The dark side of Buster Keaton's comedic work

Onscreen, scarring represents a loss of beauty for women and toughness for men, but what about the actors who bear visible scars?

Some celebrities like Buster Keaton and Humphrey Bogart are recognized for not smiling—and when they do, it comes across as, well, unnatural.

Animated gifs function like early cinema in several ways.

On the eve of a new Twin Peaks series, it's instructive to return to early scholarly attempts to make sense of the show.