Tag Archives: Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Jonathan Lyons

Here is the very best doc­u­men­tary on Buster Keaton.

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The Six Varieties of Physical Comedy

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jonathan Lyons

M. Wil­son Disher wrote “Clowns and Pan­tomimes” which was pub­lished in 1925. He lays out six vari­eties of phys­i­cal com­edy. These are: FALLS, BLOWS, SURPRISE, KNAVERY, MIMICRY, and STUPIDITY FALLS. Eas­ily the first one to come to mind. Grav­ity reminds us … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Coppers — Buster Keaton animated

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Jonathan Lyons

Film­maker Ben Gijse­mans roto­scoped and styl­ized clips from sev­eral Buster Keaton films to make this inter­est­ing short film.

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Audience feedback

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Jonathan Lyons

Some peo­ple might think that audi­ence test­ing is some­thing new, some­thing thought up my mar­ket­ing depart­ments rather than artists. But it’s not. Silent film greats like Buster Keaton and Char­lie Chap­lin also did test­ing, and would often sit in the­aters … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Buster Keaton Gangnam Style

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Jonathan Lyons

Check out Buster’s moves.   From one of his shorts with Roscoe Arbuckle.

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