New Italian DVD Release
Italian distributor Cineteca di Bologna released their long-awaited DVD of Monsieur Verdoux with, as usual, an amazing booklet and bonus materials. They also reissued their DVD sets of City Lights and The Kid.
Online Discussion: 100 Years of The Kid - The Reality of Child Stardom
Online Discussion on November 30th at 6:00 PM GMT: 100 Years of The Kid - The Reality of Child Stardom
In 1921, five-year-old Jackie Coogan was propelled to stardom in THE KID, one of Chaplin’s most personal movies, resonating his own childhood experiences and his rag-to-riches story.
Jackie, only four when shooting started, was to become a prototype for the child actor as we know it. He went from whirlwind fame to suing his mother and stepfather over their squandering of his entire film earnings, which he had expected to receive when he reached adulthood. In 1939, thanks to his court case, the California Child Actor’s Bill, also known as the “Coogan Act”, was passed to protect the rights of child performers and entertainers and is still the basis for current US legislation.
Join Dr. Carol Homden, group Chief Executive of Coram, Kate Guyonvarch from The Chaplin Office in Paris, Pamela Hutchinson, editor of Silent London, and Professor Dame Carolyn Hamilton, Managing Director of Coram International, for a discussion on this landmark change in legislation for child performers.
Book here. Proceeds will go to children’s charity Coram. Admission is free for our social media followers. Just join the guest list as “Chaplin Office Subscribers”.
A Hollywood lemon grove became the Charlie Chaplin Studio
Video by John Bengtson (author of ‘Charlie Chaplin - Silent Traces’ and the Silent Locations blog)
New 3D-printed Figurines
My3dselfie has launched new 3D-printed Chaplin figurines. Chaplin fans can use special coupon code CHAPLINFANS35 for an exceptional discount of 35% on their purchase, along with free shipping! Offer valid until October 20, 2021.
Available on My3dselfie’s website
New Episode of Chaplin Talks
In the latest episode of Spencer Chaplin’s podcast, Chaplin Talks, he interviews Kate Guyonvarch, managing director of the Chaplin Office. Watch on Youtube.
New Vinyl: The Kid Soundtrack Album
Continuing our collaboration with [PIAS], we are excited to announce today’s release of a new vinyl edition of the soundtrack to THE KID to celebrate the film’s 100th anniversary.
This full-mono remastered version on deluxe 180g vinyl is housed in a luxurious case-bound book, and includes some special bonuses and a 24-page large-format booklet with informative texts and stunning illustrations.
Now available in physical and online stores, for example:
USA: Amoeba Music
France: FNAC
UK: WHSmith
Hollywood Heritage will celebrate the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley
Hollywood Heritage invites you to support their mission to raise funds and awareness to honor the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley, a location in Hollywood where three of the greatest comedies of all time, Charlie Chaplin’s “The Kid” (1921), Buster Keaton’s “Cops” (1922), and Harold Lloyd’s “Safety Last!” (1923) were filmed. Each of these films has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as works “of enduring importance to American culture.” Hollywood Heritage hopes to install signs, a plaque, and an honorary mural at the alley.
The unveiling ceremony of the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley will take place on September 29, 2021, the inaugural National Silent Movie Day in the U.S.