I first saw one of the “Mishaps of Musty Suffer” at the annual, now-defunct Slapsticon festival. I assumed it was…
Running a group of shorts in chronological order at a show isn’t always ideal. For a film class where you’re…
Wait…don’t I have a print of a March of Time episode about the opening of MoMA’s new building and film…
This summer, I read two books, inspired by my being booked for a film series that will run at MoMA…
Accompanying Keaton’s Our Hospitality this past weekend reminded me of a silent comedy trope I’ve become aware of. It’s one…
Keaton’s Our Hospitality is one of my favorites of his feature films, and for the same reason One Week is…
The Mack Sennett films released through Paramount in the late ‘teens give you the impression that an effort was underway…
Over the last couple years, I’ve had conversations with people who’ve told me how much they like the Accidentally Preserved…
Every once in a while, a Cliff Bowes comedy turns up. Their rarity and scarcity explains why you probably don’t…
In going through Chaplin’s The Adventurer for a project I’m working on, I wound up staring at a shot that…