A Simple Rule Made Sure Buster Keaton Could Always Throw In Some Improv

Buster Keaton was one of the biggest names in early cinema, famous for his physical comedy. He thrived on an ability to improvise these gags; Keaton grew up as a vaudeville performer, and spent his childhood improvising slapstick routines with his father onstage. As a Hollywood filmmaker, Keaton continued to rely on improvisation for his […]

The Coen Brothers’ ‘Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ is a Wild Western Treat

Joel and Ethan Coen’s new film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a Netflix release, originally (and they say erroneously) reported as a television series. But it’s easy to understand the confusion; it’s an anthology film, the first they’ve ever made, six stories of varying length and tone, bound only by the shared setting of […]

Netflix Picks Up the Coen Brothers’ Anthology Series, ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’

The Coen Brothers’ venture into anthology series territory with The Ballad of Buster Scruggs became public knowledge back in January, and now it seems that the directorial bros have skipped straight to the peakiest of peak-TV territory. Scruggs, The Hollywood Reporterjust announced, will be a Netflix series. The Coen Brothers’ statement about this is, simply, “We’re streaming, motherfuckers!” The project […]

Netflix Lassos the Coen Brothers’ Western Series ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’

Joel and Ethan Coen‘s first TV project, the Western anthology series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, has landed at Netflix. And on brand for the Coen brothers, they announced the production with some choice words that aren’t publishable in the first paragraph. Avert your children’s ears. “We are streaming motherfuckers!” said Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. “The Coens are visionary […]

‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Cast Includes James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Zoe Kazan, and More

Joel & Ethan Coen‘s western television series, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, is about to secure its stars. James Franco (The Disaster Artist), Zoe Kazan (The Big Sick), Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), and more are closing deals to be a part of the Coen Brothers’ first original TV show. Production begins later […]

New Details About the Coen Brothers’ Western TV Series ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’

Earlier this year, we learned that filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen had become the latest Hollywood directors who were making the jump to the small screen when they announced they’d be writing and directing a new TV series. We knew the title (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), the genre (a Western, which is something they’re familiar with through […]

GIFs of Buster Keaton’s Courageous Stunts in Silent Cinema

This weekend kicked off a new series at cinema haven Metrograph, featuring the film works of silent star Buster Keaton. “Real craftsmanship doesn’t age and nowhere is this truer than in the films of Buster Keaton, where every pratfall is a marvel of precision engineering made to endure for generations,” writes the movie house. This […]