Guardian Music — Playhouse, LiverpoolWhat were the circumstances behind Hitler's rise to power? The usual answer involves rampant inflation, the weakness of the Weimar administration and the punitive terms of the Treaty of Versailles: though Bertolt Brecht has it tha... more info

Guardian Music — This week's news in the artsWhen President Assad or Colonel Gaddafi watches Star Wars – which surely sometimes happens – whatever do they make of it? Do they tut and nod about the sad necessity of Darth Vader's strong leadership, and the difficul... more info

ContactMusic — Ben Stiller is to be honoured with the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy at the Bafta Los Angeles Britannia Awards. Stiller will be feted at a gala to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on 30 November (11). He'l... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The actor-director will be awarded the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In the movies of Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, the city could be a prominent background. John Bengston likes to root out these locations.In the movies of Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, the city could be a prominen... more info

Guardian Music — About 500 scores – including a theme tune used in Charlie Chaplin films – found in council's music libraryHundreds of musical scores used to accompany silent films in cinemas more than 80 years ago have been discovered in the collection of Birmin... more info

ContactMusic — A rare Charlie Chaplin movie containing early attempts at animation has failed to sell at auction. The footage from 1916, titled Charlie Chaplin in Zepped, went under the hammer at Bonhams in London earlier this week (beg27Jun11) and was expected to ... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - A forgotten short film featuring footage of comic legend Charlie Chaplin failed to sell at a London auction despite expectations it could raise a "significant six-figure sum." more info

NME — Other memorabilia, including Charlie Chaplin's hat, was under the hammer more info

Guardian Music — We have seen so many different Google Doodles - the customised logos on the Google homepage - since they started in 1998 that most of us barely notice them any more. But there are just a few hours left to appreciate arguably the best Google Doodle ye... more info