event Sherlock Jr. + "The Playhouse"

The best Buster Keaton films are defined by their signature sequences. The 1924 fantasia Sherlock Jr. has plenty of magical moments strewn across its story of a projectionist who becomes an amateur detective, but the scene everyone rightly remembers is the one where the stone-faced comic falls asleep and dreams himself onto a movie screen, facing peril with every cut. It’s a concept that’s been repeated to effect both great (The Purple Rose Of Cairo) and not-so-great (Last Action Hero), but never with such transporting magic. Keaton’s 25-minute short "The Playhouse" will also be shown, and both films will have live piano accompaniment by David Drazin. 

The best Buster Keaton films are defined by their signature sequences. The 1924 fantasia Sherlock Jr. has plenty of magical moments strewn across its story of a projectionist who becomes an amateur detective, but the scene everyone rightly remembers is the one where the stone-faced comic falls asleep and dreams himself onto a movie screen, facing peril with every cut. It’s a concept that’s been repeated to effect both great (The Purple Rose Of Cairo) and not-so-great (Last Action Hero), but never with such transporting magic. Keaton’s 25-minute short "The Playhouse" will also be shown, and both films will have live piano accompaniment by David Drazin.