Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
Madikeri: Students of the Opportunity Section of Kodagu Vidyalaya staged a brilliant play during their Annual Day celebrations here on Friday. The audience was “taken around” India along with the protagonist Charlie Chaplin. ...
A Boat Against the Current (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
November 21, 1924—Three Hawaiian guitarists played at the funeral of Hollywood player Thomas Ince , but that was only the latest of the bizarre, inexplicable events surrounding his hurried departure a few days before from the yacht of William Randolph Hearst . The incident sparked a three-quarters-of-a-century scandal and mystery involving the tabloid publisher; his mistress, silent-film comedienne...
Matsie For the Win! (Free subscription) | yesterday
oldhollywood : Jeanne Moreau as Catherine in Jules & Jim (1962, dir. Francois Truffaut) Although the film is named for the men, its animating force is Catherine, a creature both utterly timeless (Jules and Jim first see her visage in a photo of a Greek statue) and forever changing: at different points, she plays the roles of Charlie Chaplin and street tough, vamp, and doting mother. Passionate...
Inkydoodles (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Silent comedy when done well is brilliant. Just look at movies by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Silent comedy in cartoon form is a favourite of mine. There are a plenty of cartoonists who do wordless gags but one of my favourites is Sergio Aragones one of the long standing contributing artists to Mad Magazine. His cartoons are lively and carry his wonderful sense of humour effortlessly to the...
Sound of the City (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Also available: "A painting of Charlie Chaplin done in the hand of Michael Jackson at the age of 9 years old," the acoustic guitar he played on the set of the The Wiz, "chocolate from Jacks...
Sometimes it's not pretty. (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-sho t . -- Charlie Chaplin
Film Junk (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
If you can believe it, the never before seen film was discovered in a nitrate film can bought for just $5. (Thanks to Jackson for the heads up.)
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Time was, if you had 40-50 LPs or so, at least three or four of them would be by artists who could only be classified under "Unclassifiable". You might have some Ivor Cutler (a weedy-voiced Weegie with a wheezing harmonium - er, you probably had to be there), or the recently Baker-endorsed Sir Henry at Rawlinson End , or Stanley Unwin increasingrave your word poweribold, or a rake-thin Manc...
<B>Patrick Joubert Conlon</B> (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Claire Bloom (born Patricia Claire Blume; 15 February 1931) : Bloom was born in the North London suburb of Finchley, the daughter of Elizabeth (née Grew) and Edward Max Blume, who worked in sales. Her paternal grandparents, originally named Blumenthal, as well as her maternal grandparents, originally named Griewski, were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. ... She was chosen by Charlie Chaplin...
Music Is The Heart Of Our Soul (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Here's the official album cover and track listing for the soundtrack for the hit comedy drama show Glee. The soundtrack will be released on December 8th. Track Listing: Track List: 1. Proud Mary 2. Endless Love 3. I’ll Stand By You 4. Don’t Stand So Close To Me/Young Girl 5. Crush 6. (You’re) Having My Baby 7. Lean On Me 8. Don’t Make Me Over 9. Imagine 10. True Colors 11....
Open Culture (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Where to watch free movies online? Here’s a list that will get you started. We’ve listed 30 sites that feature a wide range of films, plus a healthy number of great films. Classics, international, film noir, documentaries, indies — they’re all here, waiting to be watched. So please Free Movies Online A Woman (1915) with Charlie Chaplin. Adaptation [...]
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
ALL the world loves a clown and for more than 50 years Charlie Chaplin was the world's best-loved clown. His appeal was boundless, matched only by his brilliant comic creation the Little Tramp, who became the first global icon in entertainment history.
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
GRAHAM BALL investigates a new biography that reveals how the appalling upbringing of Charlie Chaplin drove him on to achieve worldwide success and acclaim as the first global entertainment icon.
Node in the Noosphere (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Charlie Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin once lost a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest) If someone pleads guilty because of duress such as torture should the court accept the plea? Analysis from the Telegraph, " Analysis: New York trial for 9/11 mastermind risky but bold ."
MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
FROM MTV.COM: When Edward Cullen was 18 years old in 1919, Hollywood superstars Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford came up with the idea for United Artists — a studio that would give actors greater control over which films they got to make and take the creative decisions away from commercial-minded studio execs. [...]
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