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Hitler and Che Guevara in frame together-- Here’s how Christmas in a parallel universe would look like
3 days, 7 hours ago

Hitler and Che Guevara in frame together-- Here’s how Christmas in a parallel universe would look like

Live Mint  

Christmas brings a sense of warmth during the cold December winter, inspiring moments of togetherness with loved ones. Who would you invite to your parallel Christmas?” Adolf Hitler and Che Guevara Adolf Hitler and Che Guevara were two highly influential figures in the 20th century, but their ideologies, actions, and legacies were radically different. Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal …

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John Mayer buys Muppets studio lot 'for $60M' with Charlie's Angels director McG
1 month, 1 week ago

John Mayer buys Muppets studio lot 'for $60M' with Charlie's Angels director McG

Daily Mail  

John Mayer has teamed up with filmmaker McG to buy the historic Los Angeles lot owned by The Jim Henson Company, the studio behind the Muppets. McG and Mayer are thought to have cumulatively paid approximately $60 million in order to obtain The Jim Henson Company Lot. John Mayer has teamed up with filmmaker McG to buy the historic Los …

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The unmatched energy of Beyond Fest, plus the week’s best movies
2 months, 4 weeks ago

The unmatched energy of Beyond Fest, plus the week’s best movies

LA Times  

Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. This year’s program further stretches the boundaries of what it means to be a “genre festival,” including many titles that, frankly, any film festival would be happy to play, including the West Coast premieres of Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” in 70mm, Sean Baker’s “Anora” …

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Daily Quiz | On Charlie Chaplin
8 months, 1 week ago

Daily Quiz | On Charlie Chaplin

The Hindu  

Daily Quiz | On Charlie Chaplin Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit YOUR SCORE 0 /6 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | In the 2000s, declassified British archives showed that this well-known author had secretly accused Chaplin of being a communist. YES NO Answer : George Orwell SHOW ANSWER 2 / 6 | Name the title …

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In memoriam: How Charlie Doctor kept Kutch citizens in good humour
8 months, 1 week ago

In memoriam: How Charlie Doctor kept Kutch citizens in good humour

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A white bed sheet pirouettes across the lawn of a small bungalow, caught in a gentle gust of wind. In memoriam: How Charlie Doctor kept Kutch citizens in good humour It’s showtime again on Monica’s fourth birthday where screening a Charlie Chaplin film is a key draw. It was a Friday, and he saw a poster of Charlie Chaplin’s …

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Consumers should take the lead in helping struggling gig workers
1 year, 8 months ago

Consumers should take the lead in helping struggling gig workers

Live Mint  

At the heart of India’s gig economy is a paradox: gig platforms are worth billions of dollars and yet a large part of their workforce struggles to make a living wage. This is why investors were doubling down until recently by pouring in huge sums of money to encourage more online ordering, with even wilder bets like free ‘10 minute …

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SAG Awards 2023: Jennifer Coolidge breaks down in tears during emotional acceptance speech
1 year, 9 months ago

SAG Awards 2023: Jennifer Coolidge breaks down in tears during emotional acceptance speech

Daily Mail  

Jennifer Coolidge got emotional while recalling a childhood anecdote during her acceptance speech at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild awards. Winner: The White Lotus star, 61, won for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Tanya on season 2 of the hit HBO series Honored: As she accepted the honor the actress first …

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An open letter to the Indian film industry
1 year, 11 months ago

An open letter to the Indian film industry

The Hindu  

In 1938, Charlie Chaplin started work on The Great Dictator. India’s film industries are now a site of ideological and political contestation, as The Kashmir Files and Pathaan controversies highlight. Motivated by their ideological imperatives, these regressive forces need to constantly reinforce two things to their core vote bank, namely that broad-minded, outspoken and disruptive actors/filmmakers cannot shape India’s image …

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Oona Chaplin on her Netflix spy drama Treason, Avatar 3, and nude scenes: ‘Stand up for yourself and say no’
1 year, 11 months ago

Oona Chaplin on her Netflix spy drama Treason, Avatar 3, and nude scenes: ‘Stand up for yourself and say no’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I’m admiring your shelves,” Chaplin tells me of my Zoom background, which has been carefully …

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From 'To Kill a Mockingbird' premiere to Charlie Chaplin's demise, historic events that occurred on 25 December
2 years ago

From 'To Kill a Mockingbird' premiere to Charlie Chaplin's demise, historic events that occurred on 25 December

Firstpost  

On 25 December 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev formally announced his resignation as president of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union collapsed on that same day Apart from the Christmas celebration, 25 December has witnessed a number of other historic happenings over the years. Charlie Chaplin died On 25 December 1977, English comic actor cum filmmaker Charlie Chaplin breathed his last in …

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Recall (2015) | Raj Kapoor: The relentless romantic
2 years ago

Recall (2015) | Raj Kapoor: The relentless romantic

India Today  

There is a story Raj Kapoor used to love sharing with reporters. But by all counts Raj Kapoor was India’s first crossover filmmaker who brought attention to Indian cinema even before critics and art film lovers in the US and Europe discovered Satyajit Ray. Working on a story and screenplay by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, who once declared himself as a …

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‘Pushpak’ at 35: A sit down with legendary filmmaker Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
2 years ago

‘Pushpak’ at 35: A sit down with legendary filmmaker Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

