{"product_id":"charlie-chaplin-centennial-keystone-paperback","title":"Charlie Chaplin Centennial: Keystone - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdele Hentz\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eHal C. F. Astell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1914, Keystone Studios boss Mack Sennett, the \"King of Comedy\", put his newest hire to work. Charles Chaplin made 36 pictures there during his first year on the screen: 35 shorts and a feature, \u003ci\u003eTillie's Punctured Romance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe started out as merely an actor, tasked with replacing the departing Ford Sterling, and he certainly did that. However, he took on other roles too, from building gags to writing scripts and, halfway through the year, directing his own films.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe learned as he went, picking up knowledge everywhere, but he taught as much as he learned, bringing his vaudeville training to the Hollywood screen and reinventing film comedy in the process. By the end of the year, Chaplin was a star.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo celebrate and reaffirm his unparalleled contribution to cinema, film critic Hal C F Astell of Apocalypse Later reviewed each of these 36 films in 2014 on the centennials of their original release dates. In doing so, he experienced them as audiences of the time experienced them, watching this new talent grow and mature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom early appearances like \u003ci\u003eKid Auto Races at Venice, Cal\u003c\/i\u003e to his first classic, \u003ci\u003eDough and Dynamite\u003c\/i\u003e, this book takes a fresh look at these Keystone pictures which had languished for years in poor quality prints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChaplin said that all he needed to make a comedy was \"a park, a policeman and a pretty girl\". Here's where he learned how to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilms reviewed include the following: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking a Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKid Auto Races at Venice, Cal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMabel's Strange Predicament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Thief Catcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBetween Showers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Film Johnnie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTango Tangles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHis Favorite Pastime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCruel, Cruel Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Star Boarder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMabel at the Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwenty Minutes of Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCaught in a Cabaret\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCaught in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Busy Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Mallet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHer Friend the Bandit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Knockout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMabel's Busy Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMabel's Married Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaughing Gas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Property Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Face on the Barroom Floor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRecreation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Masquerader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHis New Profession\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Rounders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New Janitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThose Love Pangs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDough and Dynamite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGentlemen of Nerve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHis Musical Career\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHis Trysting Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGetting Acquainted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHis Prehistoric Past\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTillie's Punctured Romance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile he still has a day job, Hal C F Astell is a teacher by blood and a writer by inclination, which gradually morphed him into a movie reviewer. He writes primarily for Apocalypse Later, his film review site, but also for others who ask nicely, such as the Nameless Zine for the Western Science Fiction Association. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to being a film critic and author, he programs film festivals at a variety of conventions in Arizona and California, including FearCon, Wild Wild West Con, San Diego Comic Fest, LepreCon, DarkCon and CopperCon. He also screens submissions for a number of film festivals and has served as a judge on numerous occasions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in the rain of England, he's still learning about the word 'heat' after a decade in Phoenix, AZ, where he lives with his better half, Dee, in a house full of assorted critters, a library and a growing number of secret panels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust in case you care, his favourite movie is Peter Jackson's \u003ci\u003eBad Taste\u003c\/i\u003e, his favourite actor is Warren William and he thinks Carl Theodor Dreyer's \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Joan of Arc\u003c\/i\u003e is the best film ever made. He's always happy to talk your ears off about the joys of precodes, fifties B pictures or Asian horror movies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's usually easy to find at film festivals, conventions and events in Arizona because he's likely to be the only one in a kilt. He's friendly and doesn't bite unless asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54053046223155,"sku":"9780989461337","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uARj1aezU89780989461337.webp?v=1789017334","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/charlie-chaplin-centennial-keystone-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}