Charlie Chaplin

[Boss Angeles]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Kevin Brownlow, Patrick Stanbury (and the late David Gill) of Photoplay Productions are, to me, GODs.
Snow

Stay on your soapbox, im sick of Disneyland. I had the chance to thank kevin in person and tell him how much his projects have meant to me. He told some cool stories about interviewing the silent stars back in the 70s and how they were in shabby hollywood apartments. he has so much b roll is isnt funny but cant get any of it cleared for dvd. get the laser if you can.

Chaplin's last moment in city lights where she touches his hand and asks if its him tears me up every time i see it, and it did the same thing to einstein at the premiere.

Here's a fun site that tracks the shooting locations then and now for chaplin films and they even recreate them!

http://jerre.com/then&now/public/films/City_Lights/

[Tref]

Originally Posted by Boss Angeles

Stay on your soapbox, im sick of Disneyland. I had the chance to thank kevin in person and tell him how much his projects have meant to me. He told some cool stories about interviewing the silent stars back in the 70s and how they were in shabby hollywood apartments. he has so much b roll is isnt funny but cant get any of it cleared for dvd. get the laser if you can.

Chaplin's last moment in city lights where she touches his hand and asks if its him tears me up every time i see it, and it did the same thing to einstein at the premiere.

Here's a fun site that tracks the shooting locations then and now for chaplin films and they even recreate them!

http://jerre.com/then&now/public/films/City_Lights/

How did you happen to meet KB? Does he live in Los Angeles?

You are right about the ending to CL. The Tramp was never so real ... it is so beautiful ... the single greatest moment in acting.

I have been thinking about doing a Chaplin film site day for years but keep putting it off (though, in regard to Laurel and Hardy, I did recently visit the hillside stairs from their film, The Music Box!) Perhaps, one day I will. I think it would make for a fun day trip.

Next year Chaplin's Switzerland home will be open to the public for the very first time. I have every hope of being there, though it will be expensive.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Tref

How did you happen to meet KB? Does he live in Los Angeles?

Well, no clue on how Boss met Brownlow (I've only traded faxes with Brownlow, I do know he refuses to have email!)

Brownlow lives and works in London. He does visit LA for projects and research (and was honored by the American Cinematographers - I think it was them) within the last 2 years. He has come out for the annual Cinecon convention (Labor Day weekend in LA) and for other functions. One of a Cinecon's I attended in th 90's, Pat Stanbury was there. I expect either Pat or Brownlow were out when they showed Brownlow's restoration on The Eagle about 5 years back. Brownlow was also in LA last fall for something (may have been the DeMille thing) at the American Cinemateque (Egyptian).

Hmmm, I see I am having a problem with ()'s today.....must be because I had to be at work at an ungodly hour!

Snow