Jeff Rapsis / Silent Film Music
Up next: 'The General' with live music in Newport, R.I. on Thursday, May 21, plus the perils of using Vivaldi for Civil War battle scenes
Leavitt Theatre opens silent film season with 'Girl Shy' (1924) on Saturday, May 16; D.W. Griffith's 'America' provides a surprisingly satisfying afternoon at the movies
Celebrate our 250th birthday (a little early) with D.W. Griffith's 'America' (1924) on Sunday, May 10
Opening Night for 2026 Brandon Vt. Silent Film Series features 'Annie Laurie' (1927) Saturday, 5/2
On Wednesday, April 29: Buster Keaton's 'The General' at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, Mass.
Next up: Lillian Gish stars in 'Annie Laurie' (1927) on Sunday, April 26 at Natick, Mass.
Flying to Florida for 'The Flying Fleet,' then back to Boston for 'The Blot' at the Lois Weber Festival
Saturday, March 14: accompanying the cape-wearing 'Phantom of the Opera' at a Cape Cod library
Before Basil Rathbone, there was William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes; see for yourself on Saturday, March 7
Making the annual pilgrimage to Kansas to commune with the best piano I play all year
The long journey of 'The Old Homestead' from stage to screen; world 're-premiere' of silent film versions on Saturday, Feb. 7 in Keene, N.H.
Let's try that again! 'Annie Laurie' rescheduled to Sunday, Feb. 1, but first 'Metropolis on Thursday, Jan. 29 plus a few others as well
'Annie Laurie' (1927) will be screened as scheduled on Sunday, Jan. 25 just a'fore the snow
Welcome to 2026 in silent film screenings: being Charlie Chaplin ain't what it used to be
A 10-minute 'Christmas Carol'? Early holiday silent films with live music on Sunday, Dec. 14 at Town Hall Theatre in Wilton, N.H.
Coming up: a slate of pre-holiday silent film screenings, then a road trip to Cleveland
Up next: Buster Keaton in 'Seven Chances' (1925) on Saturday, Nov. 15 in Brandon, Vt.
Marching towards Veterans Day with John Gilbert in King Vidor's 'The Big Parade' (1925) on Sunday, Nov. 9 at Somerville Theatre
Up next: 'Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at Derry (N.H.) Opera House
Next up: 'Phantom of the Opera' on Monday, Oct. 27 at Leavitt Theatre in Ogunquit, Maine
Get into the Halloween spirit with 'The Man Who Laughs' on Thursday, Oct. 23 in Plymouth, N.H.
Celebrate 'Silent Movie Day' with 'Way Down East' (1920) tonight in Greenfield, Mass.
Back to the future with 'Metropolis' (1927) on Friday, Sept. 26 in Derry (N.H.) Opera House
Next up: 'Risky Business' (1925) on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Leavitt Theatre in Ogunquit, Maine
This month: I play at Harvard, make my Pittsburgh debut, and do music for a film made in Maine
Tonight! A mid-summer 'Phantom,' plus rounding up recent screenings, notes from Lake Wobegon
This Saturday in Maine: music for silent films starring canines; this Sunday in Massachusetts: 'Padlocked' (1926) at Somerville Theatre
Why you should see Emil Jannings in 'The Last Command' (1928) on Sunday, 8/3 in Natick, Mass.
Hitchcock's 'The Ring' (1927) today at 2 p.m.: thoughts on silent film, boxing, and ballet
Tonight at 7 p.m. in Plymouth, N.H.: Milton Sills seeks ocean-going vengeance in 'The Sea Hawk'
Up next! Scoring original dinosaur flick 'The Lost World' on Wednesday, 7/16 at Leavitt Theatre
Up next: 'Don Q' at Coolidge on June 17, 'Unholy Three' at Leavitt on June 18
Up next: Harold Lloyd heads east in 'Speedy,' then reversing direction with Keaton's 'Go West'
Up next: Douglas Fairbanks in 'Zorro' on Tuesday, May 13 then 'The Gaucho' on Sunday, May 18
Back from California, next to Brandon, Vt. to open the 2025 season with 'The Strong Man'
To California to accompany 'Algol' (1920), then a new summer season of silent film in Brandon, Vt.
'Show People' (1928) on Wednesday, April 2 in Manchester starts a run of silent film screenings
This weekend: 'Zorro' still on, but 'Straight is the Way' (1921) postponed to Saturday, April 5 due to weather
Like father, like son: double feature of 'Zorro' and 'Son of Zorro' this weekend at Town Hall Theatre
How my former life as an opera singer led to this weekend's screening of 'Steamboat Bill Jr.'
This weekend: Lois Weber Film Festival, Buster Keaton, and 'Underworld' plus notes from this year's Kansas Silent Film Festival
Next: Valentino in 'The Sheik' (1921) on Monday, March 3 in Greenfield, Mass.; notes from the 50th annual Boston Sci-Fi Marathon
This weekend: 'Sunrise' in Newport on Saturday, then 'Algol' at 50th annual Boston Sci-Fi Marathon
Changed date for 'The Strong Man' this weekend; classic comedy now showing on Saturday, Feb. 8, plus Boston Globe coverage of 'The Flying Ace'
This weekend: 'Battling Butler' in Campton, N.H., then 'The Flying Ace' in Somerville, Mass.
Up next: Greta Garbo in 'Wild Orchids' on Wednesday, Jan. 29 in Manchester, N.H.