Rami Malek‘s Hollywood breakout came partly thanks to his role on “Mr. Robot,” which landed him an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2016. Now Malek returns to TV for his first small-screen role since “Mr. Robot” ended. Deadline reports that Malek will play legendary silent film star Buster Keaton in a limited series from Warner Bros. Television.

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That’s already an exciting proposition, but there’s even more to this project than that.

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Director James Mangold is about to complete the final leg of photography on Disney‘s “Indiana Jones 5,” but he’s already developing yet another biopic after helming movies such as “Ford v Ferarri” and movie “Walk The Line.” His next project will explore a Hollywood icon, Buster Keaton.

Deadline reports that Mangold is going to direct and produce a feature film focused on the life of Buster Keaton, the legendary film star that did his own stunts and was sort of doing Jackie Chan-level daredevil acts for the entertainment of audiences before it was commonplace.

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2021 was one of the best years for books about film in recent memory, a statement I make with no self-interest whatsoever. As noted in our holiday gift guide, the year yielded must-have explorations of genre cinema, behind-the-scenes exposés, and book-length celebrations of filmmakers like David Fincher, Spike Lee, and Gus Van Sant; if you’re paying any attention at all, your to-read stack (or your Wishlist) is piled high already.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching. 

This week’s big new streaming event, as you’ve probably heard, is the Netflix release of Spike Lee’s new joint, and it should definitely be at the top of your viewing queue.

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Few, if any, forms of art have changed as fast as cinema. From the beginning, it was married to the greatest boom of technology the world has ever known. From the Kinetoscope and the Lumière Brothers to the birth of studios to talkies to color to 3D and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Movies have always been changing as fast as they could be made, which, generally speaking, has left audiences rapt. But this avalanche of change — like the gloriously unhinged avalanche in “Seven Chances” — has had little regard for the norms and the people in its way.

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Watch: 8-Minute Video Essay Explores The Timeless Genius Of Buster Keaton's Gags

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