ep. 34: the Silent Comedy Watch Party, scoring Hitchcock, “Intrigue” and Nell Shipman, plus FAQ
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Ben Model
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audio
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Arts
Music
Performing Arts
TV & Film
Publication Date |
May 13, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:48:54
On this episode of the podcast, Ben Model discusses the creation of the Silent Comedy Watch Party and the response so far; talks about teaching his silent film course at Wesleyan using Zoom; shares an excerpt from his score for Alfred Hitchcock’s Champagne for the Hitchcock British International Pictures Collection for Kino Lorber; talks about the annual show at the Idaho State Museum and his collaboration with the Boise Philharmonic, and shares an excerpt from his score for the Nell Shipman film Light On Lookout; discusses the rediscovery of Julia Crawford Ivers during the development of the Kino Lorber box set: Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers; and shares an excerpt from his score for The Intrigue; Kerr Lockhart joins the podcast and begins the new segment: Frequently Asked Questions.  This Week: Do you really make it all up as you go along? (Look for an FAQ transcript page coming to this website soon.) Finally, Kerr and Ben exchange self-quarantine recommendations. Kerr recommends Hollywood: A Celebration of the Silent Era and Ben recommends the latest Undercrank Productions DVD Release: The Douglas MacLean Collection Links from the episode: The Silent Comedy Watch Party - Episode 8Hitchcock British International Pictures Collection from Kino Lorber - Champagne score by Ben ModelThe Light On Lookout - Boise State Museum; the Boise PhilharmonicPioneers: First Women Filmmakers from Kino LorberThe Intrigue: The Films of Julia Crawford Ivers from Kino LorberIf you're interested in seeing me perform live, visit my show page; or better yet. sign up for my emails so you don't miss out on gig updates and Undercrank Productions DVD news. Recommendations: Kevin Brownlow's Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film – streaming on Amazon PrimeThe Douglas MacLean Collection DVD, from Undercrank Productions
On this "pandemic catch-up" episode, Ben Model talks about creating and presenting The Silent Comedy Watch Party on YouTube, discusses some recent travels and shows in Boise, shares samples of new scores to two new Blu-ray releases from Kino Lorber for a Hitchcock silent and a rare film made by Julia Crawford Ivers, plus the podcast's new co-host Kerr Lockhart joins in for a new FAQ segment, and Ben and Kerr share some silent film home video recommendations.

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