Buster Keaton

GIFs Pose the Question: How Did Buster Keaton Survive?

posted January 6, 2017

"I like to watch silent movies, and then make gifs from them," says Don McHoull of Toronto, Canada. He posts them on his Silent Movie Gifs feed on Twitter. Here's his selection of his favorites of 2016 – they provide opportunities to savor the extraordinary acting and film-making craft of shots and scenes in the silent era.

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An Odd Couple: Samuel Beckett & Buster Keaton

posted September 3, 2015

A noted film archivist's NOTFILM presents his meditation on one of the most surprising of cinema collaborations: Samuel Beckett's only film, starring Buster Keaton in an unfamiliar role.

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