Silence of the prams Aug 25, 2008
With music off-limits, party organisers are predicting a boom in alternative forms of entertainment for children's celebrations, such as Marcel Marceau-style mime artists, screenings of Charlie Chaplin classics and guided meditation sessions featuring the mantra Om Mani Lolly Om or "the road to infinite compassion passes through the lolly bag". It brings to mind the classic Zen story concerning the two children - Bill and Ben - who have been told they can't buy lollies on their way home from... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Q & A: Tommy Chong Aug 20, 2008
Like if you tripped or stumbled and people go, "Oh, that's Charlie Chaplin." You know what I mean. You can't own a joke. (Time.com)
Old and young love a good clown Aug 16, 2008
His inspiration comes from Charlie Chaplin, Red Skelton, Dick Van Dyke and the Tom and Jerry cartoons. The show is spontaneous with the crowd participation, Kenny said. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Immigrant Punk: Eugene Hutz Aug 16, 2008
Conversation with Hutz flits from Charlie Chaplin (a hero) to comparing the melancholy of Eastern Europeans with the concept of duende in the Spanish arts ... People are always asking, he says, why he jumps from project to project, why his life is "such a nonstop thing. But then I'll read something about Leonardo da Vinci or Charlie Chaplin or Michelangelo and I think to my self, f___ I better start rocking. Those guys were really tearing it up. I better get on it!" In the coming months, he'll... (Time.com)
Paula Wagner leaving UA as chief executive Aug 14, 2008
She said she still believes in the vision she and Cruise have for the film studio that was formed nearly 90 years ago by Hollywood actors including Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford. "I am proud of all that we've accomplished in the past two years," she said. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Robert Downey Jr. Takes Inspiration From Father's Blaxploitation Flick For 'Tropic Thunder' Aug 13, 2008
" In the end, it's somewhat fitting that Lazarus' voice came from memories of Downey's own youth, because everything old is new again for the actor, who was nominated for an Oscar in the early '90s (for his portrayal of Charlie Chaplin) but was sidetracked professionally by debilitating addictions for much of the next decade. Thanks to the double whammy of "Iron Man" and "Tropic Thunder," Downey once again finds himself high on the Hollywood food chain. But while he drew raves for his... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Globe writers on the one thing you must do, see, or hear this week Aug 11, 2008
THE 1 SLAPSTICK SERIAL KILLERPossibly the strangest film Charlie Chaplin ever made, "Monsieur Verdoux" hit audiences like a poisoned pie in the face when it came out in 1947. It's a pitch-black comedy about a dapper little man who marries rich ladies and murders them, and it teeters breathlessly between farce and misogyny, especially when the riotously unkillable Martha Raye is involved. (Boston Globe)
Ligeti: A Sound Odyssey Jul 29, 2008
He was, after all, a serious student of Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers. In his comic mode, Ligeti was arguably the funniest composer who ever lived, though his humor has an unsettling edge. (Slate)
'Twilight' Star Robert Pattinson Reveals His Inner Geek, Has Beatles Moment At Comic-Con Jul 26, 2008
Pattinson: Charlie Chaplin ... Maybe I just want to dress up as Charlie Chaplin. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Evelyn Waugh has a mixed filmography Jul 20, 2008
He visited both Charlie Chaplin and Walt Disney ("the two artists of the place") and generally marveled that, as he later put it, "no one in Hollywood considers the possibility of growing up." It was as if he moved among a citizenry of suntanned Sebastian Flytes. "MGM were consistently munificent," Waugh recorded in his diary, "and we left as we had come, in effortless luxury." An agreement would have brought him $140,000 (minus the not-inconsiderable expenses for his trip, of course). (Boston Globe)
Exiles on Indie Street Jul 19, 2008
It's where Charlie Chaplin shot a two-reeler, Work, in 1915, and where Harold Lloyd made many of his silent comedies. By the late '40s it had become a seductively seedy location for the film noir crowd: Act of Violence, Hollow Triumph, Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Criss Cross, Douglas Sirk's Shockproof, Joseph Losey's remake of M and Kiss Me Deadly were all filmed there. (Time.com)
Alistair Cooke... Jul 18, 2008
Cooke films Charlie Chaplin playing the fool on his yacht. The sight of Chaplin in these films is extraordinary; capering for Cooke's camera without artifice and with an ease that few of us have ever seen. (BBC News -- Americas)
Lose the car, see a bona fide LA neighborhood Jul 13, 2008
Around this time, silent film studios sprang up along present-day Glendale Boulevard, and became headquarters for Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, and Mack Sennett and his Keystone Studios. The neighborhood's hipster identity dates to the McCarthy era. (Boston Globe)
* Geek chic dominates Parisian Louis Vuitton fashion show LV~KLkjbl Jul 7, 2008
