Jeff Rapsis

Film Interview: Jeff Rapsis’ Code of Silents

For the past decade, Jeff Rapsis has improvised live scores for silent films starring Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks.

A rare opportunity to see — on the big screen — a film starring Boston-born silent comedian Raymond Griffith, a master of the debonair pratfall.

JD January 28, 2022 at 5:19 pm on Film Review: “Don’t Look Up” — A Pitch-Dark Satire that Dares to be Impudently PessimisticGreat review: spot on! (But “algorhythmic”… hmm… not sure that’s a word!)
mplo January 28, 2022 at 11:24 am on Film Review: “West Side Story” — An Unnecessary RemakeI have to admit to one thing: For me, there's only one West Sider Story film version, and that is...
Ben Smith January 28, 2022 at 7:28 am on Music Remembrance: Don Everly (1937-2021)I've read a great deal about the Everlys and, for me, you've nailed it perfectly. Super article.
Daniel Gewertz January 26, 2022 at 6:39 pm on Film Review: “Don’t Look Up” — A Pitch-Dark Satire that Dares to be Impudently PessimisticIt may be labeled a movie review, but it is clear from the pull-quote at the start to the multiple...
Daniel Gewertz January 26, 2022 at 2:14 pm on Television Review: “Reframed: Marilyn Monroe” — A Feminist Tribute or a Reframe-up Job?Upon seeing parts 3 & 4, I felt the series grew increasingly more dishonest and extreme, and my review now...