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...ns. There is literally a multitude of Chaplin film prints from 25 foot excerpts to full length shorts. My question: Has anyone found variations in shots or angles in some of these 25-100 foot toy pr...
...owhere near as long in the Shepard restoration, I just checked the Image dvd, and it's not there. So, the question is, where the heck does this come from? Is it from a foreign release, or what? I kn...
... to paralyze the United States. Whether her latest exercise in self-promotion will create either is another question. In outlining the liberal web of deceit, Coulter seeks to revive the charges that...
...ms of Harold Lloyd, restored and uncut. I have already seen all the feature films of Chaplin and Keaton. My question is how does Chaplin compare to the others. Not 'who is the greatest' or 'who is the...
.... Kennedy's pronouncements on communism could have been spoken by Joe McCarthy. For all his flaws, Truman unquestionably loved his country. He was a completely different breed from today's Democrats. ...
Does anyone know anything about the new Chaplin Mk2 DVD set titled 'The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 1' now on sale? It has Modern Times, Dictator, Gold Rush, and Limelight, the latter two I already have
...o bright on one side, out of focus on the other. I noticed that it's sourced from a Blackhawk print. Some questions... 1. Is there a better version of this out there, barring finding an original B...
Hey all, I asked a simliar question before, but I'll try again. Where, besides the Madacy tapes/dvds, can I get good copies of the Chaplin Keystone films? I have the Madacy vhs box sets, as well as
...ept A King In New York from TV. But anyway, I would like to give a review of the video, and there are a few questions I have too. MAKING A LIVING This begins with a 30-second prologue about the hist...
I have two questions for the newsgroup. How did the tradition of calling actors by their real first names on screen start, and when did it end? Since Chaplin arrived in the us with his comedy chop
What would you recommend as best Chaplin film?
The discussion about poor staging in 'TPR' prompted this question: There is a prolonged scene in 'Face' in which Chaplin is painting one of his models. I believe that the joke is supposed to be that i
My question may have gotten lost in the other FN thread, so I thought I'd ask it again. A couple of the firms that are still in the business of making new 16mm prints list some of the FN films, includ
Hey all, I finally got around to watching this all the way through. The quality was very nice for the most part. However, I noticed a few scenes were missing from the DVD that are actually on a crap
...n's Survival at the South Pole,' which is on CBS on Sunday night, reporters were asked to 'please keep your questions on the topic.' But there was no way to keep from asking the 56-year-old actress ab...
Did anyone watch Modern Times on TCM a few weeks ago? Chaplin's song Titina(sp?) was missing a verse. Is this the version in the new DVDs? Deborah 'The human race has one really effective weapon, an
Who was the big guy who played Charlie's rival in this movie. Just saw it for the first time.
Three questions/comments about Sunnyside: Why is Edna's father shown reading a Yiddish newspaper? I don't see any joke in it, unless the joke is supposed to be that a rural Jew is a funny/rare thing
...tered 16mm print (missing the first few minutes) of 'Shoulder Arms' today, and so I'm able to answer my own question of a couple of weeks ago. Mr. Shepard was absolutely right. EVERY shot in this fi...
I just noticed both the Warner and French discs are up for pre-order... Question.. I remember something about U.S. special editions, but I can't find any mention of them now, and they're not for sale
I was watching 'The Gold Rush' the other night and during the starvation scene the soundtrack was a very haunting either organ or string bass/cello fugue. I can't remember, it was very late. Can anyon
...with the original intertitles, so they need copied and put in their place... well, you get the idea. Some questions: 1) Anybody in New Jersey have a telecine and decent transfer set-up (Bruce?) ... ...
Hi All: I recently posted the question of Woody Allen doing a commentary on one of the new CC dvd's. When I checked back to see if there were responses, my original post seems to have vanished. Weird,
...ailed within the US; $10. to Canada; and $13. postpaid outside North America. Please e-mail if you have any questions. Thank you! Steve Rydzewski (Philadelphia)...
...ert. But a look at who he worked with, and what he worked on, is revealing. And, it raises some interesting questions. Courant was from a Jewish family, born in Germany in 1895. He got his start in ...