Although Vuitton's creative director claimed that the inspiration for the show was Charlie Chaplin, the models were clearly indebted more to Fresh Prince geek Carlton. Judging from West's constant smile throughout the show, he highly approved of their choice. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Independence Day celebrations abound Jul 3, 2008
A silent Charlie Chaplin film will follow with an accompaniment by Quarino. After an intermission, there will be an encore of Hodges presentation as George Washington, followed by another silent Charlie Chaplin Film. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Culture Club Jul 1, 2008
There was a time when you couldn t see a Charlie Chaplin movie in this country. Between his own pique at being kicked out of America - the government rescinded a re-entry permit after he went to London for the premiere of his film LImelight - and his ingrained habit of occasional reissues after a decade or so of withholding his old films for release, the better to build up public appetite, the only Chaplin films available for viewing were the early one and two-reelers, in reliably atrocious... (The Palm Beach Post)
An Oscar for Heath Ledger? Knight Cast Thinks So Jul 1, 2008
He patched together influences ranging from A Clockwork Orange to ventriloquist dummies to Charlie Chaplin. The result: a Joker so demented and creepy he makes Nicholson's 1989 version look like Elton John in a bad mood. (E! Online)
Welk stars help Surf celebrate Jun 30, 2008
Big Tiny Little Jr. also showed that he hadn t lost any of his honky tonk piano chops, through Charlie Chaplin s engaging Smile, to W. C. Handy s rollicking St. Louis Blues. Little, who played with Welk s band from 1955-59, also said he enjoyed returning to Iowa his father and grandfather had lived in Goldfield. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Robots Have Feelings, Too Jun 28, 2008
In terms of subject, it's not unlike the never-filmed screenplay that James Agee wrote for Charlie Chaplin in the 1950s, in which the Little Tramp is the last survivor of a nuclear blast. It's a mark of the Pixar team's artistry, which goes way beyond technical expertise, that within minutes of meeting WALL-E, a wordless, trash-compacting robot, we are persuaded to invest in him much of the feeling that we'd attach to a Chaplin character. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Glastonbury: The best party on the planet Jun 26, 2008
For a festival which prizes and promotes new music, Sunday's line-up is dominated by old-timers and comeback kings, with The Verve's headlining reunion show supported by sets from septuagenarian Leonard Cohen, 68-year-old "King of Rock Solomon Burke and 67-year-young Joan Baez. Not that the day is exactly starved of either mainstream names or new young talent, with Groove Armada, Goldfrapp, Mark Ronson and The Zutons sure to draw substantial followings, while more exploratory ears will be turned... (Independent)
WALL-E: If Charlie Chaplin were a robot Jun 26, 2008
WALL-E: If Charlie Chaplin were a robot - At the movies- msnbc ... WALL-E: If Charlie Chaplin were a robot ... But the two form a sweet bond, and the film shows its strongest hand by portraying their nearly wordless courtship; its no stretch to compare it to Charlie Chaplins adoration of blind flower girl Virginia Cherrill in City Lights. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Coldplay's NYC freebie worth the glitches Jun 25, 2008
The closer was a rousing rendition of Lovers in Japan, a vigorous piano-led march from the new album that was accompanied by a blazing fast history of the 20th century in film clips projected on the overhead orbs: Houdini and Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and faded Kodachrome education films about Japanese culture raced on by. There was a plaintive longing in the montage, as there is in much of Coldplay's music, to embrace the whole wide world in its lovely awfulness and awful loveliness. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Art House By The Sea Jun 22, 2008
He once entertained stars such as Charlie Chaplin and Rudolph Valentino - until he lost the home after the stock-market crash of 1929. At 2 p.m. on weekends, docents lead tours through the house, taking care to explain the furnishings, wallpaper, artwork and even the linens. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
The Love Guru: Comedy of salvation and slap shots Jun 22, 2008
"Working with Michael Myers I would imagine is like working with Charlie Chaplin," Kingsley says. "Myers and Chaplin, I think, work in very similar ways and Myers' sense of humour and his comedic taste are delightful. I personally got on extremely well with Michael. I like him.". (Toronto Star)
`Oz,' `2001,' `Vertigo' among AFI top genre films Jun 19, 2008
Charlie Chaplin holds a rose in this photo from the final scene in his 1931 silent film "City Lights". The film is among the American Film Institute's best romantic comedy movies. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
God's frozen people Jun 19, 2008
Charlie Chaplin in "Monsieur Verdoux.". A commercial disaster that essentially ended Charlie Chaplin's American film career, the 1947 has long since been rehabilitated as a classic. (Salon)
