The famed Alloy Orchestra of Cambridge, Mass., performed their original compositions to a group of “Wild and Weird” early silent shorts on April 27 at Ebertfest. This is a sample of the program, with titles by Ken Winokur. Check their web site to see when they’re coming to your area.
Silent weirdness with the Alloy Orchestra

Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.
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