Charlie Chaplin News

'To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!' said 20th Century comic genius, Charlie Chaplin.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Trader Joe's Silent Movie Mondays this March at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Mondays at 7pm.

Sirone (Norris Jones) will perform a Memorial Concert at Saint Peter's Church on Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 7-10 PM.

Sirone (Norris Jones) will perform a Memorial Concert at Saint Peter's Church on Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 7-10 PM.

Sirone (Norris Jones) Memorial Concert held THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010. 7 - 10 pm at SAINT PETER'S CHURCH.

Tony Award Winning actress Vanessa Redgrave will be awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts with the Academy Fellowship at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at London's Royal Opera House. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 21.

This week we are taking a look at two thrifty releases that come from very different places, from two very different performers with wildly divergent intended goals for their work. A definite case of a hit and a miss, if there ever were any. Up first is the strong debut from the first-ever female Pirelli in SWEENEY TODD...

MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) has announced the line-up for their Spring 2010 PlayLab play readings of new plays by three members of the company's Playwrights' Coalition: Steven Levenson, Alex Lewin and Ashlin Halfnight, to be held on March 8th, March 22nd and April 5th, 2010.

Tony Award Winning actress Vanessa Redgrave will be awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts with the Academy Fellowship at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at London's Royal Opera House. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 21.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Trader Joe's Silent Movie Mondays this March at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Mondays at 7pm.

Arguably the most recognizable of Alfred Hitchcock's famous blondes, Tippi Hedren, has had an active and enviable career for more than 60 years. On Jan 19th, 2010 the screen icon celebrated her 80th birthday with both public and private gatherings. Her daughter and son-in-law (Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas) threw an intimate gathering at their home for family and friends, while fans and colleagues gathered in the Palace of Mystery Theatre at the world famous Magic Castle for a Q&A as part of the very popular Legend Series with host B. Harlan Boll. The program unveiled details about the actress pertaining to her childhood, career and activism that many in the audience were surprised to hear.

Museum of the Moving Image will be a lively destination for film lovers and families during the President's Week holiday period.

'To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!' said 20th Century comic genius, Charlie Chaplin.

For the 39th consecutive year, the acclaimed New Directors/New Films festival, presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, will showcase the finest in new filmmaking talent from around the world. The 2010 edition of this world-renowned film festival opens on Wednesday, March 24, and closes on Sunday, April 4.

Come celebrate the rich culture of the African American diaspora. February is Black History Month and Brooklyn Public Library has free fun that the entire family will enjoy. All programs are free and open to the public. Please be advised that programs are subject to change, therefore we suggest calling ahead.

Houston Ballet presents American at Heart, featuring two ballets that are significant to the history American dance (George Balanchine's Apollo and Jerome Robbins's Fancy Free) and one work inspired by American popular culture and created specifically for an American company (Christopher Bruce's Hush, choreographed for Houston Ballet in 2006). The production will run March 11th through March 21st, 2010.

The David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center officially opens to the public on December 17. The new space, open every day and located on Broadway between 62nd and 63rd streets, is a vibrant, new public visitors space and ticketing facility that is home to an array of programs, services, and amenities designed to welcome, inform, and entertain the thousands of people who visit Lincoln Center and its surrounding community every day.

The season finale of GLEE ended on a high note last night, with 8.1 million viewers tuning in. Overall, the season has been a rousing success, becoming FOX's top grosser and generating 2 chart-topping albums, not to mention making stars of it's cast.

Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television today released select songs on iTunes featured in this week's episode of GLEE, including cast versions of Van Halen's 'Jump,' Lily Allen's 'Smile' and Charlie Chaplin's 'Smile.'

The cast of Fox's critically acclaimed new comedy Glee are ushering in the season with their own unique take on Wham's classic holiday heartbreaker 'Last Christmas,' available exclusively on iTunes today.