Sunday, October 09, 2011

Sunday Night Laughs: Buster Keaton

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5 comments:

David Cranmer said...

Buster is my favorite silent era comedian.

6:51 PM
Heath Lowrance said...

You probably already know this, but in my opinion, Buster is god. I'm a fanatic for him. I watched every last one of his films countless times, and he speaks to me (figuratively, of course, ha) as no other silent era comedian ever did. Long live Buster, and thanks so much for posting this.
And David, I had no idea you were into his work as well-- that makes me happy.

9:43 PM
Prashant C. Trikannad said...

I agree wholeheartedly with everything Heath has said about Buster Keaton, the Great Stone Face. His silent-era slapstick comedy set the trend for others of his generation, most notably the lovable and innocent duo of Laurel & Hardy, as well as Marx Brothers, Charles Chaplin, and the Three Stooges. They were, and are, the Gods of Comedy!

3:23 AM
BV Lawson said...

Love Buster! The hubster and I attended a live showing of "The General" at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall a few years ago, with the NSO and organist Dennis James providing the film score. Can you imagine an actor today filming all his own stunts with no special effects the way Keaton did? Absolutely amazing.

2:30 PM
pattinase (abbott) said...

And what stunts they were!

2:59 PM

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