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I think you’re exactly right, watch the silent comedies. Specifically, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. Beware of Harry Langdon and Fatty Arbuckle, who just aren’t funny. All of these guys have a lot of great short films, particularly Chaplin’s early films for Mutual. But feature-wise, Chaplin’s first feature, The Kid; Keaton’s Our Hospitality and The General; and Lloyd’s The Freshman.
Hello Always:
No, Hitler did not have any real talent as an artist. As I make clear in the book, he became a self-styled “Architectural Artist” because he couldn’t draw people. Also, art was progressing — particularly there in Germany — and he wouldn’t get with the program.
Josh
Hello Dana:
I had absolutely nothing to do with Scott Spiegel and Bill Ward’s short films, other than being a fan. There’s another collection of disks in that series, from BookoftheDead.UK, that’s all of my short movies, many of which were made with Scott. You can stream those films if you’d like.
Josh
Hello Bumling:
Thank you for writing in to the new, improved, updated, Beckerfilms, and thanks for liking my films. “Stryker’s War” is not available on my website, but it is included as an extra on the Blue-Ray DVD, and it’s a very nice transfer, too. The Blue-Ray of “Running Time” is beautiful, and as good as that movie ever looked.
Josh
Hello Mike:
It doesn’t seem like a stupid question to me. I can easily answer in regard to Canada: I’ve been in every province except Newfoundland, and one of the two territories, the Yukon, not the Northwest. There’s only one way to do this regarding the U.S. I’ve been to: Washington, Oregon, California, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina (not South Carolina), Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Wisconsin–God forbid I should look at a map–Kentucky, Tennessee, North Virginia (not South Virginia). I haven’t been to Georgia, oddly. Oh, I’ve also been to Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington, D.C. I haven’t been to Rhode Island or Delaware. I’m sure I’m missing something. I’ve been to a few countries in Europe, and Eastern Europe, but I’ve never been anywhere in Asia. I’ve been to South America and Africa, both briefly.
When W.C. Fields is about to be hung in My Little Chickadee, they ask, “Do you have a last request?” He says, “Yes, I’d like to see Paris before I die.” I’ve been there.
Josh
