Latest La Naissance De Charlot! Keystone 1914

Thierry G. Mathieu has his latest edition of La Naissance De Charlot! Keystone 1914 #18 available! A great way to enjoy the films in print.

More at Chaplin at Keystone.

Details

N° 18 : 258 pages ; 232 illustrations
Size : 5.6 x 8.1 inch.
Price :15 euros
Shipment cost :
Airmail Priority : 7 euros
Airmail Economic : 5 euros

New Site and book will launch here at midnight

I will place a special post at Edna's Place at 12Midnight, Pacific Coast Time. Also watch ednapurviance.org site for more.

More about The Sea Gull book:
A special feature of new book The Sea Gull is a 52 page gallery that shows over 50 production stills of the film, along with the original title narrative created for the 1926 film. It is the most complete reconstruction of the film to date.

The whole book is printed in color, so you can see the original tones of the black and white prints and as well as some surprises.

In other news, here is an article about the screening of Pandora's Box at the Bristol Silents (Slapstick), January 20, 2008, at the Colston Hall in Bristol, England. BBC article>

Two Days to Go!

Until the release of The Sea Gull! Actually, we are well into Friday now, in most of the world, so a bit less.

In other news, here is an article from the Guardian Unlimited about Theda Bara, and how modern eyes see yesterday's stars. more>

And from the just plain strange file, a novel written by Tim Powers. Released in November 2007, it apparently features a character seeing Chaplin's lost film production "A Woman of the Sea." The book is called Three Days to Never.

Amazon review says:
"his 12-year-old daughter, Daphne, steals a videotape from the old woman's Pasadena house that turns out to be a Chaplin film long believed lost. Before Daphne can finish watching the film, its powerful symbolism awakens a latent pyrokinetic ability in her that burns the tape."

Three Days to go!

Until the release of The Sea Gull.

Since January 13th starts long before it reaches the west coast time zone, ednapurviance.org will have the first links to the new site. Also, I will post a special notice here, at Edna's Place, Sunday morning at midnight Pacific Coast Time.

As part of our 'Grand Opening' of the new ednapurviance.com site coming Sunday, there will be a One Day Only Special Offer available on the site until midnight, Sunday night, Pacific Coast Time.

Read our special post for more details. >

Hollywood's Honorary Major Johnny Grant Died
In other news, the Honorary Major of Hollywood, Johnny Grant, has died at the age of 84. Being a lifelong bachelor, Grant lived in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and has been host to Hollywood Walk of Fame events over the years. more>

Four days to go!

Until we launch the web site home of The Sea Gull at ednapurviance.com. This new web site is our new 'sister' site to ednapurviance.org.

We have been asked if the book would be available elsewhere. Due to a $24 retail markup, which would have made our per book price over $60, we decided against it to help keep the book cost down. For the time being, it will only be available at ednapurviance.com.

If you haven't read it yet, do read our special information post about SG. Link> Also, I've updated A Brief Glimpse. >

In other news, you may have heard the Oscars may not be on television this year either, as the Golden Globes broadcast has been canceled. I never really watched the Globes, but I do watched the Oscars every year. It's where I first saw Charlie Chaplin! But I do support the writers in the strike, as their needs are more important.

Five days to go!

Until Sunday's release of The Sea Gull. You will be able to order a copy starting Sunday. Also, I am planning an one day Internet offer on Sunday, to help celebrate the event.

A Woman of the Sea on Top 10 List?

Interesting read this morning, as a site called Film Threat placed The Sea Gull "A Woman of the Sea" as their Top 10 Lost Film. Link to List>

Charlie Chaplin at the Elsinore in Salem, Or.

Elsinore Theater - Salem, Oregon
Live near Salem? The Elsinore Theater in Salem, Oregon will feature Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times and The Gold Rush, during their Winter Film Series 2008. Check their list for other silent films between January and February.

The Elsinore Theater was originally built in the 1920s as a picture palace and has the 'Mighty Wurlitzer Organ' played by Rick Parks. more>

February 20, 2008 - Modern Times - 7PM
February 27, 2008 - The Gold Rush - 7PM

Mini tour of the theater taken in 2001 >

Six days and counting!

To the launch of the new .com site and the release of the book The Sea Gull "A Woman of the Sea"!

500!!!

Special thanks to everyone who has signed the list, as it reaches 500! The Edna Facebook group knew it would be a long haul, but each signature gets closer to the goal. Many thanks, everyone.

One Week to Go!

The Sea Gull will be released in one week! Do read the special information post!

Grand View gets needed work and rain

January 3, 2008 - Grand View is finally getting much needed work done. And as more rainstorms hit the area, crews have finished an above-ground irrigation system. It will help in the future, but will not help the seriously damaged trees from the drought.

More from the Glendale News:
"Since work to abate fire-safety hazards at Grand View Memorial Park began on Dec. 27, maintenance crews have completed installation of an above-ground irrigation system at the beleaguered cemetery and continue to chip away at overgrown shrubbery and brittle trees.

...The top of a full-grown palm tree had tumbled at least 50 feet to the ground, landing just feet from graves, as if the tree had been beheaded.

Goldsman was ordered by the state in August to sell the cemetery within three years, and he said prospective buyers are showing interest. At least two interested parties have visited the facility, he said.

The City Council could vote to recommit resources to the park in order to reopen it, but Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian has been reluctant to promise taxpayer dollars without an exit strategy for the city.
Attorneys remain in the pretrial stage for pending suits targeting Grand View. A status conference is set for Feb. 6, when Baum is expected to present a progress report on the cemetery’s maintenance work." - Glendale News

More at this link. Link will be active on the web for 14 days from date of article.

Slapstick 2008 coming soon!

It may seem quiet on the blog at the moment, but things are very busy getting ready for SG's release.

Just wish I did live in England, for I would hop on a train to Bristol to see Slapstick 2008, coming January 17-20, 2008. If you are in the area, do try to go by...

Happy New Year!

We hope your new year has started off well! We like to thank all our readers in 2007, and especially the last couple of weeks. We ended 2007 with a record breaking month for visits and a record breaking year overall. As for my holiday, it was spent in getting The Sea Gull ready for release. The new web site is nearly complete, with finishing touches happening now.

I know it has been a long wait, but won't be long now...

Merry Christmas Everyone

December 25th, 2007 - The special Christmas Eve and Day event for Edna and Charlie is now over. Thank you very much for visiting us over Christmas. We are glad to hear you enjoyed the encore piece, as we had a record number of visitors for Christmas. More news to come, but for now, enjoy your holiday week.

More News about the Chaplin Museum
AFP reports - "Swiss cantonal authorities are expected to approve the sale to Luxemburgish investors early next year so the project can get under way for the museum to open its doors at the end of 2009." - full article from AFP

UPDATE: December 25th, 2007 - from EuroNewSwiss Authorities approve the creation of a museum.
"It's the 30th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin's death and to pay tribute to the silent film legend, Swiss authorities have approved the creation of a museum dedicated to his life and work. The building will be located at his old colonial-style mansion in Corsier-sur-Vevey, near Lausanne.

Architect, Philippe Melan is the creator of the project:

"There is the man Charlie Chaplin, there is the artist and there is his work. So we're keeping a part of his house, the most personal and private, as it was. The new construction will allow us to include everything he made during his life." - EuroNews