
Project Keaton Post #21: Buster is the 99% Submitted by film blog PrettyCleverFilms. This deeply touching post is a beautifully realized love letter to Keaton’s films and, more to the point, the man himself. A definite Project Keaton highlight— thanks to Brandy for gracing us with it! “In the holy trinity of silent clowns, I’m firmly on Team Keaton. Charlie Chaplin moves me, sometimes to tears (cheap or otherwise), with his pathos and kinetic beauty. Harold Lloyd makes me laugh, heartily and out-loud, with his plucky, can-do spirit. But it’s Buster Keaton, the great Stone Face, that inspires me to get out of bed every morning and try to make my way in the world. And if I’m not successful on a Tuesday, it’s Buster who demonstrates that it’s not only not foolish to try again on Wednesday but that it’s courageous and necessary…” (read full post here)
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Very interesting standpoint and not at all badly written (although I’d debate his description of Chaplin’s speech from...
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This is soooo cute! All Buster fans need to read this.
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