slave to zep Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 very powerful message! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmtomh Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 It's from the Great Dictator - made in 1940, a scathing critique and parody of Hitler. He was ahead of his time even then, as he was condemned in the U.S. for making that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcórë Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Charlie Chaplin was many things - an amazing actor, filmmaker, and, yes, person. Try watching Modern Times if you've not - it's one of the best films I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe (Liverpool) Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Didn't he also write the song "Smile". A worldwide seller, yet another string to his bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 It's from the Great Dictator - made in 1940, a scathing critique and parody of Hitler. He was ahead of his time even then, as he was condemned in the U.S. for making that film. yes, it is from that film. he took a stand and made that film. good on him. Charlie Chaplin was many things - an amazing actor, filmmaker, and, yes, person. Try watching Modern Times if you've not - it's one of the best films I've ever seen. a very talented man. Didn't he also write the song "Smile". A worldwide seller, yet another string to his bow. yes he did, and what a great song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 http://www.charliechaplin.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Great thread.. I consider Chaplin the single most important figure in film... definately Silent film.. I've been an admirer since I was 8 or 9. On Sunday nights, Channel 27 in Worcestor Mass. used to show the early Keystone, Essanay, and Mutual shorts (which were from 1914-1917) He took the early primitive pie throwing Keystone slapstick and turned it into an art form in just over a year.. incorporating comedy, drama and survival. He was the first on so many levels.. and the last to abandon silent movies. The Jazz Singer was released in 1927, Modern Times was released in 1936... Silent film was all but dead by that point. Nobody else has had the artistic control over their movies that Chaplin had either. He starred in, wrote, directed, produced, financed .... and scored his later films.... He was world famous on a whole different level.... there is no language barrier with silent film. Plus, he used his celebrity to try to better the world.. what more could anyone ask. Nobody comes close in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Great thread.. I consider Chaplin the single most important figure in film... definately Silent film.. I've been an admirer since I was 8 or 9. On Sunday nights, Channel 27 in Worcestor Mass. used to show the early Keystone, Essanay, and Mutual shorts (which were from 1914-1917) He took the early primitive pie throwing Keystone slapstick and turned it into an art form in just over a year.. incorporating comedy, drama and survival. He was the first on so many levels.. and the last to abandon silent movies. The Jazz Singer was released in 1927, Modern Times was released in 1936... Silent film was all but dead by that point. Nobody else has had the artistic control over their movies that Chaplin had either. He starred in, wrote, directed, produced, financed .... and scored his later films.... He was world famous on a whole different level.... there is no language barrier with silent film. Plus, he used his celebrity to try to better the world.. what more could anyone ask. Nobody comes close in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Was watching 'Pawn Stars' and someone brought in a little wind up toy of Chaplin. It was so cool as his cane spun around and it vibrated which made him move on his feet. I think it was valued at about $1,000. :^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Was watching 'Pawn Stars' and someone brought in a little wind up toy of Chaplin. It was so cool as his cane spun around and it vibrated which made him move on his feet. I think it was valued at about $1,000. :^) that would be cool to have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 that would be cool to have It was funny to watch and the cane was going a hundred miles an hour. :^) Check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 The Great Dictator apart, What other films of his would you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoWVdmEcSF4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Merry Christmas all.. Today also marks the 35th Anniversary of the passing of Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin. April 16,1889 - December 25th,1977. This is an outtake from City Lights (1931) .. Chaplin could take a sewer grate and a stick and get 7 minutes out of it. Check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEPFAN17 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I remain just one thing, and one thing only — and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician. I agree Charlie Chaplin was ahead of his time and always had a positive outlook on life.. All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 The Great Dictator apart, What other films of his would you recommend? The American Cinematheque recently screened a bunch of his movies in gorgeous new prints to mark the 35th anniversary of his passing on Christmas Day in 1977. So Mr. Garlic, having them fresh in my mind, I can heartily recommend you see the following: 1. "City Lights" 2. "Modern Times" 3. "Gold Rush" 4. "The Kid" 5. "Limelight" Also, any good dvd set of his early Mack Sennett shorts is worth watching, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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