Computers rattle my nerves: Salman Jun 4, 2008
It reminds me of Charlie Chaplin who once said that Life in a snapshot is a tragedy, in a long shot its comedy. . (SantaBanta.com)
Canvas of choice? The phonebook Jun 1, 2008
"It started with a portrait I was commissioned to paint of Charlie Chaplin," he remembered. "I used old newspapers to paint 'The Little Tramp' and thought it turned out great.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Mister Lonely: A quirk fest May 31, 2008
There, Michael Jackson meets Sammy Davis, Jr., Madonna, James Dean, Little Red Riding Hood, Queen Elizabeth, the Pope, the Three Stooges and Marilyn's husband, Charlie Chaplin, and their daughter, Shirley Temple ... It's a paradise with at least one serpent Charlie Chaplin (Denis Lavant) has meanness written all over his ruined face ... "Sometimes I look at you and you seem more like Adolf Hitler than Charlie Chaplin," his wife tells him. (Toronto Star)
'Singin' in the Rain' takes audiences by storm May 29, 2008
Donald Petitt and Tiffani Tendell dance a fantastic tango, and Amanda Reed Bailey's impersonation of Charlie Chaplin is right on. The full company numbers are fun and flashy, with both gals and guys costumed in all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood in the 1930s. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Clowning around May 27, 2008
The clowns watched movies of the greats Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy and others. It is a very inclusive art form which is one of the challenges I liked so much, Mr. Dougherty said. (Scranton Times, PA)
Screen gems: UA Film Festival travels through 90 years of classics May 25, 2008
Talk about a foursome with some foresight: D.W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin. Way back in 1919, when Hollywood was new and talkies were still eight years away, these artists united to form a film distribution company. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Letters to the Editor (May 22) May 24, 2008
In response to Barbara Crawford s castigation of Corvallis school district for allowing Bill Clinton to speak on its property ( School district was wrong to host Clinton s speech, Letters, May 16), I take it that, to avoid any double standard, she would also have banned Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Dwight Eisenhower, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Paul Gaugin, Charlie Chaplin and John F. Kennedy. These men were also involved in sexual improprieties while married. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
A Pinch of Salt: American Idol swallows microphone just a rumor May 18, 2008
Most of the performers knew there was no chance of becoming rich and famous doing what they were doing --- although Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel didn't do too badly -- but for many of them it was a family business. They could have earned more money waiting tables but they loved the life for its own sake and you could feel it and it was good. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
K.D. Lang highlights Music Hall schedule May 16, 2008
Patricia Lynch, executive director of The Music Hall, said, Im particularly interested in Yard Dogs Road Show, a Moulin Rouge/rock concert/circus; Sleeping Beauty Wakes, the latest entry from Groove Lily, which brought our audience to its feet last year with Striking 12; and Tomas Kubinek, a Charlie Chaplin meets Monty Python. . (Seacoast New Hampshire)
'Mister Lonely' is a weird sojourn in Wonderland May 9, 2008
And Marilyn has a daughter (Esme Creed-Miles) named Shirley Temple, and her husband (Denis Lavant) is a corpse-like Charlie Chaplin courtesy of Adolf Hitler. The circus you fear Korine is making never comes to town. (Boston Globe)
Caruso, Conte tackle 'William Tell' May 9, 2008
Swiss actress Kiera Chaplin, granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin, will star as Tells wife. Pre-production is set to begin in the fall. (Variety)
"Mister Lonely" May 3, 2008
Samantha Morton as Marilyn Monroe and Denis Lavant as Charlie Chaplin in "Mister Lonely.". Scott Fitzgerald's maxim that there are no second acts in American lives has been proven wrong so often that it now seems like a grotesque misunderstanding. (Salon)
A wonderful mess of blues Apr 22, 2008
There's a riveting, harrowing quality to a lot of his compositions, but, then, something like the fun Maggie Campbell musically invokes an image of bumbling security guards chasing a scampering Charlie Chaplin through a piano factory. At 18 tracks, Ramblin' Son overstays its welcome some, but not enough to stop listeners from hearing Fauth as he fully realizes himself as a bright, modern performer of a history-steeped music. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Brucie's big night at TV awards Apr 21, 2008
"This award came as a surprise because the only other light entertainment performers to have won the Fellowship are Morecambe and Wise and Charlie Chaplin," he said. Forsyth added that his new-found success with Strictly Come Dancing had led to him being recognised, after being "more or less dead and buried". (BBC News)
Opinion Columnists • The day Chaplin came to Augusta Apr 17, 2008
