Play has its moments but falls into the usual trap of trying to cover too much ground. For a pleasing if derivative kickoff, young Charlie (Jake Schwenke) makes his London music-hall debut with mum ...

Charlie Chaplin's Limelight opened on October 23, 1952, launching what would become one of the strangest Oscar stories in Academy history. The film eventually became the only one for which Chaplin won ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

Limelight is billed as follows by La Jolla: "Charlie Chaplin came to America an unknown and left amidst scandals and controversy. In between, he became one of the best-loved and most famous ...

Chaplin the man is the subject of Peter Middleton and James Spinney’s feature-length documentary, which in its stream-of-consciousness approach and the supple, conversational narration of actress ...