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In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more

The Charlie Chaplin Blogathon, The Life and Films of the Little Tramp is hosted by Little Bits of Classic and Christina Wehner on April 14th, 15th and 16th. HERE is where you find the tributes. The Circus is a moody film in that the audience feels the moods that writer/director/star Charlie Chap read more

The Charlie Chaplin Blogathon, The Life and Films of the Little Tramp is hosted by Little Bits of Classic and Christina Wehner on April 14th, 15th and 16th. The Circus is a moody film in that the audience feels the moods that writer/director/star Charlie Chaplin wants us to feel, from gleeful de read more

Charlie Chaplin always puts his Tramp in very simple situations that also happen to reap marvelous results both in the realms of humor and heartfelt drama. He follows up The Kid and The Gold Rush with the next iteration in the Little Man’s adventures which find him unwittingly joining the circ read more

Charlie Chaplin always puts his Tramp in very simple situations that also happen to reap marvelous results both in the realms of humor and heartfelt drama. He follows up The Kid and The Gold Rush with the next iteration in the Little Man’s adventures which find him unwittingly joining the circ read more

At the Circus (1939) is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. The photo shows from left: Groucho Marx; Charles Gemora in the gorilla suit; Harpo Marx; Florence Rice, and Chico Marx. Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series read more

Critica Retro and Serendipitous Anachronisms are hosting the At the Circus Blogathon running from November 11 to 13. Click HERE for all the fun and excitement under the big top! Lt. Macy:  "How did the snake get in here?" Holt:  "How did the ape get out of the cage?" Questions, questi read more

Critica Retro and Serendipitous Anachronisms are hosting the At the Circus Blogathon running from November 11 to 13.  Click HERE for all the fun and excitement under the big top! Lt. Macy:  "How did the snake get in here?" Holt:  "How did the ape get out of the cage?" Questions, read more

At The Circus – Blogathon 12 Saturday Nov 2016 Posted by Summer Reeves in Cinema ≈ 21 Comments While it has been a shocking week for many in the U.S. and around the world, we hope you find a happy blogathon a read more

At the Circus! Blogathon Respeitável público! 2016 é um ano de grandes conquistas para esta blogueira que vos escreve. Comecei a escrever posts bilíngues e me orgulhei de ter criado os infográficos deste artigo sobre Alberto Cavalcanti. E agora é hora de dar mais um grande passo. Ladies read more

Announcing “At the Circus Blogathon” 23 Tuesday Aug 2016 Posted by Summer Reeves in At the Circus, Cinema ≈ 1 Comment Tags#AtTheCircus, Blogathon The Circus is coming to town! When Le from Crìtica Retrô read more

The Circus has a melancholic tone it doesn’t need and one director Chaplin is never fully invested in. The first half of the film is a series of fantastic gags–well, except the stuff with ring master Al Ernest Garcia being abusive to his daughter, played by Merna Kennedy. But the rest o read more

Just for Fun: Oh Lydia, she was the most gloooorious creature under the sun!  Thais, DuBarry, Garbo rolled into one! Just sharing this marvelous clip of Groucho Marx singing “Lydia the Tattooed Lady” — a favorite song of mine ever since I was a kid (thanks to my Dad for introducing read more

Upon my return from Los Angeles early this morning, I was thrilled to find my Warner Archive titles waiting for me in the mail, thus allowing me to begin my new collaboration with the Warner Archive sooner than I had anticipated. I had initially projected that “Treasures From the Warner Arc read more

Okay, so The Circus isn’t actually playing on Mubi. It was, and I watched it, and it’s now been replaced with a different Chaplin film, The Idle Class. This may be a result of the musical accompaniment being nonexistent (I found an alternate stream online with a soundtrack) because watc read more

At the Circus Directed by Edward Buzzell Written by Irving Brecher 1939/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing//Warner Home Video DVD On her back is the battle of Waterloo/ Beside it the wreck of the Hesperus too/ and proudly above waves the red white and blue/ You can learn a lot from Lydia – read more

At the Circus (1939) With most Marx Bros. movies, the story happening for all the surrounding characters is pretty bland and is easily overshadowed by the somewhat unrelated activities of the boys. In At the Circus, however, there is a pretty decent base plot. Chico and Harpo are appropriately cast read more

It seems like I can’t go anywhere these days without hearing about something related to time travel.  First it was the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future, now I keep hearing about a guy who claims to have found a person talking on a cell phone in footage from the 1928 premiere of Charlie read more

At the Circus! Blogathon Respeitável público! 2016 é um ano de grandes conquistas para esta blogueira que vos escreve. Comecei a escrever posts bilíngues e me orgulhei de ter criado os infográficos deste artigo sobre Alberto Cavalcanti. E agora é hora de dar mais um grande passo. Ladies read more