In 1918, Charlie Chaplin, by then an accomplished comic actor and one of the first stars to emerge from Hollywood, assumed control of his own productions at First National Pictures. He built his own studio and ambitiously expanded his work to feature length. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Gala to be Keys' last Apr 12, 2008
Keys has actually been with the org from its first tribute, in 1972, when the society honored Charlie Chaplin. Back then, Keys was an associate director, and she recalls typing letters for society prexy Martin Segal to help the exiled star secure his visa to visit the United States. (Variety)
Stars and their silent partners Apr 12, 2008
Since the days of Charlie Chaplin, actors have attempted to exert more control over their cinematic destiny by taking on the role of producer. But until a few years ago, the star who had a production company was not taken too seriously, with vanity deals given by studios as a kind of perk to keep the stars happy. (Variety)
Fiction and reality collide| Apr 12, 2008
" Arbus says her interest in the theatre owes much to her upbringing her father is actor Allan Arbus. Other influences she cites include photographer Richard Avedon, with whom she first worked in 1992, as well as cinematic legends Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin. The shadow of her mother Becoming a photographer, initially working for New York's Village Voice newspaper in the 1980s photographing people such as an up-and-coming Madonna, gave her access to a fascinating world. "It gave me... (iAfrica.com)
ART's new season promises fantasy, fame, farce Apr 11, 2008
Performed by Aur lia Thierr e, known for her physical flexibility and strength, and directed by her mother Victoria Thierr e Chaplin (the daughter of Charlie Chaplin), the show is inspired by European circuses and features a swirl of music, dance, and puppetry. Hungarian director J nos Sz sz, who generated buzz with his highly physical ART productions of "Desire Under the Elms" and "Marat/Sade," returns to helm Anton Chekhov's classic "The Seagull," from Jan. 10 through Feb. 1 at the Loeb. (Boston Globe)
Disney unveils animation slate Apr 9, 2008
Aside from 30 minutes from this summer's "Wall-E," an affecting mashup of "Blade Runner" and Charlie Chaplin, little finished footage was shown, but designs, animatics and models were presented, and significant announcements were sprinkled throughout. The highlights. (Variety)
MGM and United Artists Move 'VALKYRIE' Release Date to President's Day Weekend 2009 Apr 8, 2008
The historic United Artists brand was initially founded some 85 years ago by movie greats Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and D.W. Griffith and, throughout its history, has appeared on such iconic film franchises as Rocky, The Pink Panther, and James Bond. Source: MGM; United Artists. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] Apr 4, 2008
City Lights () by Dream Work Clown Theater Group]Qp@^is a production based on the movie of the same name written by Charlie Chaplin. The play mixes humor, stage magic and clown routines. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Book 'Em, AEG Apr 2, 2008
Opened by theater chain owner Marcus Loew in 1922, the theater had previously hosted silent films and vaudeville revues with the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Al Jolson and Rin Tin Tin. Atlanta real estate investor David Addington bought the venue and office building on Market Street from Florence Fang, former publisher of the San Francisco Examiner, for $12 million in 2005. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Museums offer spring break fun Apr 1, 2008
v Comedian Kenny Ahern, who combines the styles of Charlie Chaplin and Dick Van Dyke, will perform at the Grand Rapids Childrens Museum from April 7-11. His performances are appropriate for all age levels. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Standing by their unfaithful men Mar 30, 2008
The list of offenders includes Albert Einstein, John Ford Kennedy, Picasso, Bill Clinton, painter Paul Gauguin, Elvis Presley and even the old chap Charlie Chaplin. The writer argues that the key to famous mens behaviour lies in their desire to keep adding to their host of achievements. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
ABC falls for 'Wipe Out' Mar 28, 2008
"It's why we watch Charlie Chaplin or cartoons.". Developed and exec produced by Kunitz, "Wipe Out" will feature 24 contestants trying to make their way through increasingly tough obstacle courses. (Variety)
David Schwimmer won't slack off as a director Mar 23, 2008
"I was probably influenced as much by Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, the Marx Brothers, as I was by Dick Van Dyke, Jerry Lewis, Jack Lemmon. Jack Lemmon, to me, is one of the all-time great comic actors just because he's such a truthful actor. Everything was so grounded, coming out of emotion and character and truth, and revealing a ridiculously, incredibly talented technical, physical comedian.". In casting "Run Fat Boy Run," Schwimmer looked for actors with a strong sense of physical comedy. (Boston Globe)
Spitzer Could Face Mann Act Charge Mar 17, 2008
