Comique Film Corporation - Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

04/04/2025

On this day in 2005, Turner Classic Movies premiered 14 Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle comedies (courtesy of Laughsmith Entertainment) as part of their April Fools marathon. This was the very first time in history that one of Arbuckle's feature films (LEAP YEAR - 1921) aired on television! Ten years later, we again collaborated with our friends at TCM to premiere two additional Arbuckle features (the master materials generously provided by Paramount and the Library of Congress, restored by CineMuseum) including THE ROUND UP and THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. It was a genuine thrill to see these rare wonderful films finally reach a national audience. Today, twenty years after our initial efforts, work continues on the ARBUCKLE ANTHOLOGY (a new collection featuring over 50 of Arbuckle's best works in front of and behind the camera) which is due later this year. Watch this space!

07/09/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEXzF9fzJvM

A collection of 15 all-time great silent-era comedy shorts starring one of the silent era's top stars.Both Charley Chase and the Hal Roach Studios Golden Era...

08/01/2024

20/10/2023

Director & Film Historian Paul E. Gierucki will be speaking with host Dennis Campa for a live episode of Adventures in Sound on KOOP radio tomorrow afternoon, Saturday October 21st! They will be discussing the great Roscoe Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, The Three Stooges, Mack Sennett, the Educational Pictures film library, film restoration, the upcoming issue of Comique Magazine, and all things classic comedy! Tune in from 2 to 3 p.m. (EST) on 91.7 FM, in Austin Texas, or listen online via koop.org!

10/10/2022

GeekVibesNation just posted a new 5-star review for CineMuseum LLC's release of THE ROUND UP starring Roscoe Arbuckle! Check it out here:

CineMuseum and MVD Entertainment have released the Fatty Arbuckle silent western "The Round Up" on Blu-Ray. Get our thoughts!

28/09/2022

ARBUCKLE FANS: In honor of National Silent Film Day, award winning producer, director, historian Paul E. Gierucki sat down for a rare interview with historian Chris Seguin for the Toronto SILENT FILM Festival's Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle show! This virtual (online) screening starts at 7:30 PM (EST) on Thursday September 29th, and features the Gierucki / Seguin discussion, Roscoe Arbuckle's short subject LOVE (1919), and the feature length comedy, LEAP YEAR (1921). This is a FREE event but attendees will need to register in advance at the link below. Please help support National Silent Movie Day, our lad Roscoe, and the TSFF by registering today! Hope to see you there!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-virtual-screening-roscoe-fatty-arbuckle-in-leap-year-and-love-tickets-414695022977?fbclid=IwAR2yNst9c-_Ev6GuoaBX3pW0uvfGOP0182VJ_NUqeT8pmjej0CdO2mFe5Ts

Toronto Film Society is celebrating National Silent Film Day with Leap Year (1924) and Love (1919)

26/09/2022

CineMuseum LLC's critically acclaimed restoration of THE ROUND UP, starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, has just landed in stores (including electronics giant Best Buy) thanks to their new distributor, Kit Parker Films! Read about the release here:

The silent comedy THE ROUND UP (1920) starring Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle has been released on Blu-ray

25/03/2022

Remembering silent comedy legend Roscoe Arbuckle on the 135th anniversary of his birth -- March 24, 1887!

01/01/2022

Happy New Year!
Image courtesy of Scott T. Rivers

01/10/2021

The 2021 Buster Keaton Virtual Convention begins tomorrow morning -- this event is open to everyone and is 100% FREE! However, you MUST register online in order to attend! Links for the event will drop at 9AM tomorrow via email, and then you can watch both days of the prerecorded show at your leisure!

Register now to avoid disappointment:
https://www.busterkeaton.org/conventionhome-1

This two-day extravaganza includes special presentations from the inimitable David Christopher Macleod on Buster’s UK Music Hall Tour; location historian par excellence John Bengtson with a Buster Potpourri; Lynsey Ford & Simon Kennedy weigh in on Sherlock Jr., Robert Pinsel discusses Clyde Bruckman, and more!

There will be short films, crafted specifically for this event, from Ami Eckard-Lee & Espere Eckard-Lee, Aurelia Perry, Cliff Cronan, Jack Dragga, Rod Lara, and Kristina Garand, plus a host of other surprises!

Each day ends with plenty of the birthday boy himself, including Keaton rarities via two new Paul E. Gierucki's Cavalcade of Stuff programs; Day 1 concludes with the 1931 MGM feature, ‘Parlor, Bedroom & Bath’; and Day 2 ends with the 1928 classic, ‘Steamboat Bill, Jr.’, with accompaniment by the incomparable Dennis Scott!

And much, MUCH more! Join us for the fun!

Buster Keaton: International Man of ComedyHere ate the details of how to register and what treats we'll be sharing with you - as well as the usual celebrations & contests across social media during Buster Keaton’s birthday month. Register here!The 2021 Buster Keaton convention is online and FRE...

29/07/2021

Our lad Roscoe shall be well represented in CineMuseum LLC's upcoming Blu-ray release, THE MACK SENNETT COLLECTION Volume II, with a beautiful restoration of the Keystone comedy -- FATTY'S JONAH DAY (1914)!

Visit www.CineMuseumLLC.com for production updates, and head over to www.youtube.com/channel/UCzLcz7wxlyWKLNVxop0vQIg for more free Arbuckle comedies!