The era of silent film was one of test, trial and hard headed fortitude. In the first days of film making there was no looking back to see what works. Each film company, director, writer, actor and stunt person made it up as they went and kept at it until it was perfect. Many of [...]
Charles Chaplin, born in London in 1889 became one of film’s first and most influential actor directors. Although he did take on drama and wrote much of the music in his films, he is best known for comedy. As his most famous character, the Tramp, Chaplin could easily bring out slapstick and pathos just as [...]
Saturday Night Live has been the birthing ground for some of our greatest comedic movie stars. Their talent was tested and formed in the show’s weekly hilarity. Steve Martin is one of the show’s classic stars who went on to star in such films as “Roxanne,” “Cheaper by the Dozen,” “The Jerk” and more. His [...]
When the name Judd Apatow comes up a lot of people think, hilarious. He has certainly demonstrated his humor well on the big screen. Take “Superbad,” for instance: a movie about two seniors in high school trying to score before going off to college. Well, there is a little more to it than that. You [...]
