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https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2012/03/thursday-march-15-cinefest-day-1.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Thursday, March 15: Cinefest, Day 1 Okay, the first full day of this year's Cinefest is done, so here's a brief write-up of the highlights as I experienced them. (Actually, it'... silent film musicjeff rapsis https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2019/05/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: May 2019 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsismay https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2016/07/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: July 2016 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisjuly https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2012/10/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: October 2012 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisoctober https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2023/01/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: January 2023 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisjanuary https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2017/12/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: December 2017 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisdecember https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2012/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: 2012 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsis https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2025/12/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: December 2025 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisdecember https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2014/11/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: November 2014 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisnovember https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2023/08/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: August 2023 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisaugust https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2024/03/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: March 2024 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsismarch https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2012/12/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: December 2012 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisdecember https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2013/07/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: July 2013 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisjuly https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2025/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: 2025 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsis https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2012/06/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: June 2012 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisjune https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2015/11/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: November 2015 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisnovember https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2018/07/ Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: July 2018 Chronicling the ongoing adventure of staging silent film screenings with live music in theaters in New England, USA and elsewhere, including once in remote... silent film musicjeff rapsisjuly https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2012/11/chaplin-silent-films-gateway-drug.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Chaplin: silent film's gateway drug (See for yourself on Thursday,... A couple of Chaplin programs coming up this month, so a few thoughts about how his comedies are often the way that folks first get curious a... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2017/10/if-its-october-it-must-be-time-for.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: If it's October, it must be... time for a 'Nosferatu' screening! Among other things, needing a good manicure. With Halloween looming like a harvest moon, the latter half of October is the busiest time of... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2019/09/back-on-silent-film-circuit-college.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Back on the silent film circuit: 'College,' 'Steamboat Bill Jr.,'... Close-up of the "Looff Carousel" at Slater Park in Pawtucket, R.I. Labor Day weekend was a quiet time on the silent film calendar, but thi... silent film music https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2013/04/roger-ebert-1942-2013-great-friend-to.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Roger Ebert (1942-2013): A great friend to silent film No film critic did more to champion the enduring value of silent cinema than Roger Ebert, who died yesterday at age 70. Check out his w... silent film music https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2011/09/showing-next-way-down-east-in-three.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Showing next: 'Way Down East' in three states Looking forward to doing music for no less than three screenings of 'Way Down East' (1920), the great D.W. Griffith melodrama, in three stat... silent film musicway down east https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2017/05/up-in-mascoma-valley-its-comedy-tonight.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Up in Mascoma Valley, it's 'Comedy Tonight': a Buster Keaton... Buster Keaton in 'Sherlock Jr.' (1924). Yes, it's Comedy Tonight up at Mascoma Valley Regional High School, but not the song from 'A Funny... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2015/11/buster-keaton-mark-zuckerberg-and-visit.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: A trip to Silicon Valley: Buster Keaton, Mark Zuckerberg, and... What the Oculus headset looks like. Sometimes I feel my head is about to explode. Yesterday morning I visited the "Oculus Room" at Faceb... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2026/04/on-wednesday-april-29-buster-keatons.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: On Wednesday, April 29: Buster Keaton's 'The General' at the... Buster and his co-star in 'The General' (1926). I'm back on the road this week to the Regent Theatre in Arlington, Mass., where they're scre... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2012/10/opening-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-on.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Opening 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' on Tuesday, Oct. 30 in... We're in for some scary weather as I write this (Monday, Oct. 29), but as of now it looks like our part of the world will be spared the wor... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2016/02/garbos-and-mgms-last-silent-kiss-1929.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Garbo's and MGM's last silent, 'The Kiss' (1929) on Friday, 2/19... Promotional art for 'The Kiss' (1929), the last silent film released by a major U.S. studio. A freakish warm spell and heavy rain washed a... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-long-journey-of-old-homestead-from.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: The long journey of 'The Old Homestead' from stage to screen;... An original release poster for the 1922 version of 'The Old Homestead.' UPDATE ON TICKETS for 'The Old Homestead' screenings. As of Thursda... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2012/03/sound-vs-silence-in-noahs-ark-1928-on.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Sound vs. silence in 'Noah's Ark' (1928) on Sunday, March 25 Me with the handy improvised on/off switch at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre. The first cold and rainy day we've had in awhile was good weathe... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2015/12/catching-train-that-never-left-report.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Catching the train that never left: A report on my excellent... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-10-minute-christmas-carol-early.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: A 10-minute 'Christmas Carol'? Early holiday silent films with... A scene from Thomas Edison's early version of 'A Christmas Carol' (1910), which runs all of 10 minutes. Alas, there's no silent film equival... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2014/11/directed-by-very-young-frank-capra.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Directed by a very young Frank Capra: Langdon's 'The Strong Man'... An original poster for 'The Strong Man' (1926). This Sunday at the Somerville (Mass.) Theatre, we close out this year's monthly programs o... https://silentfilmlivemusic.blogspot.com/2013/07/recalling-couple-of-dog-costumes-silent.html Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music: Recalling a couple of dog costumes: Silent films as related to... In 1992, as his 30-year tenure as 'Tonight Show' host was coming to a close, Johnny Carson would show clips from old broadcasts. One was a ...