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26 April 2026

Bogdanovich’s ‘The Great Buster’ is a Blast of Pure Cinema

Written by Paul Moon

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By Gregory Crofton “The best special effect is Buster,” says critic Leonard Maltin in “The Great Buster: A Celebration,” a 2018 documentary directed by Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon). “He gave 100% to everything he did on camera.” Stumbled on this film thanks to the Criterion Channel. I had seen Boganovich act…

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Paul Moon

H. Paul Moon is a filmmaker based in New York City and Washington, D.C. whose works concentrate on the performing arts. Major films include “Sitka: A Piano Documentary” about the craftsmanship of Steinway pianos, “Quartet for the End of Time” about Olivier Messiaen’s transcendent WWII composition, and an acclaimed feature film about the life and music of American composer Samuel Barber that premiered on PBS. Moon has created music videos for numerous composers including Moondog, Susan Botti and Angélica Negrón, and three opera films set in a community garden. His film “The Passion of Scrooge” was awarded “Critic's Choice” by Opera News as a “thoroughly enjoyable film version, insightfully conceived and directed” with “first-rate and remarkably illustrative storytelling.” Further highlights include works featured in exhibitions at the Nevada Museum of Art and the City Museum of New York, PBS television broadcasts, and best of show awards in over a dozen international film festivals.