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Any Buster Keaton Fans here?
Posted on 3/21/21 at 8:38 pm
Posted on 3/21/21 at 8:38 pm
Anyone else into silent films?
This post was edited on 3/21/21 at 9:31 pm
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Posted on 3/21/21 at 9:02 pm to ItzMe1972
Yes.
Posted on 3/21/21 at 9:12 pm to ItzMe1972
And could you change the thread title to "Silents Is Golden" or something clever like that? I'd hate to see the thread anchored b/c of the stupid Three Word Title requirement.
Posted on 3/21/21 at 9:31 pm to ItzMe1972
The original stunt man
Posted on 3/21/21 at 9:38 pm to ItzMe1972
I have never been able to get into silent films, but the documentary series on the Silent Era that was filmed in the 70s and hosted by James Mason is one of the best things I've ever seen.
I started a 3 part documentary series on Buster Keaton that's on youtube last week, but I haven't gotten around to finishing it yet.
I started a 3 part documentary series on Buster Keaton that's on youtube last week, but I haven't gotten around to finishing it yet.
Posted on 3/21/21 at 9:44 pm to ItzMe1972
The General is my favorite. Unreal stunts
Posted on 3/21/21 at 9:49 pm to DaleGribble
quote:Hollywood by Kevin Brownlow - watch on YT
but the documentary series on the Silent Era that was filmed in the 70s and hosted by James Mason is one of the best things I've ever seen.
My all time favorite documentary series.
quote:Another Brownlow, and it's also great. All his docs are, actually.
I started a 3 part documentary series on Buster Keaton that's on youtube last week, but I haven't gotten around to finishing it yet.
quote:Watch some comedy shorts, especially Keaton and Lloyd. Then move into their features. Then perhaps Douglas Fairbanks, who did swashbuckling action films laced w/comedy.
I have never been able to get into silent films,
As director King Vidor says in the first episode of Hollywood, silent films were different b/c you had to pay constant attention. With talkies you can turn away and the dialogue will keep you aware of what's going on. But turn away from a silent film and you may miss something.
Posted on 3/21/21 at 9:58 pm to Kafka
Some of the scenes from silent films in that series were incredible and made me want to give them another shot. I think that a good score would be a great help.
I love comedies and was planning on watching a documentary on Chaplin when I ran across the series on Keaton. After seeing a couple of shorts of his awhile back on TCM, I'm also curious about Charley Chase comedies. And Harold Lloyd and Fattie Arbuckle.
Don't have to work tomorrow, so tonight seems like a good night to start.
I love comedies and was planning on watching a documentary on Chaplin when I ran across the series on Keaton. After seeing a couple of shorts of his awhile back on TCM, I'm also curious about Charley Chase comedies. And Harold Lloyd and Fattie Arbuckle.
Don't have to work tomorrow, so tonight seems like a good night to start.
Posted on 3/21/21 at 10:05 pm to DaleGribble
Start w/Keaton & Lloyd shorts. They're both great and IMHO pretty accessible for modern audiences. Then move on to their features.
Then maybe try some of the lesser known people, like Charley Chase, Raymond Griffith, Lloyd Hamilton, or Harry Langdon -- the latter may take some getting used to.
Then maybe try some of the lesser known people, like Charley Chase, Raymond Griffith, Lloyd Hamilton, or Harry Langdon -- the latter may take some getting used to.
Posted on 3/21/21 at 10:08 pm to Kafka
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Then maybe try some of the lesser known people,
Add Max Linder to that list. He was a big inspiration for Chaplin and Lloyd, and to Keaton to a lesser extent.
Posted on 3/21/21 at 10:17 pm to Jay Are
quote:I've seen a few clips of Linder, but only one complete film: Seven Years Bad Luck, where he does the mirror routine later done by the Marx Bros in Duck Soup.
Add Max Linder to that list. He was a big inspiration for Chaplin and Lloyd, and to Keaton to a lesser extent.
While Linder may have influenced Chaplin, I think his greatest influence was on Raymond Griffith.
Linder
Griffith
Posted on 3/22/21 at 12:50 am to ItzMe1972
Posted on 3/22/21 at 1:14 am to Kafka
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I think his greatest influence was on Raymond Griffith.
Not familiar with Griffith, so you're probably right.
Watching Linder's Seven Years Bad Luck recently, I was struck by how similarly his Max persona and chaplin's Tramp move. Chaplin is much more exaggerated, but the shuffle is similar.
Anyway, for Keaton, I don't think you can beat his short, One Week (pictured above by Kafka), or his 1925 feature, Seven Chances.
Posted on 3/24/21 at 4:16 pm to Kafka
"Start w/Keaton & Lloyd shorts."
Watched The Scarecrow by Keaton last night on Youtube. Amazing performance. He was likely 23 at the time.
Watched The Scarecrow by Keaton last night on Youtube. Amazing performance. He was likely 23 at the time.
Posted on 4/24/22 at 9:21 pm to ItzMe1972
Last night TCM showed a 2018 Peter Bogdanovich documentary called The Great Buster that had commentary from the folks listed on the poster below.
Trailer on YouTube
IMDb page
I had no idea he was performing on the stages of Vaudville with his parents at four years old. They dressed him like his dad, with a balding head and a beard.
He became the star and eventually got first billing and more money. At times they grabbed a handle attached to his belt, and threw him into the audience at hecklers.
It's a sad story. He trusted people he shouldn't have, signed a big contract with MGM, and lost creative control of his films. Before his career was over, you can tell he just quit giving a damn.
He befriended lots of younger comedians. Guys like Dick Van Dyke sought him out for advise, and became friends with him. The woman he was married to when he died was much younger than him. Richard Lewis was good friends with her and she gave him some memorabilia. I thought it was a great watch.
Its available on thru Cohen Media Channel on Prime It's a $2.99 rental there.
Trailer on YouTube
IMDb page
I had no idea he was performing on the stages of Vaudville with his parents at four years old. They dressed him like his dad, with a balding head and a beard.
He became the star and eventually got first billing and more money. At times they grabbed a handle attached to his belt, and threw him into the audience at hecklers.
It's a sad story. He trusted people he shouldn't have, signed a big contract with MGM, and lost creative control of his films. Before his career was over, you can tell he just quit giving a damn.
He befriended lots of younger comedians. Guys like Dick Van Dyke sought him out for advise, and became friends with him. The woman he was married to when he died was much younger than him. Richard Lewis was good friends with her and she gave him some memorabilia. I thought it was a great watch.
Its available on thru Cohen Media Channel on Prime It's a $2.99 rental there.
This post was edited on 4/24/22 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 4/24/22 at 9:32 pm to ItzMe1972
quote:
Anyone else into silent films?
I liked Keaton and he lived long enough to be in some "talkies" and was even in an episode, maybe 2, of "The Twilight Zone".
One of my favorite silent film comedic stars was Harold Lloyd.
Of course who can leave out Charlie Chaplin as one of the premier silent film stars.
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