On Feb. 26, 1923, Charlie Chaplin’s film “The Pilgrim” premiered for the first time across the nation, showcasing Santa ...
Modern Times featured a game-changing moment in which the Tramp talks for the first time, signifying that Chaplin had accepted the new direction that the industry was headed. While it is used as a ...
Hollywood studios did not want Charlie Chaplin to make The Great Dictator. When he first started writing the script in 1938, the U.S. had not yet entered World War II. In fact, it still enjoyed ...
Today on Commotion, film critic Rachel Ho tells host Elamin Abdelmahmoud about this modern silent film from Montreal’s Kid Koala, and how it’s being received.