The Hindu  

An unemployed man gets ready for a potential job interview. From then on, the culture of stage plays being photographed has been continuing for a long time,” laughs Singeetam, adding, “Only in Indian cinema is there a title called dialogue writer. I wanted my actors to own it, only then there will be life force,” he says, “It was a …

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Downey Jr. on making one last film with his dad in ‘Sr.’
2 years ago

Downey Jr. on making one last film with his dad in ‘Sr.’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Robert Downey Jr. set out to make an objective portrait, a tribute to his father, the underground filmmaking maverick Robert Downey Sr. His dad had other plans. “The key point in this is when he goes, ‘OK, I think we should split into two camps: The movie and the one I’m gonna make,’” recalls Downey Jr., laughing. …

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Rajat Kapoor: The man who dons many hats
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajat Kapoor: The man who dons many hats

Firstpost  

Filmmaker and actor Rajat Kapoor was one of the creators who rose to prominence during a fertile period for Indian indie cinema during the 2000s. Although he became a familiar face through his acting roles in Dil Chahta Hai and Monsoon Wedding, Kapoor’s real contribution to this era were the films that he co-wrote and directed — Raghu Romeo, Mixed …

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Blonde movie accuracy: fact vs. fiction in Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic with Ana de Armas.
2 years, 2 months ago

Blonde movie accuracy: fact vs. fiction in Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic with Ana de Armas.

Slate  

Netflix’s Blonde is not so much a biopic based on the facts of the late Hollywood icon’s life as a speculative dive into her psyche, very much in the vein of Spencer, Pablo Larraín’s tribute to another iconic blond, Princess Diana. Discovering what’s fact and what’s fiction in Blonde is further complicated by the source material for the film being …

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Cannes 2022 Day 1 roundup: Zelenskyy opens film festival; Deepika Padukone and jury address press
2 years, 7 months ago

Cannes 2022 Day 1 roundup: Zelenskyy opens film festival; Deepika Padukone and jury address press

Firstpost  

Making an unexpected appearance via video call, the Ukrainian president received a standing ovation both before and after his speech The 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with an eye turned to Russia’s war in Ukraine and a live satellite video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called on a new generation of filmmakers to confront dictators as …

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Zelenskyy opens Cannes Film Festival, links war and cinema
2 years, 7 months ago

Zelenskyy opens Cannes Film Festival, links war and cinema

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — The 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with an eye turned to Russia’s war in Ukraine and a live satellite video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called on a new generation of filmmakers to confront dictators as Charlie Chaplin satirized Adolf Hitler. Even “Final Cut,” the latest film from “The Artist” filmmaker Hazanavicius, was …

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Dictators will die: Zelenskyy quotes Charlie Chaplin in video message at Cannes
2 years, 7 months ago

Dictators will die: Zelenskyy quotes Charlie Chaplin in video message at Cannes

India Today  

As the 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off in France on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise appearance via video link. During the festival’s opening ceremony, Zelenskyy spoke at length about the connection between cinema and reality, referencing films like Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” and Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” as not unlike Ukraine’s present circumstances. Zelenskyy …

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Hollywood and tyrants: How filmmakers take on the powerful
2 years, 7 months ago

Hollywood and tyrants: How filmmakers take on the powerful

NPR  

Hollywood and tyrants: How filmmakers take on the powerful toggle caption Roy Export SAS In film lore, movie moguls are nearly always pictured as tyrants, directors as dictators, producers as despots, so you'd think I'd be used to the notion of authoritarianism by now. The banana peel in the coal mine "Comedy doesn't change the world," he told the audience, …

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Charlie Chaplin - Remembering the legend on his 133th birth anniversary
2 years, 8 months ago

Charlie Chaplin - Remembering the legend on his 133th birth anniversary

Deccan Chronicle  

“Life is short, Time is fast. Today, 16 April, is the 133th birth anniversary of Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin - or just Charlie Chaplin as he is more commonly known. Chaplin satirised Adolf Hitler in two of his movies, The Great Dictator, and Modern Times, as a "grim contemplation on the automatization of the individual". Vineeth, observing that a number …

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Callous, exploitative, predatory: The dark side of Charlie Chaplin
3 years, 2 months ago

Callous, exploitative, predatory: The dark side of Charlie Chaplin

The Independent  

He was a little man with large feet and a small moustache or, at least, that was how he appeared on screen. She played the “flirtatious angel” who hits on Chaplin in The Kid – a queasy moment in one of Chaplin’s greatest, most enduring films. open image in gallery Chaplin with his second wife, actress Lita Grey, on the …

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Remembering Mrinal Sen on his 98th birth anniversary
3 years, 7 months ago

Remembering Mrinal Sen on his 98th birth anniversary

The Hindu  

For a filmmaker whose creations are deeply rooted in realism and explore heavy societal themes often from a cynical perspective, Mrinal Sen was obsessed with Charlie Chaplin and his antics as the lovable tramp. While Satyajit Ray’s first cinematic offering Pather Panchali released to worldwide acclaim the same year, Sen was still reeling from the failure of his inaugural magnum …

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Why Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd deserve more Hollywood honor
3 years, 7 months ago

Why Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd deserve more Hollywood honor

LA Times  

I dream of the day when the Hollywood the whole world associates with movie magic is brought back to life on the blocks tourists always come to see. Charlie Chaplin in the film “The Kid.” Here in this alley, which runs east to west from Cosmo Street to Cahuenga Boulevard, Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp first found an abandoned baby in …

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