Well, well, well, look what we have here. Despite the fact that by 1936 the talkies had entirely supplanted the silents as the dominant form of cinema, good old Charlie Chaplin was still hanging on. Chaplin was convinced that the talkies were a fad, and remained obstinate […]
Well, well, well, look what we have here. Even after last week’s first foray into the brave new world of the talkies we’re jumping back into the silents for yet another film from the oeuvre of good old Charlie Chaplin. Even though the talkies were becoming a […]
This project began when I tried to accomplish something a little ridiculous. I was curious how many years I’d seen movies from. And, much to my surprise, I’d seen at least one movie from a shocking amount of years. Basically from 1920 to the present, with only […]
Well, it looks like the fun little marathon of silent comedies that’s been making up my Cinematic Century for the last couple of weeks has finally come to an end. And, what better way to finish of this run of quirky comedies than with one of the biggest […]
Hi there everyone, and welcome back to my Lifetime of Simpsons. And, folks, we’re done. This is going to be the last week of Lifetime of Simpsons, in it’s current form at least. I’ll continue to discuss each new episode as it comes out until the show […]
Today we have another installment of Cinematic Century, it’s the final film in the accidental marathon of silent comedies that I’ve had going for the last couple of weeks, and it’s also the final time we’ll be talking about Mister Buster Keaton. We’re nearing the end of […]
Oh, look! It’s time to talk about good old Charlie Chaplin again! We get to keep this streak of classic silent comedies going this week with the film that Charlie Chaplin claimed he hoped he’d be most remembered for. I don’t think that that’s necessarily been the […]
We have another week of the Cinematic Century, and another classic silent comedy. Actually we have a couple more comedies in the upcoming weeks, giving ourselves a nice little marathon. And, to make things even better, we have the first film from Buster Keaton to be featured […]
Well folks, it’s time to get silly again here on the Cinematic Century. Actually, we’re going to be having a streak of fun comedies over the next few weeks, which is always fun. 1923 was a kind of awkward year for this project, one where I really […]
Another year, another Chaplin movie to talk about here on Cinematic Century. I’ll let you in on a little secret, basically from here on out if Charlie Chaplin released a film, it’s going to be my pick. And not necessarily just because it’s the only film I’ve […]