They also were big budget productions, with Keaton notably spending astronomical sums to complete a gag effectively. The Keaton silents from this especially significant period in his career are frequently as effects-driven in their own right as anything being made by modern-day Hollywood. While these Buster Keaton features are nearly ninety years old, they have at least a tangential similarity to current blockbusters. Thus, the company's choice to delve into Blu-ray by releasing several of Keaton's restored silent features in this high-definition format is especially exciting. KINO is already applauded by comedy film buffs for a magnificent DVD box set that celebrates The Art of Buster Keaton by offering nearly all of the brilliant silent shorts and features he made during his heyday of the 1920s. KINO on Video, a company long noted for having many foreign and early silent films in their catalog, appears to be using the Buster Keaton films to tentatively investigate Blu-ray production. High Definition would seem more relevant to The Dark Knight (2008, Christopher Nolan) or Transformers (2007, Michael Bay), for example, than something produced on a lesser budget or during a more primitive era of filmmaking. Blu-ray is essentially considered most useful, however, for the more contemporary effects-driven blockbuster features coming out of Hollywood.
Certainly mainstream favorites such as Gone with the Wind (1939, Victor Fleming) and The Wizard of Oz (1939, Fleming) have seen Blu-ray editions, as well as a tiny smattering of such diverse older films as The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951, Robert Wise), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, Michael Curtiz), and Jailhouse Rock (1957, Richard Thorpe). In an era when Blu-ray discs appear to be gradually replacing standard DVDs in the same manner that DVD effectively overtook VHS a few years ago, the niche market of classic cinema remains poorly represented in the new format, especially by the major distribution companies. KINO on Video's release of several top Buster Keaton silent features in the Blu-ray format is a project that is likely to attract any serious film enthusiast. Schenck cinematography by Bert Haines and Devereaux Jennings starring Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire, and Ernest Torrence. A Kino International Release.ĭirected by Charles Reisner and Buster Keaton based on a story by Carl Harbaugh produced by Joseph M.
Devereaux Jennings and Bert Haines Adapted by Al Boasberg and Charles Smith, from William Pittenger's "The Great Locomotive Chase" with Buster Keaton and Marion Mack. Written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman photography by J. Schenck cinematography by Byron Houck and Elgin Lessley starring Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, Erwin Connelly, and Ward Crane. A Kino International Release.ĭirected by Buster Keaton written by Jean Havez, Joe Mitchell, and Clyde Bruckman produced by Buster Keaton and Joseph M. Schenck cinematography by Gordon Jennings and Elgin Lessley starring Buster Keaton and Natalie Talmadge. A Kino International Release.ĭirected by Buster Keaton and Jack Blystone written by Jean Havez, Joe Mitchell, and Clyde Bruckman produced by Joseph M. McGann starring Buster Keaton, Margaret Leahy, and Wallace Beery. Schenck cinematography by Elgin Lessley and William C. Cline written by Jean Havez, Joe Mitchell, and Clyde Bruckman produced by Buster Keaton and Joseph M.
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