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Interview

January 17, 2020 By kathy

Stephen Horne: The Re-Animator

Look at any review of Stephen Horne’s performances and you frequently find the words “exhilarating” and “sublime,” typically in the same sentence. This speaks to Horne’s facility and sensitivity, how his accompaniments create true cinematic experiences. But if you’re a devoted fan of the Silent Film … [Read more...] about Stephen Horne: The Re-Animator

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January 17, 2020 By kathy

The State of Preservation

Mike Mashon of the Library of Congress Silent films, TV shows, screwball comedies, instructional films—they’re all welcome at the Library of Congress, the de facto national library of the United States. Mike Mashon, head of the library’s Moving Image Section, is the person who oversees the … [Read more...] about The State of Preservation

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January 17, 2020 By kathy

The State of Preservation

Robert Byrne on Restoring Silent Films in the Digital Age Robert Byrne, longtime president of the board of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, remembers when he first got his hands on the original camera negatives of Italian Straw Hat and Les Deux Timides, two René Clair films he recently … [Read more...] about The State of Preservation

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January 17, 2020 By kathy

The State of Preservation

An Interview with Jon Wengström of the Swedish Film Institute Home to the masterpieces of Victor Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller, among other treasures of Sweden’s Golden Age of silent cinema, the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) has been a vital ally for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival for … [Read more...] about The State of Preservation

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January 16, 2020 By kathy

The Musical Mind of Guenter Buchwald

In 2018, Guenter Buchwald celebrates his fortieth anniversary as a film accompanist. Since 1978, this acclaimed composer, conductor, musical director, and multi-instrumentalist has played for some three thousand films, making him both a pioneer and a veteran. He has performed as a solo artist, as … [Read more...] about The Musical Mind of Guenter Buchwald

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January 15, 2020 By kathy

The Man in the Center Ring: Serge Bromberg Saves Cinema

2015 SF Silent Film Festival Awardee Serge Bromberg Serge Bromberg is an impresario, a ballyhooer of cinema in the best tradition of Barnum and Bailey. Fortunate audiences around the world know him for his Retour de Flamme clip shows, during which he may burn a bit of nitrate film stock on stage … [Read more...] about The Man in the Center Ring: Serge Bromberg Saves Cinema

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January 15, 2020 By kathy

Keeping Time with Timothy Brock

For more than thirty years, Timothy Brock has made a name for himself as one of the few composer-conductors who specialize in music for silent film. Vogue magazine has called him “the silent-film music guru.” In large part, Brock’s musical life has focused on his own compositions as well as on … [Read more...] about Keeping Time with Timothy Brock

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January 15, 2020 By kathy

It Just Has a Sound

Rodney Sauer and the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra Rummaging through a collection of musical scores at the University of Colorado for his ballroom  dance band, Rodney Sauer came across some silent-era music cues donated by the widow of music director Al Layton. Leader at the time of the Mont … [Read more...] about It Just Has a Sound

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