Buster Keaton discusses the release of

Buster Keaton discusses the release of "When Comedy Was King"

It has to be part of that whole design. No. No, a poisonous thing to us was a, a misplaced gag. A misplaced gag. Yeah. It A great gag but it didn't belong there ...

Buster Keaton discusses the release of "When Comedy Was King"

First broadcast on September 05, 1960. Silent film pioneer Buster Keaton discusses his career following the release of "When Comedy Was King ...

Four Looks at Buster Keaton: A Conversation With 'Camera Man ...

Slate film critic Dana Stevens' new book Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century puts Keaton's ...

'Camera Man' unspools the colorful life of silent film star Buster Keaton

Slate film critic Dana Stevens traces Keaton's trajectory, from performing in his family's vaudeville act as a child, to starring in and ...

Buster Keaton, “The General” and White Supremacy - Weird Geometry

NOTE: An addendum has been added at the end of this blog which addresses the two Keaton biographies released in 2022 and adds some nuance to the ...

Buster Keaton: A Timeless Comedian | Los Angeles Review of Books

832 pages. Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century by Dana Stevens. Atria Books, 2022. 432 ...

Buster Keaton - Wikipedia

Buster Keaton · Keaton was a child vaudeville star, performing as part of his family's traveling act. · Keaton's career declined after 1928, when he signed with ...

Buster Keaton: A Life and the Times | Current - The Criterion Collection

Next month sees the release of Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life by James Curtis, whose previous books include biographies of W. C. Fields ...

Buster Keaton: Child of Storm - Guarneri Hall

Buster Keaton (1895-1966) was a child of storm. Kansas tornadoes, he claimed, blew him into the world, christened him, and flung him onto the stage and screen.

BUSTER KEATON - BY PENELOPE GILLIATT - Scraps from the loft

I suppose this is partly because of the physicality of a stage career that began in vaudeville as a manhandled toddler called “The Human Mop,” ...

What Drove Buster Keaton to Try a Civil War Comedy? - JSTOR Daily

It currently features on several lists of the best silent films, comedies, or just movies of all time. The image of Keaton desperate and ...

Buster Keaton's 'Sherlock Jr.' to Be Paired with R.E.M.'s Music

Buster Keaton's silent film masterpiece, 'Sherlock Jr.' will be re-released with R.E.M.'s music as its soundtrack next year.

#95 (tie): 'The General': The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight ...

Buster Keaton's mammoth Civil War comedy is unquestionably one of his greatest achievements. But is it our favorite Keaton?

Buster Keaton | Film Dialogue

Decades later, Keaton said that he was never hurt by his father and that the falls and physical comedy were a matter of proper technical ...

“Skyscraper”–The Silent Film Buster Keaton Almost Made

When digging through film history you come across a lot of intriguing “what ifs”–what if a film had starred a different famous actor?

The Saphead—Buster Keaton's First Starring Vehicle

Buster Keaton makes his bow to the cinema world in a seven-reeler…being so auspicious that the thoroughness of preparation for stardom is ...

Learning more about 'The Great Buster' (Keaton)

The Great Buster tells us about the good and bad moments of Buster life, but it's never done with disrespect. Buster, unfortunately, suffered ...

Why Buster Keaton is today's most influential actor - BBC

Getty Images Buster Keaton · Getty Images Keaton's genius combination of stillness and energy was displayed in the 1928 film The ...

Buster Keaton Blu-rays (Web Exclusive) - Cineaste Magazine

Keaton shifts gears with Sherlock Jr., a film that probes cinema's myriad of technical possibilities by allowing Buster, a movie theater projectionist who longs ...

Inside the Art of Buster Keaton, Silent Cinema's Undisputed King of ...

In a new Tony Zhou video, the master video-essayist breaks down how Keaton pioneered the art of visual storytelling, physical comedy, and framing shots for ...