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HISTORICAL FACTS: Buster keaton - Caught on Camera

Once a year, silent film fans from around the world descend on this tiny Scottish town

Henry Roberts discovers a programme of classic films at HippFest, a movie celebration in the most unlikely of locations

The Independent UK

Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese-born star who sold his identity

His name is Khabane Lame, but he is known worldwide as Khaby Lame. Born in Dakar, Senegal, he is the most followed content creator on TikTok.

The Conversation

REM x Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr review – classic comedy gets new alt-rock soundtrack

Keaton’s wild invention doesn’t gain much by adding indie guitars, but if they can bring a new audience to this silent classic, who’s listening?

The Guardian - UK

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Mads Mikkelsen: Rogue One script was unfinished during filming

Mads Mikkelsen has recalled how the script for the Star Wars prequel movie Rogue One was "surprisingly unfinished" during filming.

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Gurnaik Johal: ‘I had no idea Zadie Smith was such a big deal!’

The author on a brilliant biography of Buster Keaton, coming round to Joseph Conrad, and marathon training with Karl Ove Knausgård

The Guardian - UK

20 Things People Saw Others Do In Public That Left Them Flabbergasted At How Unhinged It Was

32 the most unhinged behaviors caught in public that people did like it was absolutely normal.

Bored Panda

Oscars announce new stunt design award for its 100th ceremony

The Achievement in Stunt Design award will make its debut at the annual ceremony beginning in 2028, where it will honour stunt work in films from 2027, and while it’s a step in the right direction, why has it taken so long?

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“Atmosphere is more important than aesthetics”: Bionic Bay is a biomech platformer that’ll grip you from the get-go

Big in 2025 | Bionic Bay creator Juhana Myllys talks about their puzzle platforming philosophy and why atmosphere is vital to game design

GamesRadar

Ariana Grande Calls Ethan Slater "The Buster Keaton of Today" in Cute Instagram Comments

The singer gushed over her boyfriend's latest photoshoot.

Marie Claire

From TikTok To Hollywood, The Irresistible Rise Of Italy's Khaby Lame

Compared by some to Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton, the most followed TikToker in the world, Khaby Lame, is preparing to launch a film career in Hollywood following his dizzying global success on social media.

International Business Times

The Biggest Celebrities You've Forgotten About (But Shouldn't Have)

In case you're curious!

Marie Claire

‘His skincare regime alone would bankrupt you’: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman bring banter and bromance to London

Deadpool & Wolverine owes much to its characters riffing off a real-life 20-year friendship which, its stars say, is founded on mutual respect – for all its low blows and joviality

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of Beavers review – Gold Rush-style spoof silent comedy fires gags at warp speed

Combining Chaplin, Keaton and Looney Tunes, the utter silliness of this movie pastiche, with an army of full-sized beavers, will win you over

The Guardian - UK

Boy Kills World review – ripped Bill Skarsgård shows he’s got brutal action chops

As a mute avenger against a dystopian tyranny – looking like a lethal Buster Keaton – the actor makes you wish the film itself was as purposeful

The Guardian - UK

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The 32 greatest Jackie Chan movie moments

He's fought with ladders, Lego, fans, and sans clothes and shoes

Total Film

Is it just me, or was the silent era the best for comedy?

A Total Film writer on why laughs were louder before sound...

The Guardian - UK

Ian Lavender obituary

Last surviving member of the BBC’s Dad’s Army cast who played the bumbling Private Pike

Chicago Sun-Times

Earliest Mickey Mouse character to enter public domain

Current artists and creators will be able to make use of Mickey, but with major limits. It is only the more mischievous, rat-like, non-speaking boat captain in “Steamboat Willie” that has become public.

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The Independent UK

Mickey Mouse will soon belong to you and me — with some caveats

Mickey Mouse is about to belong to you and me

The Guardian - UK

Black Venus review – defiantly face to face with the inhuman past

The shocking life of 19th-century ‘Hottentot Venus’ Saartjie Baartman haunts a riveting show in which 18 artists respond to objectification and Black femininity

The Guardian - UK

The 25 best stunts in cinema – ranked!

In the forthcoming Mission: Impossible film, Tom Cruise drives a motorbike off a cliff and wrecks a 70-tonne train. But how does such derring-do compare with cinema’s most hair-raising escapades?

Chicago Tribune

Michael Phillips: The movies’ greatest action scenes, from the silent era to ‘John Wick 4′

With director Chad Stahelski’s massively successful opening week of “John Wick: Chapter 4” dominating a nervous film industry at the moment, the time is right to argue about the movies’ century-plus tradition of action cinema.

Inverse

'John Wick 4' Runtime Makes It The Longest John Wick Ever — And That's a Good Thing

'John Wick: Chapter 4' boasts a runtime of 2 hours, 49 minutes, making it the longest of the Wick movies. But it more than earns it.

The Independent UK

New this week: 'Top Gun,' Lana Del Rey and 'Rabbit Hole'

This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh albums from Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding, the landing of “Top Gun: Maverick” on Paramount+ and a TV show centered on an FBI agent who gets pulled into danger and secret missions aboard “The Night Agent” streams on Netflix

Los Angeles Times

The live-action shorts: Playful Christmas tales, fraternal friction, a 'visual poem' and social strife

The 2023 Oscar-nominated live-action shorts are highlighted by fascinating choices by a promising group of filmmakers, whether lacing environments with hidden meanings, fashioning a visual poem, letting Buster Keaton crash into harsh social reality, calmly observing character comedy or having a playful good time.

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