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Tag: Buster Keaton

Boulder Weekly, Cinema 101

Cinema 101

September 21, 2022September 20, 2022 Michael J. Casey

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

Boulder Weekly, Interviews

Dana Stevens on CAMERA MAN

March 21, 2022March 13, 2022 Michael J. Casey

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

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

THE GREAT BUSTER: A CELEBRATION

December 5, 2021December 4, 2021 Michael J. Casey

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

Boulder Weekly, Sunday Streams

THE GENERAL

October 3, 2021September 29, 2021 Michael J. Casey

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

Boulder Weekly, Home Video, Reviews

THE CAMERAMAN

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Michael J. Casey

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

KGNU: After Image
June 20, 2020May 16, 2022 Michael J. Casey

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

Boulder Weekly

This week in Film — THE CAMERAMAN and the silent clowns

June 19, 2020May 16, 2022 Michael J. Casey

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

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

COLLEGE

June 18, 2020May 16, 2022 Michael J. Casey

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

Boulder Weekly

Remembrance of Summers Past: Chautauqua Silent Film Series (2017)

June 17, 2020May 16, 2022 Michael J. Casey

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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