Tag "Charlie Chaplin"
The Marx Brothers’ Lost Film: Getting to the Bottom of a Mystery
The Marx Brothers quickly rose to become the undisputed kings of vaudeville and Broadway They went on to craft an equally successful, almost perfectly formed body of madcap movies Influence
Artificial Eye’s New UK Chaplin Blu-rays Reviewed
Charlie Chaplin Competition: Win Artificial Eye Blu-rays and DVDs! Artificial Eye, current UK licensees of his feature films, have released them in new editions Here’s the lowdown on the latest
New Eisenstein Biopic: Greenaway Goes Loco in Guanajuato
Peter Greenaway has directed a new biopic, Eisenstein in Guanajuato It’s far from faithful, playing fast, loose and salaciously with the facts Film historian and critic David Robinson saw its
Charting Charlie Chaplin on Criterion Blu-ray and DVD
Tracking the US Criterion Collection’s periodic release of Chaplin’s 1918–1957 output on disc Trickling out each one over a period of several years, they’re taking their time and doing it
New UK Charlie Chaplin Discs from Artificial Eye
Charlie Chaplin Competition: Win Artificial Eye Blu-rays and DVDs! It must be that time of year already: ol’ Charlie’s 1918–1957 films are being re-released on Blu-ray and DVD yet again But there’s
A Veteran at 21: Chatting With Actor and Silent Film Musician Seamas Carey
When is a piano not a piano? When it belongs to accomplished actor, musician and playwright, Seamas Carey! Taking it from the top: this multi-talented young man fills us in on
Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 3
Early Reissues As the Little Tramp’s popularity grew, so did the scale and complexity of his films They became longer and more sophisticated as he moved to bigger studios Each time Chaplin moved on,
Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 2
The Bad, the Ugly and the Good Continuing this unique roadmap to Chaplin’s vast back catalogue We’ve covered the what it is; now for the how and why it is There’s a huge disparity
Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide
Charlie Chaplin is the most popular and enduring star of the silent era But his films on home video are a minefield for collectors everywhere Working out where to start