Charlie Chaplin

  • Movie Mondays: Century Cinema

    ~posted by Mike 1915 was a banner year for cinema. Douglas Fairbanks and W.C. Fields made their film debuts. Future stars like Ingrid Bergman and Orson Welles were born. Cinema continued to capture the imagination of millions, with the medium making huge artistic and technical strides in what was still its infancy. In 1915, going… Continue reading

  • Movie Mondays: A Chaplin Centennial

    One hundred years ago this week, cinema’s most iconic and enduring character, Charlie Chaplin’s the Little Tramp, was born. On February 7, 1914 theatregoers were given their first taste of the lovable, laughable vagabond as he wrought havoc in Kid Auto Races in Venice. Two days later saw the release of Mabel’s Strange Predicament, a… Continue reading