The Village Voice, April 19th, 2006
TRACKING SHOTS
A weighty retro of the silent era's most tragic clown
REDISCOVERING ROSCOE: THE CAREERS OF TATTY' ARBUCKLE
April 20 through May 15
MOHA
The most tragic figure of silent comedy, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle saw his brilliant career as an actor dramatically halted in 1921 when he became the center of one of Hollywood's most notorious scandals. MOMA's retro covers the complete arc of his oeuvre-his engaging performances, but also his neglected work behind the camera as gag writer and director during his exile. He was the first true master of the pantomime developed by Mack Sennett ...
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