Modern Times - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) Elliott Smith and violent lust

and violent lust

We access the intimacy of Frida’s affections and passions through a selection of drawings

bassist Charlie Haden

Spontaneous Acts reaches out to all of us who find meaning and even obsession in the words of those before us

these so-called complications have been the crowning glory of fine watchmaking for centuries

Modern Times - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) Elliott Smith and violent lustModern Times, Charlie Chaplins last outing as the Little Tramp, puts the iconic character to work as a giddily inept factory employee who becomes smitten with a gorgeous gamine (Paulette Goddard). With its barrage of unforgettable gags and sly commentary on class struggle during the Great Depression, Modern Times though made almost a decade into the talkie era and containing moments of sound (even song!) is a timeless showcase of Chaplins untouchable