Beautiful Restraint
POESIA by JOYCE MORENO & KENNY WERNER, and MÉLANGE by KARIN & MIKE KELLEHER are cross-cultural explorations that…
Tag: Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin’s Masterpiece: ‘The Gold Rush’
About the making of THE GOLD RUSH, the film for which CHARLIE CHAPLIN said he most wanted to…
I Meet Thomas Burke and H.G. Wells
In his 1922 travel memoir My Trip Abroad, CHARLIE CHAPLIN recalls his nerve wracking introduction to author THOMAS…
The Haunts of My Childhood
In 1922, fresh off the triumph of 1921's 'The Kid,' CHARLIE CHAPLIN returned to Europe for the first…
Chaplin As a Composer
Skepticism greeted the credit 'Music Composed by Charlie Chaplin' on a CITY LIGHTS title card. Attitudes changed as…
‘Isn’t That a Lovely Thing?’
From his 1960 book MY FATHER, CHARLIE CHAPLIN, JR. remembers his father's 'ruthless determination for perfection' and its…
Chaplin on Music
Beginning with 1923's 'A Woman of Paris,' CHARLIE CHAPLIN was involving himself closely in the musical accompaniment for…
‘Footlights,’ Chaplin Novella, Discovered, Restored, Seeking Publisher
FOOTLIGHTS, the only work of prose fiction ever written by CHARLIE CHAPLIN, has been pieced together from handwritten…
Charlie Chaplin on Filmmaking
'Simplicity of approach is always best': So says CHARLIE CHAPLIN in an excerpt from his autobiography in which…
The Kid (1921)
Marking the 125th anniversary of CHARLIE CHAPLIN's birth, Deep Roots Theater presents his 1921 masterpiece, THE KID, starring…