Directed by Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor Safety Last! has perhaps the most famous shot of the silent era, that of a man, Harold Lloyd, dangling from the hands of a clock fastened to the side of a building a dozen or so stories up from the ground. That this famous shot doesn't include Charlie Chaplin or … Continue reading Safety Last! (1923)
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Police Story (1985)
Directed by Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen So this is maybe the best action movie of all time? Police Story is about an officer assigned to protect a witness for the prosecution in its case against a drug lord, but it's really a romantic comedy with a tantalizing amount of action set pieces that don't involve guns. These … Continue reading Police Story (1985)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Directed by Charlie Chaplin Film critic Stanley Kauffmann said of Charlie Chaplin that The Great Dictator made him the David to Hitler's Goliath. Chaplin's first talkie film, with the last (possible) incarnation of The Tramp, started off as a parody of Hitler and became an act of defiance somewhere along the way. The film was put … Continue reading The Great Dictator (1940)
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