The Italian Lab Restoring the Films of Charlie Chaplin
The excellent film restoration work of Bologna’s Immagine Ritrovata lab is featured in this recent piece on Euronews.com.
Unreleased pictures of Michael Jackson as the Little Tramp
You probably know M. Jackson loved Charlie Chaplin and “Smile”:/films/articles/42-Smile-Lyrics, “Modern Times”:/films/videos/1532 theme, was his favorite song.
Here is a picture of him apparently taken from “The Official Michael Jackson Opus”:http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-jackson-opus9-2009dec09,0,1661603.story
Quit convincing actually.
New Youtube Video: Max Linder Visits Charlie Chaplin
We’ve uploaded a new video to our Youtube channel, TheChaplinFilms, featuring footage from the Chaplin archives of Max Linder visiting Chaplin in Los Angeles in 1917. Watch the archive footage below. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel to stay updated on new videos!
Italian Stage Adaptation of Limelight
From November to February, a licensed stage adaptation of Chaplin’s Limelight with Antonio Salines and Marianella Bargilli will be touring throughout Italy (Bolzano, Mogliano Veneto, Trieste, Bologna, Sicily, Rome, Naples…)
Read about the show on the Roma Today website (in Italian).
Please Vote for Atelier 76/Ciné-Pousse
“Atelier 76” is a non-profit association which runs filmmaking workshops called “Ciné-Pousse” in primary schools in the working-class neighborhoods of Seine-St-Denis near Paris.
They are hoping to get a 20,000 euro prize from the Fondation EDF. Please help them by voting for them on the Fondation EDF’s website (click on “VOTER POUR NOTRE ASSOCIATION”, then provide an e-mail address or log in via Facebook). Thank you. Fingers crossed!
Saxophonist Paul Mancini Pays Tribute to Chaplin
From September 15, 2016 to January 14, 2017 in Paris’s Théâtre des Feux de La Rampe, saxophonist Paul Mancini pays tribute to Charlie Chaplin in his one-man show Charlie Chaplin sa vie, son oeuvre, in which he plays Chaplin music and talks about the artist’s life.
Book now via Billet Réduc or FNAC.
Tonight at the Museum – Charlie Chaplin!
London! Don’t miss “Tonight at the Museum – Charlie Chaplin!”, a play written by Gillian Plowman, performed until 25th September 2016 at The Cinema Museum, the former Lambeth Workhouse where Charlie Chaplin spent some time as a child with his brother Syd and mother Hannah
For more information, visit the production’s website.