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Today I received word that long-time collector John Cocchi, who was reported missing from his home in Brooklyn, New York nearly two months ago, had been found dead. There will be a memorial service held at McLaughlin and Sons Funeral Home, 9620 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209, 718 238-3600 on Thurs...

There's not a lot known about Bynunsky, but I always figured that he had a circus or carnival background as I've seen him play fire eaters and clowns in several films.


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For those who haven't seen it, here's that one surviving kinescope of Keaton's live show on KTTV Los Angeles:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzuu2mB8MH4


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By 1922, Mabel Normand’s life and career were starting to unravel. After years of being a comedy star both for Mack Sennett and Samuel Goldwyn, scandal had rocked her life, beginning with her involvement, however innocently, in the murder of Director William Desmond Taylor. Her features for Samuel G...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9izuZfjBg For those that love him as much as I do! DG A lovely tribute to Comedy's favorite short bald guy (or was he Comedy's second favorite short bald guy? I always thought Benny Hill was channelling Hyman when he used the perennial Jackie Wright, the famous Iri...

A book long needed to be written. I look forward to reading it.


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[quote="Joe Migliore]The climate over there now can only be described as "thickly stupid". There are a handful of people that are worth hearing from, but the people who post the most have the least to say. I just defended Dave Stevenson's Lloyd Hamilton discs after some guy warned eve...

Oh get over it Pearson, nobody's trying to rain on the parade, it's a point that has been needed to be made for a long time. Great Film Comedy requires major preparation, and has always had it, this is good proof that that really is the case. I could tell you without ever looking at that script that...

Richard M Roberts A lot of Archivists aren't into comedy. RICHARD M ROBERTS (or pacing for that matter) That explains plenty. As archivist's, basic research will demonstrate the comedy filmmakers undercranked for a specific reason, these comedies are supposed to move fast. It's part of the world th...

Pasquale Ventura wrote:

DaveGlass
Shame it's not at the right speed

Where did this 18/20fps transfer practice start and why has it become the standard film speed transfer of all the archives around the world?

Pasquale

A lot of Archivists aren't into comedy.


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