Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin Is Hitting The Great White Way

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 05.11.2012

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NEW YORK — A funny guy with a cane, a hat and an unforgettable mustache is heading to Broadway. Producers announced Thursday that a new musical...

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Ethan Murrow's 'Narcissistic Excess' Is Playful And Strange

Posted 04.30.2012

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"All of my characters tend to end in failure," Ethan Murrow once admitted to The Seattle Times. The artist's large graphite drawings are rendered with...

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Classic Hollywood Stars And Starlets In A Whole New Light

Posted 03.02.2012

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The smoldering gaze, the flirtatious smirk, the incredible jewelry collection... who knows what gives a Hollywood starlet that magical razzle-dazzle. ...

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Humor: There's Funny -- and There's Symptom of Decline

Carla Seaquist | Posted 05.01.2012

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Any culture that can laugh at torture and murder is a culture in deep, deep trouble.

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Secret MI5 Files Reveal Just How Mysterious Charlie Chaplin Was

AP | By JILL LAWLESS | Posted 04.18.2012

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LONDON -- They foiled plots and cracked Nazi codes, but Britain's spies were unable to solve the mystery of Charlie Chaplin's birth. Although the ent...

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The Scientific Teachings Of Dr. Martin Luther King

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.16.2012

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In Dr. King's honor, today, let us celebrate brotherhood, sisterhood -- humanhood -- and the scientific spirit that allows us to learn about the wonders of the universe as one unified people.

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Charlie Chaplin's Gold Rush Plays Rafael Film Center

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 02.21.2012

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Legendary in the annals of film history, The Gold Rush is the film in which Chaplin eats his boot and, at a would-be New Year's Eve dinner gathering, poignantly performs the "Dance of the Rolls."

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WATCH: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 11.29.2011

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"Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men's happiness."

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Through a Lens, Starkly: Weegee's Naked Hollywood

Tom Teicholz | Posted 01.29.2012

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On The Artist, The Lure of Nostalgia, and Ten Silent Movies Worth Talking Up

John Farr | Posted 01.29.2012

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Just when you start believing there's no hope for anything daring and original coming out of Movieland, something gets released that surprises you. The Artist is one such movie -- and what's new about it is that it's old.

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Movie Review: Hugo

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.23.2012

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Hugo is transporting, a smart and imaginative treat that would make a great double-feature with Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist. Put it on your holiday movie list.

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Woody and Jerry: Docs Celebrate Comic Genius

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.19.2012

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If you look at comedy in the 20th century, the list of those whose work has depth, breadth and longevity is a small one: Charlie Chaplin, Lewis, Allen.

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VIDEO: Charlie Dances For His Dinner

Posted 11.28.2011

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Ordinarily I don't recommend playing with your food, but Charlie Chaplin displays his balletic (and comedic) grace - and proves once again why he rema...

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Evil as Entertainment

Warren Adler | Posted 10.18.2011

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The further in time one gets from World War II, its savagery and ruthlessness, the horrors of the Holocaust, the destruction of cities and the sensele...

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10 Black & White Movies for People Who Won't Watch Black & White Movies

John Farr | Posted 09.27.2011

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If I could get all those black and white haters out there to watch just ten titles -- movies that constituted absolutely essential viewing -- which would they be?

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The Silents Are Deafening

George Heymont | Posted 09.25.2011

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The parade of film festivals through San Francisco's arts calender offers a constant source of entertainment. But if I had to choose one, my favorite would undoubtedly be the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.

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Lost Charlie Chaplin Film Found In British Thrift Shop

Posted 09.10.2011

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Essex resident Brian Hann, 40, bought a rare Charlie Chaplin film, "Zepped," in a junk shop for only $5. Hann found the 35mm nitrate film at the "Seco...

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What's It All About: Chatting with Pat Metheny, Jonathan Elias, and Viva Voce

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.16.2011

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Pat Metheny's new album is titled What's It All About, which is based off a line from the song "Alfie." Since this is an unusual approach for Pat Metheny, he tracked him down to talk about it.

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Google Doodle Honors Chaplin's Birthday

YouTube | Posted 06.15.2011

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With the recent momentous anniversaries of Yuri Gagarin's first trip in space and the world's first ice cream sundae, Google has kept its homepage fre...

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Top 10 Persecuted Artists

TIME | Posted 06.12.2011

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On Sunday, artist Ai Weiwei -- best known for helping design the "Bird's Nest" Olympic stadium in Beijing -- was detained by Chinese authorities as pa...

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Good Time Charlie: The Sheen of Hollywood's Restored Rogue Archetype

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 05.25.2011

In repossessing his previously successful persona, Charlie Sheen is now tweaking it into a narrative only Hollywood's long-gone "Rogue" Archetype can ...

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A Tale of Two Festivals: The Kansas Silent Film Festival and The True/False Documentary Film Festival

Dan Lybarger | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the great things about being a film geek in Kansas City is that we are in throwing distance of a pair of two wonderful festivals that celebrate terrific movies from the past and first-rate documentaries.

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The Unsung Athleticism of Charlie Chaplin

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the joys of watching a great comic at work is his mastery of the material he has crafted for himself. Whether one is a performance artist or a stand-up comic, whether one is working with movement or text, a great performer's confidence in his craft allows him to take risks required by unexpected events and improvise when an opportunity suddenly presents itself.

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'Time-Traveler' Cell Phone Likely A 1924 Hearing Aid

CBS News | Posted by Ken Millstone 30 Comments | Posted 05.25.2011

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An Irish filmmaker says he's convinced that footage from a 1928 Charlie Chaplin film shows a woman talking on a cell phone - and that after considerin...

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Best DVDs of 2010: Silent Film

Thomas Gladysz | Posted 05.25.2011

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