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Tag Archives: Charlie Chaplin

HOLLYWOOD MEETS MOTOR SPORTS

A CONFLUENCE of technologies occurred at the beginning of the last century. (How quaint this term “last century” sounds to those of us of a certain age.) The automobile and … Continue reading

December 28, 2014 · 2 Comments

ON POLITICAL SATIRE

THE HACKING of Sony because of its movie The Interview and subsequent responses bring to mind political satires of 1940, Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator and You Nazty Spy! by … Continue reading

December 22, 2014 · Leave a comment