Sound of Music for Rare Silent Movies




Midday on WNYC show

Summary: <p>Ben Model is a silent film accompanist, historian, and DVD distributor whose Undercrank Productions DVD label releases rare, lost or overlooked films of the silent era. Model discusses his current work on a two-disc set of rare films starring comedienne Alice Howell, due out in early 2019.</p> <p>On September 8 Ben Model will be providing live musical accompaniment for “Grandma’s Boy” at the <a href="http://www.silentclowns.com/nowshowing.html" target="_blank">Silent Clowns Film Series</a>.</p> <p>On September 19 Ben Model will be providing live musical accompaniment for “The Three Musketeers” at the <a href="http://prod3.agileticketing.net/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=397938~31a96320-4160-4f8e-a5f9-05c4f03c9c01&amp;epguid=4e90d4ea-c6e5-40b3-9fc2-5fd0073268f4&amp;" target="_blank">Cinema Arts Centre on Long Island</a>.</p> <p>In October, <a href="http://www.undercrankproductions.com/" target="_blank">Undercrank Productions</a> will be releasing “Found at ‘Mostly Lost.’”</p> <p><em>This segment is guested host Jenna Flanagan.</em></p>