The Culture Enthusiast

As promised, here's my follow-up post on Keaton. To check the previous one, click here. Source Buster Keaton was not only a great actor and film-maker from the silent movie era, but also a very interesting person. Here’s some interesting information about him: 1) It was Houdini who gave him the nickname “Buster”. When Keaton was a child he fell from a flight...

I confess I thought it was pretentious to say you liked Buster Keaton. I mean, it is rare enough to like silent movies, imagine liking silent movies that are not Chaplin’s. After watching one of Keaton’s movies I have to reconsider and proclaim myself to be a big fan of him. The more I hear about his life, the more I wish I...