The Anthology Film Archives in New York will present three classic Laurel and Hardy films from the 1930s on the big screen this weekend, Saturday, September 27. Here is the description of the program:
“Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are the movies’ greatest comic duo, the quintessential dumb and dumber odd-couple. Though critically overshadowed by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd, they were enormously popular, and proved a major influence on Abbott & Costello, Lucille Ball & Vivian Vance, and Jackie Gleason & Art Carney, not to mention Samuel Beckett (they were an inspiration for Waiting For Godot), Roman Polanski (who paid homage to them in his existentialist short films Fat And Lean and Two Men And A Wardrobe), and Ken Jacobs (whose Ontic Antics deconstructs one of their films).” –David Mulkins
County Hospital (1932, 20 min, 16mm, b&w. Directed by James Parrott.)
Them Thar Hills (1934, 20 min, 16mm, b&w. Directed by Charley Rogers.)
Tit For Tat (1935, 20 min,...
“Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are the movies’ greatest comic duo, the quintessential dumb and dumber odd-couple. Though critically overshadowed by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd, they were enormously popular, and proved a major influence on Abbott & Costello, Lucille Ball & Vivian Vance, and Jackie Gleason & Art Carney, not to mention Samuel Beckett (they were an inspiration for Waiting For Godot), Roman Polanski (who paid homage to them in his existentialist short films Fat And Lean and Two Men And A Wardrobe), and Ken Jacobs (whose Ontic Antics deconstructs one of their films).” –David Mulkins
County Hospital (1932, 20 min, 16mm, b&w. Directed by James Parrott.)
Them Thar Hills (1934, 20 min, 16mm, b&w. Directed by Charley Rogers.)
Tit For Tat (1935, 20 min,...
- 9/24/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
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(1) Stay Close To Home
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(2) Learn From The Master
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Sooooooo... now what?
(1) Stay Close To Home
The Wild West beyond the borders of MacFarlane's Ranch isn't overwhelmingly dangerous, certainly no worse than some of the more gang-infested areas of Liberty City, but there's more than enough to keep you occupied in the early going in the immediate vicinity of the ranch.
(2) Learn From The Master
Bonnie MacFarlane is a kind woman, but also a tough one. She and her father Drew have put together a...
- 5/18/2010
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Multiplayer
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