Buster Keaton Shorts with Dana Stevens
Added 2023-05-11 04:00:02 +0000 UTCFor our Keaton bonus episode Dana Stevens rejoins Griffin, David and Ben to provide important context for Buster Keaton’s theatrical features by highlighting some of his best shorts. Shorts discussed include: The Cook (25:02), The High Sign (41:22), One Week (52:11), The Playhouse (1:12:57), Cops (1:22:43) and The Balloonatic (1:38:46).
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Comments
Thank you for the Harry Hill shoutout. His old shows and his ep of Off Menu is classic.
Josh Mclane
2024-04-23 14:23:41 +0000 UTCDropping on here to say my fave part of the Keaton mini series is the frequent tie-ins to Babylon, the best to do it (by ‘it’ I mean maximalism, subtly sucks)
KED
2023-05-29 01:04:11 +0000 UTCRolf Harris found dead in a ditch
Wes
2023-05-26 03:37:54 +0000 UTCIt was surprising not to hear any mention of The Simpsons "Hurricane Neddy" in connection with THE ELECTRIC HOUSE and ONE WEEK!
Rohmer Simpson
2023-05-23 23:16:55 +0000 UTCwas just listening to the bit about Rolf Harris and then half an hour later his death was announced. Rest in piss you piece of shit
Jon Ryves
2023-05-23 12:40:53 +0000 UTCIt is I, the one person on the planet who legitimately enjoyed AMSTERDAM.
Rohmer Simpson
2023-05-22 20:29:15 +0000 UTCAnsel Elgort! His face is completely blank and he dances! I’m always wondering .. what’s he thinking .. what’s going on with him
Wes
2023-05-19 12:44:22 +0000 UTCNo present day, there was a time when David Hyde Pierce could have pulled it off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpImet3Xwgw
Kevin McCauley
2023-05-15 14:19:35 +0000 UTCThe audiobook has been a great supplement in-between podcast eps.
Tyler Dietz
2023-05-14 21:46:11 +0000 UTCLoving the series so far, I’ll definitely be picking up Dana’s book!!
Ashley Schoenfeld
2023-05-12 03:51:56 +0000 UTCSo I guess fiml was the first time in history that humans could not see something that passed through their eyeline?
Reed mikkelsen
2023-05-12 03:14:41 +0000 UTCI encourage you watch a couple shkrts on YouTube. I'm truly shocked by how delightful and weird they are. But I guess if you've tried that and weren't into it, then yeah this series will be rough. And that show I felt last week up until today when I finally gave one of his films a chance and I'm so glad I did
Reed mikkelsen
2023-05-12 03:10:52 +0000 UTCSo was spaghetti as exotic to the 1920s as sushi was in the 80s or beyond beef is now?
Reed mikkelsen
2023-05-12 03:07:08 +0000 UTCTom Holland could totally pull of Keaton
Reed mikkelsen
2023-05-12 03:02:09 +0000 UTCI just watched The Cook on YouTube. It's so much werder and more beautiful than I expected. I don't even know how to describe what kind of performance this is.its so bizarre. I love it
Reed mikkelsen
2023-05-12 03:00:03 +0000 UTCThe man was a next-level director, actor, stuntman and choreographer…these movies make up for lack of sound in jokes/stunts/set pieces alone.
Josh Harvey
2023-05-12 02:19:09 +0000 UTCThe literal second before Griff said Hader would be a good fit for a Keaton biopic I thought, "he's gonna say Bill Hader isn't he?"
Scott Andrew McArthur
2023-05-12 01:55:22 +0000 UTCLoved these shorts so much! What a great series! I’ve long wondered why this style of visual slapstick still works so well when most comedy doesn’t hold up at all over even short periods of time. Also, y’all missed discussing one of my favorite little gags in this collection…in Cops, when Buster hides in a trunk only for a cop to lock him inside, only for Buster to roll out the bottom…only for both Buster and the cop to come together for a second to look at the trunk in bemusement over it not having a bottom. THAT’S comedy, folks!
CT
2023-05-12 01:36:14 +0000 UTCOne Week is sooooo good
Charles
2023-05-12 00:28:44 +0000 UTCI love this and own Dana's book
Jon Simon
2023-05-12 00:21:51 +0000 UTCThis series is amazing, thank you both so much for showing Buster and silent film some love! And for putting the plebes on display for us all in doing so.
Chas
2023-05-11 19:53:20 +0000 UTCYeah! Me and this guy just want more marvel commentaries!!
calvin dishes
2023-05-11 19:48:25 +0000 UTCThis buster keaton thing is ruining both feeds for me this week
Jay Kay
2023-05-11 18:20:32 +0000 UTCMy brain skips whenever I hear people say "ACAB" as a word instead of as an initialism "A.C.A.B.," like somehow they didn't learn the term from the 4-skins.
Mike Ostrov
2023-05-11 16:43:43 +0000 UTCSandman Siiiiiiiiiims
Rad Rodge
2023-05-11 15:10:26 +0000 UTCSame 🥰 I adore Buster
Chas
2023-05-11 12:28:28 +0000 UTCMe too! I’m thrilled with this series and love Dana and her book so much 🥰
Chas
2023-05-11 12:26:25 +0000 UTCYeah I thought apes and was sad
EvanEightNine !
2023-05-11 11:42:05 +0000 UTCYou have to click the ". . ." button between the body of the post and the comments.
Data Janitor
2023-05-11 10:09:59 +0000 UTCoh i see
Jordan B. Anderson
2023-05-11 07:17:15 +0000 UTCLoser
Spencer Anthony
2023-05-11 07:16:06 +0000 UTCduhh my name is jordan and im a huge dipshit duhh
Spencer Anthony
2023-05-11 07:14:43 +0000 UTChow dare the movie people talk about movies on the movie podcast
Jordan B. Anderson
2023-05-11 07:11:09 +0000 UTCPlease tell me you guys are also going to do a patreon episode for "Film."
Casey
2023-05-11 05:36:45 +0000 UTCThis shit sucks
Spencer Anthony
2023-05-11 05:36:33 +0000 UTCIs anyone else unable to download this?
Aaron Lohan
2023-05-11 05:29:04 +0000 UTCWhat's the high sign
Benjamin Adgate
2023-05-11 04:30:05 +0000 UTCi'm gonna play each short on criterion at the listed times and just float in a pool of buster
Jordan B. Anderson
2023-05-11 04:24:53 +0000 UTCAwesome just finished the balloonatic a minute ago. This whole series has been my most anticipated blank check series in a while
The Great Kha
2023-05-11 04:07:04 +0000 UTC
