Sep 07 2012
Repression, repression I say, is the only lasting philosophy. The dark deference of fear and slavery, my friend, will keep the dogs obedient to the whip, as long as this roof shuts out the sky.
Poor boy, dumb as a sack of hammers.
Originally appeared here May 17, 2011. Link updated from IMDB to Wikipedia.
Sep 06 2012
Sep 04 2012
Sep 03 2012
Charlie Chaplin– Modern Times (1936) (1:23)
The last silent by Chaplin, after this he also retired his Little Fellow character who he didn’t think worked as a talkie.
Sep 02 2012
Charlie Chaplin– City Lights (1931)
City Lights is one of those silents Chaplin was able to get released after 1929 (when Hollywood went talkie). It is still considered among the top 10 romantic comedies of all time.
Sep 01 2012
Charlie Chaplin– The Goldrush (1925) (1:11)
This is the film for which Chaplin said he wished to be remembered. It was the 5th highest grossing silent film ever and in 1958 was named 2nd only to The Battleship Potempkin at the Brussels World’s Fair. This and the other Little Fellow films are why Chaplin was allowed to be as political as he was (which made him more popular too), but also to continue producing silent films long after most stars had stopped.
Even the Great Garbo gave in to sound though by that time in her career she was pretty much done with Hollywood and did her talkies mostly to prove she could.
Aug 31 2012
#36 of the 50 greatest cartoons of all time and deservedly so. Originally posted May 11, 2011.
Aug 28 2012
Another goner. I think this is actually a better print. Originally posted May 6, 2011.
Aug 27 2012