The thing that bothers me in the Taschen smaller sized editions is that the first thing they eliminate are fill page photos and double page spreads. I guess they take up too much room. And those big pictures are usually the best pictures in the book. I've also noticed that even when the page count ...

Just received my comp copies of the trade edition of The Charlie Chaplin Archives—an oral and visual history of Charlie Chaplin using previously unpublished materials from his archive. I talk about the XXL version here: https://youtu.be/EHPyEj8B3Ls

It has been over 2 weeks and I just wanted to follow up and see if anybody has received their copy yet? Amazon do not inform me when books are printed/delivered.

They overdid it on the Tati book. It's too much and too... obtuse a format. (Hard to describe.) I have the box myself and there are great things in it, but it is just too big a footprint on the shelf. I have no problem with the size, but it was split into format (screenplays, stills, interviews) ra...

Would love to see a Taschen book on Cocteau's films. I would love to see a lot more film books from TASCHEN but it looks https://nitrateville.com/index.phplike they are concentrating on worldwide brands - Star Wars, Disney, James Bond, Kubrick. Well there's a Tati volume so one can hope! But sadly ...

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Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:14 pm

Would love to see a Taschen book on Cocteau's films.

I would love to see a lot more film books from TASCHEN but it looks like they are concentrating on worldwide brands - Star Wars, Disney, James Bond, Kubrick.

Happy to announce that (after 6 years) The Charlie Chaplin Archives is being released in a cheaper format first half of this year. Hardcover, 33.7 x 24.6 cm, 3.38 kg, 560 pages New edition US$ 80 | £ 60 | € 60 Original edition US$ 200 | £ 135 | € 150 You can register with TASCHEN for an update here:...

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I checked out your Amazon page. You are a busy man! Lots of neat titles. Thanks for the link.

Yes, I'm always busy - working on my own personal projects at the moment since publishing has slowed down due to reduced sales during the pandemic.

Flash sale: TASCHEN are selling their BU books (smaller pages, but hundreds of pages!) 3 for 2, and 10 for 5, including film (Bowie/Man Who Fell to Earth, Film Noir, Horror Cinema, Movies of 70s, 100 Fave Movies), comics, photography, art titles. Available titles vary by country: https://www.taschen...

Thanks for the link to the Taschen sale. I purchased three books, including Charlie Chaplin Archives (which has apparently sold out since this morning). After buying it, I noticed you are the editor. Looking forward to getting this book! I hope you enjoy the books. Yes, I have edited a number of bo...

This is a shop display and slightly damaged stock/stock clearance. They have different stock in each country, so Hitchcock in UK but not in US; Chaplin in US, but not in UK, et cetera... They sometimes add flash sales/titles each day across the whole catalog (they have art, comics, photography and m...

https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/sale/all.htm?theme=film&order_by=price__desc Want to buy a cheap copy of big Ingmar Bergman, Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Kubrick, Tati books? Then visit the TASCHEN sale. Available titles vary in each country, and some are already selling out. They f...

Thanks! The book is available from Amazon worldwide (CA, DE, FR, ES, IT, JP) but only in English.

I should also mention that I made the book in colour, but it is printed in black and white since color is far too expensive POD.

FYI This is a new POD book just published: This is the link, where you can read a preview of the text and purchase: https://amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TQ7DWD1 This is the blurb for the book: Noted journalist Karl K. Kitchen traveled to Los Angeles from 1919 onward to write a series of articles on the secret...

Available in the UK, very cheap, and x3 copies left!

http://amzn.eu/d/eaWbyNi

Taschen always releases their books in different sizes. The Magic book you bought is much bigger and has many more pages than the one they are selling now. They'll probably release a $40 version of the Chaplin book next= half the size and missing most of the full page pictures. TASCHEN publish smal...

If you have a spare $12-15k handy:
http://auctions.alexautographs.com/asp/ ... 0&mypage=1

I'm going to be outside of San Francisco for the first time in 27 years, working Mon-Fri, but luckily free for the Sat-Sun of the SF Silent Film Fest! I'll be there!

Peter Cowie has written about the museum for the Wall Street Journal: http://www.wsj.com/articles/little-tramp-big-footprint-1461104380 A video of the opening, with a tour. http://www.24heures.ch/news/standard/decouverte-nouveau-musee-chaplin/story/24780347 A photo gallery of the museum: http://www....

The BBC have a video report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36065799 Here is another from the Belfast Telegraph: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/video-charlie-chaplin-museum-opens-after-years-of-planning-34634261.html And there is more here showing the shoes and baggy pant...

Washington_Herald_Sun__May_9__1915_.jpg "A Return Engagement of Pa's Imported Son in Law" was a 1915-1916 Sunday full page colour comic strip that featured a silent actor chappie named "Charlie Chapman" - although we know and love him as "Chaplin". He appeared in about 40 strips. Always silent. The...

Real_McCoy wrote:is the english version on there?

Yes, for the first time, the UK edit of the film with the alternative score, is also included on the Blu-Ray.
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Click to see a TV report (in French) showing inside the Manoir and Museum spaces before the Chaplin's World exhibitions are installed.

http://www.latele.ch/play?i=56176

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I've just posted a short video about the BFI blu-ray of Jules Dassin's Night and the City (1950), and have included rare on-set images from my collection to illustrate it.

https://youtu.be/U2mhap1Yg48



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Just gotta add, the "Autochrome" shot of the Tramp on p. 156 is absolutely stunning. Would be perfect as a poster. Yes, there are actually four colour shots by Zoller. Two by the lamp, and two in front of the studio, but this is by far the best. You can see the others here, and there's also a shot ...

Videos showing the construction of Chaplin's World have been posted here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... r9zjaLfDeR

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Here is a post I wrote earlier this year describing the making of the film, noting that newspaper stories at the time reported on the unplanned midair crash during the making of the film, listing the name of the pilot and stuntman, thereby making it obvious it wasn't Houdini. Great article on the f...

Serge posted a new video with clips, though it's not clear if the clips are from the restored versions :

https://www.facebook.com/LobsterFilms.p ... 146857623/

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bigshot wrote:Just shared your video with about 10,000 animators who love Chaplin on Facebook!

That's so cool. Many thanks.
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I made a video about the book, to explain what it was about, and have posted it here:
https://youtu.be/EHPyEj8B3Ls


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