http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/27/million-dollar-movie-154/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/27/million-dollar-movie-154/#comment-260782 Chyll Will Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:05:34 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67817#comment-260782 [2] No problem, Alex, keep up the good work! [2] No problem, Alex, keep up the good work!

]]> http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/27/million-dollar-movie-154/#comment-260781 Chyll Will Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:01:24 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67817#comment-260781 One of Keaton's last performances was a throwback to his silent era characters in a short film called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiqqxyZeDXo" rel="nofollow">The Railrodder</a>, interesting also in that the director of this short went on to direct <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MzWF8YLhY" rel="nofollow">this cult classic animation</a>... One of Keaton’s last performances was a throwback to his silent era characters in a short film called The Railrodder, interesting also in that the director of this short went on to direct this cult classic animation…

]]> http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/27/million-dollar-movie-154/#comment-260780 Alex Belth Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:54:50 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67817#comment-260780 You hit the nail on the head, Will. Thanks. You hit the nail on the head, Will. Thanks.

]]> http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/09/27/million-dollar-movie-154/#comment-260779 Chyll Will Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:46:01 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=67817#comment-260779 Keaton is my second favorite silent-area comedian next to Charlie Chaplin. Both had an exceptional talent for physical comedy and expression (although Harold Lloyd leads both in the extent of how dramatic their stunts were), but with Keaton, any expression came across as an exaggeration of the situation precisely because of the fact he had such little movement in his face; you would think he was either extremely brave, extremely pensive or extremely zoned out of his surroundings in a Zen-like fashion. Whereas you really felt sympathy or scorn for Chaplin and Lloyd characters, Keaton invited no such sympathies because it seemed like he was never paying attention himself; if he said anything to audience, it was mainly "What?" Keaton is my second favorite silent-area comedian next to Charlie Chaplin. Both had an exceptional talent for physical comedy and expression (although Harold Lloyd leads both in the extent of how dramatic their stunts were), but with Keaton, any expression came across as an exaggeration of the situation precisely because of the fact he had such little movement in his face; you would think he was either extremely brave, extremely pensive or extremely zoned out of his surroundings in a Zen-like fashion. Whereas you really felt sympathy or scorn for Chaplin and Lloyd characters, Keaton invited no such sympathies because it seemed like he was never paying attention himself; if he said anything to audience, it was mainly “What?”

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