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Abstract/Sommario: Celeberrima versione tratta da un racconto de "Le mille e una notte", il film nacque dall'incontro tra due grandi personalità, il regista Raoul Walsh e l'attore Douglas Fairbanks, che lo produsse e lo cosceneggiò, seppur sotto pseudonimo. Tra i film più costosi dell'epoca, soprattutto a causa di effetti speciali stupefacenti, "Il ladro di Bagdad" è una favolosa combinazione di avventura, esotismo e fantasia.

Abstract/Sommario: Nonostante un guasto alla radio di bordo, Frank Towns, comandante di un aereo della compagnia petrolifera Arabco Oil, prosegue il suo viaggio ma poi, a causa di una tempesta di sabbia, è costretto ad un atterraggio di fortuna in pieno Sahara. Nell'incidente, che rende inutilizzabile l'apparecchio, muoiono due passeggeri e ne rimane gravemente ferito un terzo, Gabriel, mentre i superstiti rimangono con il grosso problema di sopravvivere attendendo l'arrivo dei soccorsi.

Abstract/Sommario: Una coppia si rende conto di non riuscire più a comunicare. Lui incontra una sensibile prostituta e lei un giovane gentile e un po' imbranato. Uno degli esperimenti Cassavetes, macchina da presa a mano e senza controcampi stile che ha fatto scuola. Girato nell'arco di tre anni. Candidature agli Oscar per la sceneggiatura e per i due attori non protagonisti Cassel e Carlin

Abstract/Sommario: Negli Stati Uniti degli anni cinquanta, una giornalista incontra in Rhodes, un cantante folk, e lo fa esordire nel suo programma alla radio. Ribattezzato "Solitario Rhodes", il carismatico cantante acquista un enorme successo, tale da influenzare addirittura le preferenze del pubblico sia nella pubblicità che nelle elezioni politiche...

Abstract/Sommario: Before Chris Farley, there was Roscoe Arbuckle, the original "Fatty falls down" clown whose popularity in silent films once rivaled Charlie Chaplin's. But he became a pariah following the death of actress Virgina Rappe at an infamous wild party in 1921. The tabloid press had a field day, though Arbuckle was acquitted after three sensational trials. He was the first actor to be blacklisted. This collection of short subjects made at the peak of Arbuckle's popularity should restore his ri ...; [Leggi tutto...] Before Chris Farley, there was Roscoe Arbuckle, the original "Fatty falls down" clown whose popularity in silent films once rivaled Charlie Chaplin's. But he became a pariah following the death of actress Virgina Rappe at an infamous wild party in 1921. The tabloid press had a field day, though Arbuckle was acquitted after three sensational trials. He was the first actor to be blacklisted. This collection of short subjects made at the peak of Arbuckle's popularity should restore his rightful place in film comedy history. "The Bell Boy," "The Butcher Boy," "Out West," "Moonshine," and "The Hayseed" are knockabout slapstick gagfests in the classic tradition of Mack Sennett, with whom Arbuckle got his start as one of the Keystone Cops. Despite his heft, Arbuckle proves himself an agile clown. But he is upstaged by his costar, Buster Keaton, then 21 years old (but a 20-year show business stage veteran!). Keaton buffs will thrill to his earliest screen appearances. He makes his auspicious screen debut in "The Butcher Boy" as a general store customer who gets into a sticky situation when he tries to purchase a pail of molasses. More sensitive viewers will want to fast forward through the rather brutal "Out West," which includes some unfortunate racial humor.

Abstract/Sommario: Silent comedy (and especially Buster Keaton) buffs will thrill to this second volume of five revelatory shorts by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. "Back Stage," "Coney Island," "The Rough House," "The Garage," and "Good Night Nurse!" were made between 1918 and 1920 at the height of Arbuckle's popularity before scandal tragically cut short his career and forever unjustly tarnished his name. They represent a vital missing chapter in film comedy history. In addition to rescuing Arbuckle from obsc ...; [Leggi tutto...] Silent comedy (and especially Buster Keaton) buffs will thrill to this second volume of five revelatory shorts by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. "Back Stage," "Coney Island," "The Rough House," "The Garage," and "Good Night Nurse!" were made between 1918 and 1920 at the height of Arbuckle's popularity before scandal tragically cut short his career and forever unjustly tarnished his name. They represent a vital missing chapter in film comedy history. In addition to rescuing Arbuckle from obscurity, they also provide a fascinating nascent glimpse of Keaton. These are his first films, and one can see the seeds of his flowering genius. Arbuckle got his start with Keystone Studio founder Mack Sennett, the original King of Comedy, for whom he made more than 200 shorts in five years. These breakneck, gag-filled reels in which characters run amok show his influence. "Good Night Nurse!" is one of Arbuckle's best, a fever dream in which he finds himself at the mercy of sanitarium doctor Keaton (brandishing a cleaver and drenched with blood). Fans of the "Great Stone Face" will be surprised to see him smiling and laughing as he flirts with Fatty, rather fetchingly disguised in a nurse's uniform. Also of note is a fleeting gag in "The Rough House," in which Roscoe sticks two forks into a pair of dinner rolls and enacts a dance that imitates his former Sennett costar, Charlie Chaplin, who would later expand this routine for his masterpiece, "The Gold Rush." Arbuckle and Keaton's partnership ended on a high note with "The Garage," their last and one of their best collaborations