Sheldon Mirowitz

Film Preview: “The Passion of Joan of Arc” — Silent Film Meets Opera

May 30, 2019
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This screening of Carl Dreyer’s classic film will offer some exceptional, and exciting, musical strengths.

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Film Preview: Death and Desire at the Circus — “Varieté” at the Coolidge Corner Theatre

April 26, 2016
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Varieté will be the tenth score composed by a Sheldon Mirowitz class and played by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra.

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Coming Attractions in Film: May 2012

April 30, 2012
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After catching your breath from a heavy dose of April film festivals, you may think you need a rest! While this month’s Boston area offerings may look tidy in number, they are sprawling in scope. April provided a look at what’s coming and current, but May is steeped in history and alternative cinema.

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Silent Film Feature: Soviet Masterpiece “Battleship Potemkin” Steams into Town with a New Score

December 14, 2011
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As the Occupy and Tea Party movements attest, this is a time in America of social action and political upheaval -– not to the degree that we see in “Battleship Potemkin,” but significant nonetheless –- and this classic silent film has resonance today in that regard.

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