Tag: Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton succeeded again in Our Hospitality, a story of feuding families given life through full scale train stunts, dangerous rapids, and sight gags.

But Keaton Only Needs One Chance to Impress Released in 1925, Seven Chances came too early to subvert the romantic comedy. The tropes weren’t in place yet. Give it …

Buster Busting Buster Keaton begins Battling Butler as a snobbish, affluent dolt. He’s never done anything for himself, worrying his father who questions his son’s masculinity. Kicked out of …

Daydreaming Stunts The American dream is in Sherlock Jr.. Buster Keaton plays a projectionist with two bucks in his right pocket, and in the other, a book on becoming …

Navigational Ineptness By the end of The Navigator things go so off the rails, Buster Keaton is underwater in a diving suit, holding a swordfish, using it to fence …

Still Unequaled The only thing to hold against The General’s Civil War depiction is the South triumphantly, jubilantly winning in the end. That’s a shame. To note, The General …

Steaming Along When first introduced in Steamboat Bill, Jr., Buster Keaton is dressed in kooky clothes, sports an odd mustache, and carries a small guitar. An eccentric by late …

The release of Steamboat Bill Jr. on Blu-ray marks the second time Buster Keaton has been represented in HD on Blu-ray. As with The General, disc producer Bret Wood …

It says something about the dedication to your craft when most of your crew walks off the set in fear that a stunt will kill you.

The General is considered one of the greatest films ever made, ranking in at number 18 on the most recent AFI list. We agree. However, bringing a silent film …

When you review a movie, you should take notes. In the case of The General, those notes come away awfully repetitive, typically filled with adjectives for “amazing” and “remarkable.” …