By shael stolberg on February 10, 2014
charlie chaplin, classic film, footlights, limelight
Bits & Pieces
by alison flood The only work of fiction ever written by Charlie Chaplin, a dark, nostalgic novella which was the root of his great film Limelight and which has lain unpublished for over 60 years, is being made public for the first time. Footlights, which runs to 34,000 words, traces the same story as Chaplin’s […]
By shael stolberg on May 2, 2011
documentary film, hot docs, limelight, peter gatien, tribeca film festival
Screenings
from GAT Video Services Corp. (VSC) announced they have acquired Canadian rights to LIMELIGHT, a fascinating documentary about legendary nightclub owner Peter Gatien that was directed and produced by Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman of rakontur, the filmmakers behind the pot-doc Square Grouper and the globally popular Cocaine Cowboys series, as well as ESPN’s The […]