On Sunday, I was at Film Forum in NYC to watch a bunch of Chaplin shorts and other mostly inferior shorts featuring Chaplin imitators. At any rate, they were showing these films as a part of their Gre
Hi All: Jodi and I have had a running battle concerning a scene in Limelight. Hopefully you guys will check this out and help me prove that I'm right!! About 1 hour and 40 minutes into the film, Cal
...nowledging the star because he had become reviled by some Americans as a communist sympathizer and a man of questionable morals. Chaplin, who was born in London in 1889, moved to the United States i...
...tting good at his work. 'After 70 years of drawing you have to improve, otherwise you are a dolt. It is a question of elimination and understanding, of trial and error, and suddenly The artist als...
Beyond the question of the subject line, I've often wondered how ANY Chaplin films, particualrly the Keystones, could have gone missing in the first place. It seems that they were in constant reissue
Here is a somewhat rhetorical question in regard to the Keystone shorts (and Sennett stuff in particular): am I the only one who does not find them funny? And is it the fact that they have been cut an
I have a little question : cc was left -handed or not? I thing he was ambidexterity.........it's true? excuse my english..... many thanks! :-) for all cc fans !
This may be a warped question but its been hacking away at my mind for years. Was Edna rather large up top? If you know what I mean! I never wondered about it till a watched a film where she is dresse
This may be a warped question but its been bugging me for years. Was Edna rather large up top? If you know what I mean! I never wondered about it till a watched a film where she is dressed for bed and
...ch says that Chaplin's parents brought him & Syd to America. But it also shows a tally of results to this question: Q: So? Who's the better actor? Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton? (of 482 respo...
...d up after viewing the same films over and over. Was wondering if you all had any answers for these nagging questions. 1) In Monsieur Verdoux, is that Chaplin's Summit Road house that is shown from ...
...as excited to see Part 1 of Kino's latest restored Chaplin Essanay on TCM last night. However, I have a big question/concern: It seems to me that the films, in this new version, are just run at too ...
...32 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190997432 Minimum bid is $4.50. If you have any questions please email me. Have a nice day, :)...
Again I am new here and have another question that may or may not have been covered in the past. Why is it that most if not all Mr. Chaplins films made it to this day? Being that they were all made be
Did Charlie make any comedy movies after making the Great Dictator movie ? What are his top three best movies that offer the most humor ? Did his son ever follow his fathers footsteps and act in movie
Hi, Just picked up a copy of this film on DVD and was surprised at how bad the quality of the print was. *IS* there a good print of the silent version film out there? - I vaguely recall seeing the V
I asked this question on alt.movies.silent and no one answered: What did Mack Swain do that caused Louis B. Mayer to blacklist him? Apparently, only a maverick like Charlie Chaplin would hire him for
Here is something that I have been trying to figure out for awhile. At the end of M. Verdoux while in his prison cell he is offered a glass of rum. He refuses and then suddenly changes his mind with t
...ve his source for this. Robinson simply says it was 'reported' and seems very unclear about the details. My question: reported WHERE and do we have *any* grounds at all to believe this?...
...les Mainstreet Association, a 501-C-3 non-profit organization. If you're interested in attending and have questions or comments, please do email. Gerald Niles Essanay Preservation Commitee Chaplin...
...NKNOWN CHAPLIN. It is a self-contained sequence that Chaplin decided to edit out before releasing the film. Question: Should Chaplin have kept the scene in the film or not? The same question goes fo...
Do you think the climatic scene where he performs a silent routine onstage with Keaton is a sentimental throwback to the old days? Perhaps as a thank you to his fans? It seems to be the last great foo
according to the Unknown Chaplin video i just watched- They mentioned the name of the town it was filmed near but i don't remember the name- Also the video mentioned very very little of the on locatio
...TCM is airing a restored version of Greed tomorrow night, I thought it would be interesting to reflect on a question. Both Chaplin and Von Stroheim were known for shooting much more footage than eve...
I have a couple of questions/thoughts about the available prints of 'Laughing Gas'... From time to time (and if they're dirt cheap) I'll pick up those old 16mm 50-100 foot excerpts. Almost invariabl
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