When no-one realizes that Sacha Baron Cohen is only doing what Charlie Chaplin did first.
UNDER THE COVERS: #615 THE GOLD RUSH (dir. Charlie Chaplin) 1925 / 1942
“The picture that I want to be remembered by.” - Charlie Chaplin
remember that time i was putting this post together and i googled “The Gold Rush quotes?” that was very, very stupid. you know what’s not very, very stupid is Criterion’s new dvd / blu-ray of this Chaplin masterpiece, their third Chaplin release thus far, and further proof that the finest home video boutique in all the world goes BIG with The Little Tramp. their Chaplin sets are so comprehensive and lovingly assembled that they make their other titles look like regular studio releases, and i’m delighted (if massively unsurprised) to tell you that The Gold Rush keeps that streak alive. it’s beautiful, must-own stuff, and i can’t wait to see which of his films they’re going to put out next (The Kid? City Lights? tune in next year).
The Criterion Collection will release The Gold Rush on DVD & Blu-ray on June 12, 2012.
So today I decided to be sad and throw myself a little pity party. And then I became actually sad and was preparing myself to get alone and have a big cry. But then I remembered my New Year’s resolution to not cry, and then I thought “wow, what a pickle I’ve gotten myself into.” BOOM! Happy again. Also, Chaplin.
This is something I found in my folder. I made it a long time ago for my personal blog (that I deleted a few months ago) and I forgot how funnyI found it.
Last Weekend, Half of Germany was Running on Solar Power
“German #solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity – equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity – through the midday hours of Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank has said … Norbert Allnoch, director of the Institute of the Renewable Energy Industry in Muenster, said the 22 gigawatts of solar power fed into the national grid on Saturday met nearly 50% of the nation’s midday electricity needs.”
So! It IS possible.
Oh Bother…
Every time I see my mom on the weekends she asks me what my friends are doing, if I have called them, if I have any friends in town, and finally if I have any friends at all. Yay.
An Inconvenient Lawsuit: Teenagers Take Global Warming to the Courts
Alec Loorz turns 18 at the end of this month. While finishing high school and playing Ultimate Frisbee on weekends, he’s also suing the federal government in US District Court in Washington, D.C.
The Ventura, California, teen and four other juvenile plaintiffs want government officials to do more to prevent the risks of climate change—the dangerous storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, and food-supply disruptions that scientists warn will threaten their generation absent a major turnabout in global energy policy. Specifically, the students are demanding that the US government start reducing national emissions of carbon dioxide by at least six percent per year beginning in 2013.
Three Reasons: The Gold Rush
From The Criterion Collection. Coming to Blu-Ray & DVD June 12!
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