Richard Schickel

Tributes to a Film Genius: Brave and Ruthless Chaplin

The boxing scene from <i>City Lights</i>.
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The boxing scene from City Lights.

Last year in Paris, I went to a Chaplin exhibit at the Jeu de Paume.  read more »

Loving Tribute to Kazan Nearly Derailed by Politics

Elia Kazan (1909-2003) on the set of <i>Panic in the Streets</i> in 1950.
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Elia Kazan (1909-2003) on the set of Panic in the Streets in 1950.

One day while still a young actor, Elia Kazan was standing on a street corner with his good friend,  read more »