trust me when I’m telling you that the intensity of aesthetic shock I, a humble pasta-maniac, experienced first time watching this can’t be described with words
Happy Birthday Joseph Frank “Buster” KeatonVI 4 October 1895 - 1 February 1966
“My God, we ate, slept and dreamed our pictures.”
Buster Keaton remains one of the most influential filmmakers of the silent era. His innovative use of physical comedy caused him to push boundaries and reinvent how films were made. Even to this day his films continue to delight at his extremely impressive stunt work, and his character, who despite never cracking a smile, endears himself to you through every tumble. He never thought of himself as a genius but he was.
“The medium was still in its infancy; comics were pioneering the craft of making people laugh at moving images. Keaton, it turns out, knew it all — intuitively.” - Richard Corliss, TIME
Buster Keaton & wife Eleanor attend the world premiere of “The Buster Keaton Story” in Perry, Oklahoma. When interviewed by Oliver Lindsay Scott, Eleanor recalled a different theatre, “But we went to the first preview at a theater over in Glendale, and we practically crawled out on our hands and knees to get away, and just got away as quick as we possibly could, almost before the thing ended, it was so horrible.”
#SaturdayCaptions Caption this candid of Donald O’Connor, Cecil B. DeMille & Buster Keaton from “The Buster Keaton Story,” which premiered 65 years ago today.
The Daily Oklahoman is excited about the upcoming world premiere of “The Buster Keaton Story” in Perry, Oklahoma. Buster Keaton & his wife would attend on the 7th…perhaps the photo they printed was a premonition of how they felt about the final movie.
#FanArtFriday We love @beelaurenart’s poster design for “College,” 1927. Send your fan art to [email protected] for a chance to feature in future, or in our magazine, “The Keaton Chronicle.”
Buster’s Back! Our annual in-person convention in Muskegon, MI - the place Buster Keaton considered his childhood home - is ready for registrations. It’s been two years away & we hope the Damfamily are as excited as we are. More at busterkeaton.org/convention-2022
“The Invader,” with the title "En oäkta spanjor,” opens in Sweden. Buster Keaton may not have been Spanish but he played pastor in his own wedding to Lupita Tovar.
