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Focus on what's real in the beautiful fight for happiness

This reimagining of a pivotal scene from Charlie Chaplin’s 1952 film Limelight showcases the timeless quote 'The fight for happiness is beautiful,' as Calvero consoles Terry by emphasizing that life’s ...

Hard Streets — Charlie Chaplin and the Lambeth boys made good

Jacqueline Riding’s meticulously researched history paints a vivid picture of working-class London in the Victorian and ...
The Business Standard

Chaplin’s City Lights final scene still hailed as cinema’s best

Film scholars say the sequence exemplifies Chaplin’s mastery of storytelling through simplicity, emotion and visual performance.

Historic Lucas Theatre reopens with Charlie Chaplin film after bat removal

Savannah's historic Lucas Theatre for the Arts will reopen Saturday with a "Wonders of the Wurlitzer" event after being ...

'It's why Chaplin was in a class by himself': The story behind City Lights and cinema's greatest ever final shot

Charlie Chaplin's silent comedy, City Lights, is often cited as one of the greatest films ever made – and its final moments are key to its reputation.
Iowa Public Radio

How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism

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 ...