I’m sure you knew it was coming–and it’s here! I’m officially announcing that the great Busterthon is coming back, for an eighth year in a row!
When: Monday, March 14 and Tuesday, March 15, 2022.
Where: Right here on Silent-ology!

How: To join in:
- Please leave a comment on this post and let me know which Buster film or Buster-related topic you’d like to cover. (Or you can feel free to send me a message).
- Help spread the word about the event by adding one of my banners to your blog! (I went with more of a “classic banner” look this time–it’s always fun coming up with different designs!)
- During the blogathon itself, when you publish your post please leave me a comment with the link to it (or you can send me a message). Publish whenever you have time during March 14th and 15th!
- Don’t forget to mention Silent-ology and the blogathon in your post, if you please, to help publicize the event.
- You can definitely publish your post before the 14th if you want (many do), just give me a head’s up. Just know that Silent-ology will be putting up the official blogathon post with all the new links only on the blogathon dates.
What to write about: Anything and everything Buster! (Check out his filmography for some ideas.) You can write about one of his short films, one of the actors who appeared onscreen with him, his costume in a particular film, his influence on a certain actor/director, an experience you had at a Buster screening, a piece of art you made about him–whatever you like! There’s infinite ways to celebrate our brilliant comedian. Also: Duplicate topics are 100% allowed! Everyone has a different perspective, so 2-3 posts on the same film are welcome.

I will be hosting a drawing for all blogathon participants on March 16 as a “thank you” to everyone who joined in. The prize will be announced closer to the blogathon dates–although I already have a good idea of what it’s going to be!
As always: Make Buster Proud! There’s a lot of dubious information out there about his life and career, so let’s try and steer clear of those myths and rumors as best we can. Just imagine you were going to have Eleanor Keaton look at your piece before you published it. *wink*

