Sherlock Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1924)
I'm becoming quite the Buster Keaton fan, and it's about time. I've always liked Keaton, but never really watched enough of his films in a row to truly get an appreciation of him. He's wonderful, and it's hard to imagine a filmmaker who more consistently makes me laugh and gasp than him (while watching, I'm often amazed that he didn't kill himself). Last night I watched his 1924 film Sherlock Jr., which, in addition to some utterly crazy physical stunts, included some truly meta film mischief (his character, who shows movies, walks into the movie he's showing - which has been copied endlessly throughout the years). Highly recommended.
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