Play has its moments but falls into the usual trap of trying to cover too much ground. For a pleasing if derivative kickoff, young Charlie (Jake Schwenke) makes his London music-hall debut with mum ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

Chaplin the man is the subject of Peter Middleton and James Spinney’s feature-length documentary, which in its stream-of-consciousness approach and the supple, conversational narration of actress ...

Limelight is billed as follows by La Jolla: "Charlie Chaplin came to America an unknown and left amidst scandals and controversy. In between, he became one of the best-loved and most famous ...

In Charlie Chaplin’s Limelight, this line is part of a tender exchange that captures the film’s soul. Calvero, the faded clown, comforts the young ballerina Terry, reminding her that life’s worth ...

With the 1952 film “Limelight” (which I discuss in this clip), Charlie Chaplin was both telling a counterfactual version of his life story and attempting a comeback. He had never lost his fame, but he ...

Need a good laugh? You’re in luck. Monday, April 14, is International Moment of Laughter Day, a non-denominational holiday dreamed up by writer, professional speaker and “humor consultant” Izzy Gesell ...

A 34,000-word novella that Charlie Chaplin wrote in the late 1940s is being published for the first time by a film institute in Italy. The book was the basis of his last great film, “Limelight.” The ...

Some of the latest Criterion releases include a late stage Charlie Chaplin film (arguably his last great one), a double feature of noir and a children’s classic. It’s an interesting mix of films that ...