The Comic

I haven't seen this film since the mid-late 1970's on the late show. I consider this to be a classic comedy/tragedy from an artistic standpoint. The blending together of several famous silent film heroes into one all-encompassing character is to... Full review

This film was obviously made to use the comic talents of Dick Van Dyke and they did. He was always pulling faces and doing pratfalls on stage and TV and has always had a strikingly strong resemblance to a young... Full review

With "The Dick Van Dyke Show" off the air, Carl Reiner probably wanted to show that both he and Dick Van Dyke still could do comedy, so they made "The Comic". This movie casts Van Dyke as a 1920s comedian... Full review

I recall when this film was first shown in 1969, that excerpts of the "silent" film segments were shown on THE TONIGHT SHOW to give the public an explanation of what the spoofing was. The film is a spoof of... Full review

I must admit to being a Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney fan and also Carl Reiner fan before this comment. Nevertheless you're not going to find more people in Hollywood who are more genuine and professional than these three.... Full review

I have just seen this movie for the first time in over 25 years. I still remember the last time I saw it. It was not a great movie by any means but I am a big film fan and... Full review

This is one film that I wish was on DVD. As a fan of silent comedy, this film has long been one of my favorites. More of a biography of Buster Keaton then the film The Buster Keaton Story. While... Full review

After seeing The Comic again after many years, I realize that Dick Van Dyke's character Billy Bright is actually an amalgam of at least three silent comedians: Harry Langdon (who the character resembles), Charlie Chaplin (for the womanizing) and Buster... Full review

Brilliantly realized tragicomedy in a Citizen Kane framework, obviously based on Buster Keaton. A tour de force for Dick Van Dyke, whose film work was inconsistent at best. But he nails Billy Bright from word one, and Carl Reiner's concise... Full review

I watched "The Comic" on TV when I was teen. Sure, it was not the very best movie I ever watched. But somehow it was unforgettable. Until today, I still can recall a scene when drunk Billy Bright (Dick Van... Full review

LAST COMIC STANDING has good intentions, that's for sure. Past judging controversies aside (remember Season 2), LAST COMIC STANDING genuinely strives to bring great comics to us, in a forum that allows them to shine. ... Full Article

Town Lake @ Auditorium Shores Austin's beloved bad-boy roots-rock quintet produced one of their best albums last year, Blood of the Ram , featuring the rustic genius of Kevin Russell's "Lower 48." ... Full Article

We have a brand new video feature for Over The Hedge Dreamworks new movie. In this featurette the makers of the movie and the comic its based on talk about the film, its characters and the comic that inspired it. ... Full Article

In The Comic, Dick Van Dyke plays Billy Bright, silent-era film comedian. The opening scene is at his funeral in which his sidekick Cockeye (Mickey Rooney) honors his partner's last request by hitting the preacher in the face with a... ... Full Article