It's hard to sum up the work silent film historian Ben Model does under one profession; he's a preservationist, a lecturer and teacher, an author, and accompanist and composer who performs his own ...

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Today, silent films still are celebrated and enjoyed at film festivals – even some festivals that only screen silent films. September 28 of this year was deemed National Silent Film Day. Companies ...

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British actor, director, screenwriter and producer Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin and American actor Tom Murray in a scene from "The Gold Rush." While there are modern silent classics, such as ...

THE MAN FROM NEVADA (1929) Producer & Director: J.P. McGowan / Writer: Sally Winters / Cinematography: Hap Depew / Editor: Charles J. Hunt / Musical Score: Ben Model ...

The silent film era feels almost like a dream now, a time when everything was new, and nothing about movies was certain. Actors had to rely on their eyes, their hands, and the smallest lift of a smile ...

Over five decades, he has built—and then shared—a one-of-a-kind cultural archive. Courtesy Dwight M. Cleveland As collecting categories go, this is a nichey one. Lobby cards—small posters displayed in ...