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His Royal Slyness 1920
The most fascinating thing about this costume short, apart from the insane wallpaper in the vamp's aoartment, is that Gaylord Lloyd, Harold's older brother, looks almost exactly like Harold. The two appear together here, with Gaylord playing a European Prince, and Harold, a common American boy. They do a Prince-and-the-Pauper-esque switcheroo, where the young American takes the place of the European Prince, who doesn't want to marry a princess, but would rather stay in the United States living the high life. Seeing the brothers together is a real treat.
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The Big Idea 1917
What a bizarre little short. Harold Lloyd is wonderful! He's joyful, he's spontaneous, and he's crazy. In the space of about a minute, He comes out using a push broom, which you think is just to sweep a floor, and it ends up being a weapon, a horse, a very strange amusement park ride, and so much more, just because he turns it around and uses it for different things. His physical comedy is about the best there is. And the title cards are nutso. One example: Go home and play with the gophers. I'm going to close the shop and swallow a box of tacks!
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Madam Satan 1930
This movie had everything, and a lot of it! Rich couple on the skids, floozy girlfriend trying to steal hubby away, maid with a heart of gold who gives sound advice to her mistress, by singing her pearls of wisdom in a semi-operatic, semi off-key way (!), drunken well-meaning best friend, always willing to cover for straying husband in a pinch, gay party in an ill-maintained zeppelin during an electrical storm (!), costumes to die for, the appearance of the…
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Faces 1968
This film almost looks like a documentary the way that it's filmed. Of course it has Cassavetes' expert hand at the helm. All of the actors are natural, raw and believable. It is so painful, but rings true. I felt like a voyeur seeing yhese characters' pain and vulnerability. Exhausting and beautiful.
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