So yes, I am posting yesterday’s Day 17 blog post this morning, but I’m giving myself a free pass considering yesterday’s marathon turn of events. The day started with an unscheduled stop at the dentist to check out my burnt-by-hot-oil-squirting-out-of-chicken-gyoza molars, followed by the usual eight hour work day and rounded out with a lovely … Continue reading
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100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 16 – Seven Chances (1925)
Oh boy, quick turn-around here. After enduring the never-ending (but good) Greed yesterday, (and the watching Yoji Yamada‘s The Hidden Blade later that night), today’s viewing brings us back to a more light-hearted movie. Buster Keaton’s Seven Chances, which, honestly, in today’s society woud be a short film. The premise is that Buster’s grandfather has … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 15 – Greed (1924)
Wow, where do I even begin. If you remember yesterday, I was silently hoping I didn’t get stuck watching the four hour restored version of Greed. Well, low and behold, here I am about six hours after I started watching this (I took a bunch of breaks) and I really don’t know where to start. This … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 14 – Our Hospitality (1923)
Buster Keaton in “Our Hospitality” I’m not gonna kid you, I’ve hit a wall. Even before I sat down to ingest the hour-long dramedy Our Hospitality starring Buster Keaton, I was dreading it. So my thoughts will be brief. Our Hospitality focuses on the long-running family feud between the Canfield and McKay families. Buster Keaton … Continue reading
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