A Brief Pause To Throw Pies At Huns

While earnestly piecing together my next post, I ran across this bit of Edwardian awesomeness that could not go unshared. It’s especially amusing if you like silent era in-jokes:

Thoughts On Chaplin’s “The Kid”

If you ask a Chaplin fan which film they think is his masterpiece, the choice is often City Lights. At times there’s a three-way tie between City Lights, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator. A few intrepid fans give The Gold Rush some votes, as well.

And yet, there’s another wonderful Chaplin film out there that maybe gets less attention than his post-1920s films. I’ve seen some people describe it as “thoroughly enjoyable,” and “memorable,” and remark that it “holds up extremely well.” Often, it gets the “it’s sentimental, but…” treatment. (Being sentimental is simply not trendy nowadays, you see.) But you know what? I will give it my “Chaplin’s Masterpiece” vote in a flash: The Kid (1921).

The Little Tramp is 100 Today–A Milestone Anniversary

While February 2 marked 100 hundred years since Charlie Chaplin’s first film release, today’s anniversary is perhaps just as important.  It marks the first time movie audiences saw a film featuring Chaplin in his familiar “Little Tramp” costume.

100 Years of Charlie Chaplin–A Celebration of the Cinema

Today, February 2nd, is a day of tremendous importance to film history fans.

Wait, let’s edit that–it’s a day of importance to film fans in general. And who among us isn’t a fan of film?

On this very day one hundred years ago a film was released by the Keystone Film Company. It was called Making a Living, and it contained the very first film appearance of Charles Spencer Chaplin.