Hong Kong Celebrates The Tramp
Hong Kong celebrates 100 years of The Tramp with live orchestral screenings of City Lights & Kid Auto Races at Venice with the Hong Kong Philharmonic on May 2, 3 & 4, 2014!
For details visit the HK Phil website.
New Chaplin Products
Magnets, framed art prints, tote bags, notebooks and more!
We are delighted to announce these fun new Chaplin products from our French licensee ARTEUM.
Visit Arteum’s online shop now to check them out.
100 Years of the Tramp at the Cinémathèque Française
The Cinémathèque Française is celebrating 100 years of Charlie Chaplin’s iconic Tramp character!
In 1914, 100 years ago, cinema audiences discovered The Tramp for the first time! Discover or rediscover the magic of Chaplin during the next three months at The Cinémathèque Française!
For the screening calendar, visit the Cinémathèque Française website.
New Charlie Chaplin Figurine
Further to the popularity of the previous Charlie Chaplin figurine, Iminime Co., Ltd in South Korea have created a NEW innovative Charlie Chaplin figurine for The Tramp’s Centenary.
It will be available in two editions: Normal (two faces included which can be switched) and Deluxe (everything from normal version plus a door accessory).
Here is a list of distributors:
China: http://www.bbicn.com/
Japan: http://www.redmercury.co.jp
USA: http://www.7-hobby.com/
UK: http://www.onesixthbruce.co.uk/
Singapore: http://www.tfh.com.sg/
Thailand: http://www.toysstation-online.com/
Indo: http://multitoysgame.com/
South Africa: http://www.hobbyisland.co.za/
If you have any distribition questions, you can contact Denny Kim of Iminime Co: nescot@paran.com
Catalina Island Commemorates Chaplin
The Catalina Island Museum is currently hosting an exhibition on Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard. The exhibition lasts until September 28, 2014.
The Catalina Island Museum will also be screening Chaplin’s masterpiece “City Lights” accompanied by a live symphony orchestra in the historic Avalon Theatre on May 17th, 2014. Grammy Award-winning conductor Richard Kaufman will conduct a 39-piece orchestra performing the original score composed by Charlie Chaplin himself.
Details can be found on the Catalina Island Museum’s website.
Happy 125th Birthday, Charlie!
125 years ago today: BIRTH OF CHARLES CHAPLIN!
Victorian Music Hall Songs by Charles Chaplin, Sr.
The Porter House of Publishing has released a songbook by Cecilia H. Porter featuring six long lost songs that were originally performed on the Victorian Music Hall stage more than a hundred years ago by Charles Chaplin Senior, father of the famous Little Tramp.
For details, see our previous post about this topic or visit the Porter House of Publishing website.