book: A Line of Blood (2015) by Ben McPherson

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 that... Read full article

CCU42 – Silent Film Music with Ben Model

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 full article

CCU42 – Silent Film Music with Ben Model

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 full article

The Cinematic Novels of Ben Ames Williams

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 Br... Read full article

Silent Film Music Podcast by Ben Model – A MUST!

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 full article