I guess you could say the low point arrived on March 27, 2022, with the broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. No, the “slap heard ’round the world” wasn’t it—though that cast a pall over the proceedings, didn’t it?—but the … Continue reading Cinema 101
Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the 20th Centuryby Dana StevensSimon and Schuster, 432 pp, Hardback, $29.99Published Jan. 25, 2022 He’s just this strange figure who was sort of prodigiously talented at something that … Continue reading Dana Stevens on CAMERA MAN
Before he was a filmmaker, Peter Bogdanovich was a critic and historian par excellence. Coming of age as the first wave of Hollywood filmmakers were being put out to pasture, Bogdanovich sat at the feet of the men who made … Continue reading THE GREAT BUSTER: A CELEBRATION
Chaplin was the tramp, Lloyd was the go-getter, and Buster Keaton—Born Oct. 4, 1895—was the Great Stone Face. He was unflappable, no matter how hard he got hit or how hard he fell. The General is his best, maybe the greatest American … Continue reading THE GENERAL
The death of moviegoing in 2020 has hurt in a myriad of ways, but in every loss an opportunity. Few have risen to the occasion like The Criterion Collection, both on their streaming channel and via their handsomely packaged Blu-ray/DVD … Continue reading THE CAMERAMAN
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts producer Veronica Straight-Lingo to discuss Criterion’s latest 4K restoration, The Cameraman, and suggest a few silent films you can stream if you’re missing Chautauqua’s annual Summer of Silents. … Continue reading
The lament of a summer sans silents under the stars continues into the Weekly with a review of Criterion’s latest Blu-ray/DVD release and four silent comedies to stream at home. First up, Buster Keaton’s first film for MGM and his … Continue reading This week in Film — THE CAMERAMAN and the silent clowns
There is no shortage of cinema along the Front Range. You just have to know where to look. And in the summertime, Boulderites look no further than Colorado Chautauqua’s summer silent series. From Boulder Weekly Vol. 25, No. 2, “The … Continue reading COLLEGE
There is no shortage of cinema along the Front Range. You just have to know where to look. And in the summertime, Boulderites look no further than Colorado Chautauqua’s summer silent series. There’s something magical about movies before the advent … Continue reading Remembrance of Summers Past: Chautauqua Silent Film Series (2017)
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