Charlie rescues the kid - The Kid 1921
by Calvero

One of the best things that I like about the films from here on out is that Charlie Chaplin wrote

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by Calvero

There’s One A.M. with Charlie coming home drunk and does battle with a clock pendulum and a Murphy bed. There’s

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Charlie Chaplin in drag to play a practical joke
by Calvero

Chaplin’s Essanay films are the least watched era for me. He is, understandably, still finding himself as a filmmaker (it

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by Calvero

Trying to pick from 36 of his Keystone films (only one was feature length) is tough, but there’s one that

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by Calvero

This isn’t too hard to decide on: Edna Purviance (second would be Paulette Goddard). From the time Chaplin hired her

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by Calvero

I don’t know if “reluctant” is exactly the right word, but it’s the closest word I can think of. Maybe

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by Calvero

Five years ago, I posted 3 Chaplin articles (Doctor Who meets Charlie Chaplin. Sort of – Comic Book Review, Sherlock

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by Calvero

And here we are. On the last page… (Sorry, couldn’t resist!) So the genesis of me watching Doctor Who goes

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12th Doctor and th Tardis in London
by Calvero

Not a quarry, but a city.  A big city. Known in Ancient Roman times at Londinium. One of the most

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John Cleese in City of Death - Doctor Who
by Calvero

There weren’t a lot of guest stars that I knew who they were prior to their appearance in Doctor Who. 

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