“Cops” is a wonderful example of Buster Keaton's film artistry. The short film is a carefully orchestrated series of gags in which he plays an innocent who tries to impress his girl by becoming more than he is, and winds up inextricably caught in a police parade that breaks up to pursue him. In “Sherlock Jr.,” Buster Keaton plays a movie projectionist who daydreams himself into the movies he is showing and merges with the figures and the backgrounds on the screen. While dreaming he is Conan Doyle's master detective, he snoops out brilliant discoveries.
Total runtime: 58 minutes, Not Rated.
This screening will feature a special Q&A and book signing with Dana Stevens, author of “Camera Man,” a new book about Keaton's work and life.
This screening will be at the Santikos Palladium theater.
Proceeds benefit Texas Public Radio.