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Received word that we have lost another link to Buster Keaton with the passing of Bob Dahl earlier this year. His full obituary can be viewed here: https://obituaries.forestlawn.com/obituaries/robert-dahl In addition to his many other remarkable accomplishments, Bob maintained that he had appeared w...

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I did, Rob. Incredibly kind of Frank to mention me -- nailing the pronunciation was icing on the cake! The man is an absolute pro.

Frank Santopadre has just dropped a fantastic new episode of his always entertaining FUN FOR ALL AGES podcast -- this time featuring author James Curtis and screenwriter Scott Alexander discussing the making of IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD! Follow the link below to listen, it is absolutely free! ...

Just stumbled across a well-researched article detailing Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer's final days, courtesy of Messrs. Burt Kearns and Jeff Abraham. Chockablock with new details, this is a worthwhile read. Check it out here: https://burtkearns.substack.com/p/the-murder-of-alfalfa?utm_source=sha...

Absolutely fascinating! Thank you for sharing, Ed!

Was just alerted to an incredibly kind review of the most recent issue of COMIQUE MAGAZINE (Volume 2, No.1) courtesy of Matthew Ross at THE LOST LAUGH. If you have not yet seen his excellent blog, or the top flight e-zine of the same name, you are really missing out! Both are available here -- for F...

Word has come down that our friend John Bengtson, author of the critically acclaimed film location books Silent Traces (Chaplin), Silent Echoes (Keaton), and Silent Visions (Lloyd) has passed. To say that his contributions to film history have been vital and unparalleled is an understatement of the ...

I really enjoy A&C's first few films, the performances are crisp and electric, but my personal favorites tend to be the later titles too. How can anyone not enjoy THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES? Or MEET THE KILLER, BORIS KARLOFF? And MEET FRANKENSTEIN is a straight up classic by any measure. One of the...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54994902955_a526c4e14a.jpg After a three year hiatus, we are back with issue #3 of Comique - The Classic Comedy Magazine -- featuring 236 pages of original articles, fascinating stories, and hundreds of rare images! In this issue: Founders Messages from Gierucki ...