Buster Keaton – The Art of the Gag from Tony Zhou on Vimeo. Before Edgar Wright and Wes Anderson, before Chuck Jones and Jackie Chan, there was Buster Keaton, one of the founding fathers of visual comedy. And nearly 100 years after he first appeared onscreen, we’re still learning from him. Today, I’d like to…

Akira Kurosawa – Composing Movement from Tony Zhou on Vimeo. Can movement tell a story? Sure, if you’re as gifted as Akira Kurosawa. More than any other filmmaker, he had an innate understanding of movement and how to capture it onscreen. Join me today in studying the master, possibly the greatest composer of motion in…

Katarzyna Depa moved to the industrial region of Silesia, Poland, four years ago to study. She’s young and delicate, and doesn’t fit the typical archetype of a Polish miner—but she spends her days unearthing the mineral so that she can mold it into elegant, handmade jewelry. “Coal has its own nature and doesn’t cooperate with…

Paris Day & Night from Teeter-Totter-Tam on Vimeo.

On Tuesday at 12:30 PM, there will be a showing of Houdini @ Seniors in the Park, in the Starin community building. Houdini stars Adrien Brody, Kristen Connolly, and Evan Jones in a story about “the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to…

I earlier posted a teaser trailer for the film; here’s the first full theatrical trailer: