy movies soundcloud.com/onlinemoviesho… Ben Model