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All hail Buster Keaton! The Great Stone Face's pre-feature output is a comedic treasure trove that allows us to watch a performing genius perfect his filmic persona. Lobster's all-new restorations debut some alternate scenes and fix a number of broken jump cuts. It's the whole shebang -- the earlier Fatty Arbuckle shorts and Buster's later solo efforts. Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923 Blu-ray Kino Classics 1917-1923 / B&W / 1:37 flat Silent Ap / 738 min. / Street Date May 24, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 59.95 Starring Buster Keaton, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. . Original Music Robert Israel, Donald Sosin, Stephen Horne, Timothy Brock, Neil Brand, The Mont Alto Orchestra, Sandra Wong, Günther Buchwald, Dennis Scott Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle & Buster Keaton

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

What's this, a full compilation of Buster Keaton Shorts? Kino has released sets of these before, including a 3-disc Blu-ray package from back in the summer of 2011 and overseen by Kino's Bret Wood.

In the second part of our series on early cinema, we celebrate the courage of Buster Keaton in Steamboat Bill Jr – and four other actors who were tough enough to take the knocks on set

Buster Keaton was no stranger to landing on his backside, but even he found the Steamboat Bill Jr (1928) shoot gruelling. “I took a pretty good beating,” he said, which is quite an admission from a man almost addicted to high-risk stunts. The film, which is rereleased in UK cinemas this month, is more violent than most. It sees Keaton jumping between paddle steamers, and being tossed in the air by a storm created by gallons of water and six high-powered wind machines.

Film-making was always a bruising business for Keaton. He had broken his ankle larking around on a moving staircase for The Electric House, been knocked unconscious by cannon fire on the set of...

With anticipation for next year’s Amazing Spider Man 2 growing, director Marc Webb gave an interview to Moviefone, saying that “Every Theory I’ve read is wrong!”

See the Moviefone interview below….

Q. Welcome back to Comic-Con.

Thank you! It's good to be here!

Q. You were here in 2011 to promote the first "Spider-Man." Do you feel more confident this time around?

A. Yeah, you know, last time I had never been here; I didn't know what to expect. But one of the things I learned is that there is such incredible profound and very true uncynical love for these characters here, and it's really fun to be around that energy.

Q. Yeah, uncynical is definitely a good word for it. Actors and filmmakers get a real, unadulterated view of fandom here.

A. It's true, you really get a sense of what people love about these characters.

Q. Were you...

Marc Webb knows all about the theories surrounding the plot of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," but, sorry, he's not going to reveal anything.

When we sat down with the Spidey director at this year's Comic-Con, Webb was frank when it came to spoilers about the upcoming sequel. Unfortunately for him, he still has another year before "Spider-Man 2" hits theaters (April 14, 2014), increasing the potential for more bits and pieces to leak their way onto the Internet. Still, the director is trying his best to keep it all under wraps.

Below, read our full conversation with Webb, where he talks about the confidence he had coming into "Spider-Man 2," the lessons he learned from directing the first film, what we can expect from the film's villain, Electro (played by Jamie Foxx), and the unbelievable chemistry between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.

Welcome back to Comic-Con.

Thank you! It's good to be here!

Have your kids seen every kids' film this year, from the good (Up, Coraline) to the not-so-good (Planet 51, Hotel for Dogs)? Well, if you are tired of all things Squarepants, give (you and) your kids a treat, and introduce them to one of the greats. This weekend, Tribeca Cinemas Kids Club is screening three of Buster Keaton's best: shorts The Play House and The Electric House at 10:30 am (for ages 3+), and his masterpiece, The General, at 1:30 pm (for ages 7+). If your kids fall into the younger set (3+ is the official age, but a few younger siblings have been spotted at past 10:30 screenings), Saturday morning offers two classic Keaton shorts: The Play House (22 minutes) and The Electric House (19 minutes) both showcase Keaton at his antic and merry best. To learn more about the films and the screening, click here. [Note: the 10:30 screening ...