Charlie Chaplin is not a Jew (as has been repeatedly claimed in many quarters – “Charlie is a Jew,” the “Daily Express wrote in an editorial only this week). In a new book entitled “Charlie Chaplin: ...

Charlie Chaplin in costume as his Little Tramp character. Courtesy of Showtime. Charlie Chaplin was the first worldwide superstar, thanks in part to the global nature of silent movies, which ...

Charles “Charlie” Chaplin (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) was an English comic actor, film director and composer best-known for his work during the silent film era. He used mime, slapstick and ...

Showtime documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin is a rarity, a biography that does justice to its topic, covering it from mop of curls to duck-toed boots, in two hours. Peter Middleton and James Spinney ...

As its title reveals, this new documentary, directed by Peter Middleton and James Spinney, pitches itself as a quest for the “real” Chaplin, surely something of a wild goose chase since it’s ...

Telluride: Though not completely realized, Peter Middleton and James Spinney's documentary suggests a new path for non-fiction efforts about film history. “Icon” is the most overused word in film ...

Enamored of stars like Charlie Chaplin, he matched outdoor scenes from their movies to contemporary locales, creating a visual record of vanished cityscapes. By Michael S. Rosenwald Keep boredom and ...