For ideas and inspiration, here’s the links to the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Buster Blogathons. Just look at all those links–what a library! I love it, my friends.
Banners:
The Roster:
Silent-ology | Reviewing All Of Buster’s MGM Features
The Thoughts Of One Truly Loved | How I Fell For Buster Keaton
Cinematica | The Scarecrow (1920)
nitrateglow | Reviews of the books The Vampire Diary of Buster Keaton and Bluffton
Taking Up Room | College (1927)
Whimsically Classic | The Great Buster (2018) documentary
Realweegiemidget Reviews | Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
The Wonderful World of Cinema | The Donna Reed Show episode “A Very Merry Christmas”
Century Film Project | Cops (1922)
Critica Retro | Buster Keaton: The Genius Destroyed By Hollywood (2016) documentary
Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog | Buster’s Columbia shorts
Big V Riot Squad | “Buster Keaton’s Silent Shorts — Reel Two”
Silver Screenings | The Haunted House (1921)
Rekha’s Sousaphone | Our Hospitality adaptations in Hindi pop cinema
Silent Locations | Video tour of Buster’s 1920s studio
University of Iowa Libraries blog | Article on the Marion Meade research paper collection
I’m so excited for this year’s blogathon! I would love to write about how I fell in love with Buster, if that is alright. Thank you again for hosting such a wonderful event!
That’s a great topic! Welcome back to our blogathon. 🙂
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I am excited about this. Thanks, Lea! Have I done The Scarecrow yet?
That’s my favourite Buster short! I don’t remember the last time it was covered… you definitely can though!
Thanks, great! 🎉
I’m going to do something a bit different. I want to review two wildly different books that feature Buster as a character: The Vampire Diary of Buster Keaton and Bluffton.
I’ll look forward to reading your reviews! 🙂
So glad this is coming back! I’d like to review “College,” please, if that’s OK.
Wonderful! Welcome back!
Can I review Peter Bogdanovich’s “The Great Buster” documentary?
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Absolutely! That will be great.
Hi Lea, hope you having a great 2022 so far, can you add me with Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)? Looks my kind of movie…
Absolutely! Welcome back to the Busterthon.
Thanks for gaving me, it does look a fun film.
Glad to see someone doing this. The “Beach Party” movies have really fallen into obscurity of late.
Thanks, never seen one before but with that cast I couldn’t resist and the trailer won me over too.
Wow, the blogathon will happen just 3 days after Cops turns on 100 years 🙂 Hope to read an article on this.
As i have no blog, the only thing I can do is mention the blogathon on FB (with one of the picture here up if ok for you)
That definitely helps, thank you!
Well, that’s the very movie I was hoping to do – now I have to take it as a challenge! I’ll cover “Cops” on my blog about 100-year-old films.
Sounds good! Wow, can’t believe that’s turning 100… 🙂
Will be very happy to read an article on COPS. Definitely one of my favorite Keaton’s. Many thanks.
I Lea! I would like to write about The Donna Reed Show episode in which Buster Keaton played: “A Very Merry Christmas”. 🙂 As usual, I’m a The Wonderful World of Cinema: https://thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/
Love your banners btw! 🙂
Yay, that will be great! Welcome back to the blogathon!
How about a post on Buster’s stretch (as well as those of other silent movie comedians) at the Columbia Shorts Department?
Sounds great! Those are very under-analyzed Buster shorts.
Buster manages to, rather amazingly, survive the penchant of Jules White and the Columbia Shorts Department for making Three Stooges style slapstick comedies – perfect for Moe, Larry and Curly, as the formula works for them, but not great for everyone else – with all headliners on the lot. Given the slightest opportunity, Keaton works wonders, even in the worst of circumstances.
Omigosh so exciting! May I please join? I’d love to write about either Keaton in drag or Go West, my fave.
Welcome to the blogathon! Either topic would be fun to read–I like GO WEST quite a bit myself!
This year i started my own silent film blog and would like to participate. I have something very personal and beautiful to share, although it is small. Is there a deadline to confirm participation in the blogathon?
Wonderful, glad to hear it! No there’s no deadline, you can let me know about your topic wherever you like.
Hi Lea. I’m so happy that Buster is back. I have been looking forward to number 8 since number 7. I am working on “Buster Keaton’s Silent Shorts — Reel Two,” about his second season of shorts.
Yay, sounds great Joe!
Hooray for Buster K! I’d love to do The Haunted House if it’s not already snapped up.
Absolutely! Welcome back!!
Howdy! Ruth pointed me in your direction. In real life and nonpseudonymously, I write regularly for “The Chronicle.” My blog is on a rather different sort of film: Hindi pop cinema of the 1960s-’80s. I think I’ve found a way to make this work, though!
The Telugu movie “Maryada Ramanna” kicked off a whole passel of Indian “Our Hospitality” adaptations in 2010-2015, including a Hindi one called “Son of Sardaar.” I’d be happy to write about those two movies. The aspects of the “Our Hospitality” storyline that most appealed to Desi filmmakers also resonate with the “masala” narrative tradition that developed in the era I more typically discuss on my blog. One wouldn’t think that there would be many movies directly indebted both to Keaton’s silent features and late-’70s “daaku” actioners, but confusingly, there are at least six.* Sound copacetic?
(*Given the chance to more thoroughly search for subtitled prints, I may also be able to include the Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, or Bengali adaptations of “Our Hospitality.” Sadly, I don’t know up from down in those languages : P)
This is a wonderful idea, and definitely the kind of unique topic I love to see! Welcome to the blogathon!!
Huzzah! I’m relieved that I even explained this in a way that made sense to another human creature. Telugu research has officially commenced : )
This sounds so cool! I can’t wait to read it!
Is there any reason why I can’t post mine a day early?
Nope, you can post it whenever you like. 🙂
Okay, thanks! It’s up now:
(Hope this works ’cause I’m floundering with WP).
You get the first blogathon post prize! 😀 😉
Heaven help me…I completely mis-read the date as March 1. Not March 14. No wonder there aren’t any other posts.
Time for an eye exam. Or maybe a head exam. 😅
😀 That’s alright! At least you know your post is ready, ha ha
I’m writing on behalf of the University of Iowa Department of Special Collections & Archives. We’ll be publishing a post on our official blog about the Marion Meade Buster Keaton Research Files, which are held at the University of Iowa. The files include great images and lots of interviews from Meade’s research for her biography, Cut to the Chase.
Wow, that will be very interesting to read! Thank you very much for joining, I’ll be looking forward to it!
It’s up! https://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2022/03/10/silent-film-star-still-shines-in-special-collections-archives/
Thank you, Anna!
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Hi Le, here’s my post for the blogathon.. really enjoyed this. https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2022/03/13/films-beach-blanket-bingo-1965/
Thank you!!
Ooops LeA!!!
Hallo! Here’s my post:
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the Keaton loff!
Thank you!!
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