Busy Bodies

A very good movie

“I have noticed that many classic movies starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are available on YouTube and I thought it would be the opportunity to rediscover their work. This was the 4th Laurel & Hardy short I saw and probably the last one for the time being but I have to admit that I really enjoyed the damned thing though. It’s interesting because I thought that ‘The Music Box’, which was one the first I saw during this cycle, was slightly disappointing but I guess I might have needed some time to get used again to their humor which I used to love so much when I was a kid. Anyway, this time around, Stan and Ollie were working at some sawmill, the movie was focusing on a simple routine working day and I really appreciate how straightforward this setup was. During the opening sce” read more

Films I've seen on celluloid in the digital era (388 movies items)

"WITH: Babes in Toyland FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★★½ NOTES: UCLA-restored print. DATE: January 12th 2019 CINEMA: BFI LOCATION: Southbank"