Entertainer Charlie Chaplin, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, musician Chuck Berry and heavyweight champ Jack Johnson all were accused of violating the act. Berry and Johnson, who was a bareknuckle fighter who held the title from 1908 to 1915, served prison time over it. (KSBW 8, CA)
Spitzer Case Revives Law From 1910 Mar 17, 2008
Entertainer Charlie Chaplin, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, musician Chuck Berry and heavyweight champ Jack Johnson all were accused of violating the act; Berry and Johnson, a bareknuckle fighter who held the title from 1908 to 1915, served prison time over it. Johnson, a black man who often faced racial hostility because of resentment over his dominance of white opponents and flamboyant relationships with white women, was accused of transporting a prostitute from Pittsburgh to Chicago. (Time.com)
It's in the air: music, film, earthy fun Mar 9, 2008
NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. April 18-20 Almost as famous as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton in silent film was Harold Lloyd, an actor known for performing dangerous stunts in such movies as "Safety Last!" (that one had him hanging from a clock tower). In April, you can see Lloyd's best work when the Riviera Theatre hosts a festival dedicated to him with an appearance by his granddaughter and live musical accompaniment on the Riviera's Wulitzer organ. (Boston Globe)
Surreal to reel Mar 1, 2008
Well, there's walking through walls, communist TV and Charlie Chaplin ... Being Charlie Chaplin ... "I don't want to compare myself to him - I don't want people to see me as this great genius - but when I see Charlie Chaplin's movies there is a combination of drama, naivety and social meaning that I can see in myself at a different level. Movies weren't international at the time Chaplin was making movies and I think that's why he wanted to push the silent movie as far as it could go, which was... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Fun facts about leap years Feb 29, 2008
" In 1988, TIME magazine proclaimed Superman to be born on Feb. 29, making the superhero a leap day baby. Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards - The first Olympic competitor in the ski jump from Great Britain/Northern Ireland, Edwards was popular because he was so bad at it. He was laughed at, lovably for his less than flawless flailing-arm technique after take off. Charlie Chaplin - The famous English-born comedian was a gifted filmmaker during the silent era, having written, directed, produced and... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Migrant talent Feb 25, 2008
Heck, they did so well in Hollywood that you may even have forgotten that Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder and Roman Polanski were not born Americans. In the 1940s, crime fiction screenplays were fleshed out on the silver screen largely by European migr directors such as Fritz Lang (Metropolis, M) and Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'American Idol' Recap: David Archuleta, Michael Johns Stand Out, But Top 12 Boys Fail To Impress Feb 21, 2008
burnt-sienna suit "hideous," the singer wigged out, shouting, "Hold up, player! Is Charlie Chaplin your stylist?" Then, when criticized for giving an old-fashioned performance, he bitched about having to sing a song from the '60s. This is a real class act, folks. (VHI.com -- Music News)
5Top: Memorable Robert Downey Jr. roles Feb 20, 2008
Downey received his only Oscar nomination for his role as Charlie Chaplin in this overwrought biopic from Richard Attenborough. Downey inhabits Chaplins mannerisms and physicality in an uncanny fashion, and in early scenes when he performs Chaplins pre-Hollywood vaudeville routines, youll feel like perhaps Downey was born in the wrong era because he was made for the stage. (MSNBC -- News)
The 800-lb. Golden Gorilla Feb 15, 2008
If this year's nominated actors want to join the exalted ranks of Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Cary Grant, Peter O'Toole and Barbara Stanwyck, they'd better hope they lose, since none of these luminaries received a competitive Oscar. So is the Academy Award a long-term guarantee of a film's quality, a leading indicator of acting excellence. (Time.com)
Symphony names pops conductor, assistant maestro Feb 8, 2008
"Let's Go to the Movies," featuring singers, dancers and film clips from Charlie Chaplin through "Harry Potter" in March. "Cirque de la Symphonie," featuring Cirque du Soleil-style acrobats, contortionists and aerialists on stage in June. (Modesto Bee, CA)
US Mens Freeskate and Results Feb 5, 2008
Ryan s outgoing personality paired perfectly with his Charlie Chaplin tribute. Toe pick stepping and flexed-foot turns in character made up footwork that was more entertaining than competitive because of the lack of tight edging and quickness. (Suite101.com)
More of this story Feb 2, 2008
The Los Angeles Theatre came alive last Monday morning, its usually blank marquee emblazoned with the words "Bringing Back Broadway." A Charlie Chaplin impersonator and a group of classical musicians entertained the crowd as they entered the ornate, if faded, venue. Councilman Jose Huizar was joined by a host of city leaders and area stakeholders during the launch event for Bringing Back Broadway. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
