ContactMusic — A print of a Charlie Chaplin film purchased on eBay for about $5 in 2009 could sell for more than $160,000 when it is offered at Bonham's auction house in London on June 29, appraisers have indicated. The film, made in 1917 during World War I, featur... more info

ContactMusic — A rare Charlie Chaplin film thought to feature early attempts at animation will be put up for auction next month (Jun11). The film, titled Charlie Chaplin in Zepped, features the legendary silent movie star bringing down a German Zeppelin aircraft an... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Two Criterion Collection editions are released this week, Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator and Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris. Other feature film DVDs out this week include the black comedy The Scenesters and a film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Alexander Rannie has written a new score for Disney's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon short 'Trolley Troubles.'The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's 22nd annual Silent Film Gala at UCLA's Royce Hall has lined up two classic Charlie Chaplin comedies fro... more info

Topix — Charlie Chaplin's films are classics, not least for their entertaining musical scores, some of which Chaplin composed with professional help. more info

ContactMusic — Charlie Chaplin - The Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin would have been 122 years old today (15th April 2011). Chaplin, best known for his classic black and white movies, is being remembered today on what would have been his 122nd birthday, reports... more info

Guardian Music — Musical accompaniment enhanced the mood of silent films, as this year's British Silent Film festival made loud and clearHarpo Marx lasted just two weeks as a silent film pianist – and it's no wonder. The poor bloke only knew two songs (Waltz Me Aro... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonThe opening night of this year's La Linea Latin music festival was an unlikely blend of theatricality and experiment that combined a young Israeli singer, who mixes flamenco with songs in the endangered Ladino language, and a tango ex... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Madonna, Paparazzi Photo, Fashion Madonna , aka Esther, celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim by dressing up as Charlie Chaplin in NYC this weekend. Like a hamantaschen . Re... more info

ContactMusic — Corey Haim's mother has blasted Academy Awards bosses for failing to include her late son in the In Memoriam tribute at the 2011 Oscars, insisting she felt "numb" and "hurt" by the snub. Judy Haim watched the prizegiving on Sunday (27Feb11), hopin... more info