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book: A Line of Blood (2015) by Ben McPherson
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Apr 15, 2019
In the area of London’s Finsbury Park locally nicknamed Crappy, TV producer Alex Mercer and his 11-year-old son Max discover their neighbor, the enigmatic Bryce, electrocuted in his bathtub, victim of an apparent suicide. That would be horrific enough, but it emerges in fairly short order tha read more
CCU42 – Silent Film Music with Ben Model
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 26, 2016
Jun 26 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron welcome Ben Model, silent film historian, accompanist, distributor, and enthusiast. He gave a presentation about “undercranking” on Criterion’s release of Chaplin’s The Kid. We discuss the idea of undercranking, scoring silent music, read more
CCU42 – Silent Film Music with Ben Model
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 26, 2016
Jun 26 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron welcome Ben Model, silent film historian, accompanist, distributor, and enthusiast. He gave a presentation about “undercranking” on Criterion’s release of Chaplin’s The Kid. We discuss the idea of undercranking, scoring silent music, read more
The Cinematic Novels of Ben Ames Williams
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 18, 2015
American novelist Ben Ames Williams was a prolific writer, crafting over 30 novels and over 400 short stories throughout his career. Quite a few of his works, including Small Town Girl, All the Brothers Were Valiant, Leave Her to Heaven and The Strange Woman were adapted to the screen. (All the Brot read more
Silent Film Music Podcast by Ben Model – A MUST!
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Feb 18, 2015
Ben Model fell in love with silent movies as a kid. It was only natural then that he should enroll in New York University years later to study filmmaking. It was during his time as a student at NYU that he noticed and was bothered by the fact that the silent films shown in his classes bombed read more
Interview with Ben Model of Undercrank Productions
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
June 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of Undercrank Productions, a DVD distributor founded by silent film accompanist Ben Model. I've had the privilege to interview Ben Model at the TCM Classic Film Festival a few years ago. And now he's back with an interview for Out of the Past.Check out my i read more
5 Questions with Ben Mankiewicz on FilmStruck's new TCM Select
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
If you haven't already signed up for TCM's streaming service FilmStruck now is the best time. FilmStruck, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Digital, will be adding hundreds of classic movies to the service. And to celebrate beloved movies from the Golden Age of Hollywood, TCM Select will offer stre read more
5 Questions with Ben Mankiewicz on FilmStruck's new TCM Select
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
If you haven't already signed up for TCM's streaming service FilmStruck now is the best time. FilmStruck, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Digital, will be adding hundreds of classic movies to the service. And to celebrate beloved movies from the Golden Age of Hollywood, TCM Select will offer stre read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2014 - Press Conference with Ben Mankiewicz
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"You want to make them a little uncomfortable in their seat but you don't want to knock them off the chair." Ben Mankiewicz on interviewing
Here are some highlights from the press conference with Ben Mankiewicz at the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival. Note that this is paraphrasing and not direct q read more
TCM Classic Film Festival - Press Conference with Ben Mankiewicz
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This is the second of my transcripts for the Press Conference that
happened on Wednesday April 24th, 2013 at the TCM Classic Film Festival.
I tried to be as thorough as possible but there is some paraphrasing
along with some quoting. It's not word-for-word but as close as I can
get to it. Note t read more