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Joe and Mark welcome back writer and editor Ira Nayman, returning to Re-Creative for a third time — we like him that much!
Ira has returned to the podcast to discuss the work of actor, comedian and filmmaker Buster Keaton, in particular his stunning 1924 action/comedy Sherlock Jr., which Ira describes as “an amazing exploration of the nature of film itself” and “astonishingly smart.”
A film of “multiple layers,” Sherlock Jr. was years ahead of its time in terms of conception and execution.
Ira, Joe and Mark examine the film on every level, including the amazing and dangerous stunt work, for which Keaton is justifiably famous, and the surreal nature of his imagery, which continues to inform Ira’s own work.
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Ira Nayman’s latest work includes the anthology The Dance, which he edited and which includes one of his stories. (The anthology also includes one of Mark’s stories.)
Ira decided to devote his life to writing humor when he was eight years old. More than fifty years later, he has had eight novels published by Elsewhen Press, he’s self-published fourteen Alternate Reality News Service collections, and he has had two dozen short stories published in various anthologies.
Oh, and he was the editor of Amazing Stories magazine. Yes, THAT Amazing Stories. Also oh: he has a PhD in Communications from McGill University. Because humor comes in many forms…
He’s recently celebrated the twentieth anniversary of publishing satire on the web at Les Pages Aux Folles.
You can find his books online at Les Pages Aux Folles, Elsewhen Press, and Amazon. Go buy some! Buy all of them!
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