Buster Keaton: The Art of the Gag

We referenced Keaton a lot in the first Paddington film. He is a master of timing, expression and physical comedy. 

A Study of Comedy: Aki Kaurismäki - Hopeful Cynicism

This is an in depth video essay by Lewis Criswell focusing on the 'Hopeful Cynicism', comedy and psychology in the works of director Aki Kaurismaki. Excellent reference!

Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution

Making Of Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr (1924)

Chuck Jones - The Evolution of an Artist

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Reference of The Day: Buster Keaton - The Face

Check out this trailer for 'notfilm'. A documentary about the making of  'Film'. It features Buster Keaton and a screenplay by literary genius Samuel Beckett.





'NOTFILM is a feature-length documentary-essay on the production of Samuel Beckett's FILM, utilizing long lost outtakes, never before heard audio recordings of the production meetings, and other rare archival elements.
Featuring: Kevin Brownlow, James Karen, Buster Keaton, James Knowlson, Leonard Maltin, Mark Nixon, Barney Rosset, Jeannette Seaver, Jean Schneider, Haskell Wexler, Billie Whitelaw, and the voices of Samuel Beckett, Boris Kaufman, and Alan Schneider.
SAMUEL BECKETT'S FILM has recently restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, with funding from the Film Foundation and the National Film Preservation Foundation.' more here via Huff. Post

CalArts: 'Chuck Jones at 100' hosted by John Lasseter

Last year CalArts held a special cartoon screening event entitled "Chuck Jones at 100" hosted by their famous alum, John Lasseter. Here's a great video edit of John's introduction to the event and his thoughts and memories of Chuck's work. Big thanks to FILX for posting it!





Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote -- The Myth and the Truth




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Laurel & Hardy BBC TV Documentary (1974)

This is a great BBC documentary about the history and legacy of Laurel and Hardy. Comic geniuses!