The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 25, 2015

Yesterday, I had the chance to see The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) on big screen at The Cinémathèque Québécoise which is a film conservatory based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where I live. I have seen The Gold Rush many times before, but seeing it on big screen was a...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 22, 2015

I have the honour to tell you that, tomorrow, on January 23th 2015,  I will go see The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) on big screen. I will see it at La Cinémathèque Québécoise in Montreal where I live. It’s a movie I love and I have watched it so...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on July 6, 2014

When I first posted this series part of the idea was to get to watching more silent films. However, that has yet to pan out (yet?). And rather than skipping an opportunity to post one such that its easily accessible where it may not be expected simply because it’d be...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on May 20, 2013

In 1925, Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush was one of the first feature films to star Chaplin in his Little Tramp role.  Before this time, The Tramp had been established and already well loved, but mostly in short films.  Here, Chaplin not only starred on screen, but he wrote, directed,...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 28, 2012

In this Charlie Chaplin flick we follow the little man or the Tramp as he prospects for gold in the Yukon. All alone and cold he stumbles upon a cabin where a corrupt man lives. However, the weather wreaks havoc and the Tramp finds himself eventually left with a fellow prospector. After a time the t   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 28, 2012

In this Charlie Chaplin flick we follow the little man or the Tramp as he prospects for gold in the Yukon. All alone and cold he stumbles upon a cabin where a corrupt man lives. However, the weather wreaks havoc and the Tramp finds himself eventually left with a fellow prospector. After a time the t   read more

Studies in Cinema Posted by Jeremy Carr on June 10, 2012

“A sort of Adam from whom we are all descended.” – Federico Fellini on Charlie Chaplin With The Artist and Hugo both released last year, it appeared that there may be a sudden return of interest in cinema's silent era. But, now that the novelty of these new releases has...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on April 1, 2010

TSPDT Greatest Films #32 The Gold Rush (Charles Chaplin, 1925) After Chaplin made The Kid in 1921 he wanted to overstep it with something big, something epic! With bigger laughs, better writing, better drama, and bigger grosses. Well, with his next film: The Gold Rush he achieved all these goals.   read more