The Mythical Monkey's essay about Buster Keaton and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle reads even better when one of the best silent movi...

I've been on the road for most of February and only this morning heard about the Buster Keaton Blogathon ongoing at Silent-ology . I co...

In honor of his birthday today, here's a portion of my most popular post about Charlie Chaplin. "I classify Chaplin as the greate...

Today is Mary Pickford's birthday. One of the greatest stars of the silent era, and pound-for-pound the most powerful woman in Hollywoo...

We speak of 1939 as being the greatest year in Hollywood history—and who am I to disagree—but you would be remiss not to count 1917 in the m...

Stealing is a time honored tradition among comedians, and God bless them, I say—thanks to their thieving ways, we can directly compare comed...

To see my awards for 1917, click here . To read about Mary Pickford, click here . And to read about the Chaplin Mutuals, click here . The ...