Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin - (Schickel;2003;USA) - (Not decided)
This documentary examines the career of comedic genius Charlie Chaplin.
A prime example of how a documentary on one's life should be. This and the Cary Grant one shown on TCM are both great. Informative with very good interviews from Martin Scorsese to Johnny Depp. The rare home movies footage of Chaplin in his later years are very interesting.

The Great Dictator - (Chaplin;1940;USA) - ****
Charlie Chaplin satirizes Nazi Germany and even more, Adolph Hitler.
One of the best satires ever. This film is up there with Dr. Strangelove, although the latter is superior. Charlie Chaplin's energy is amazing. His improvised lines for the speech scenes are hilarious. His double roles slightly reminded me of Peter Sellers' trio of roles in Dr. Strangelove. My first Chaplin film and definitely not my last. Chaplin was excellent in the final speech.

The Paleface - (Keaton;1922;USA) - **1/2
Buster Keaton joins a tribe of Indians and helps them against oil barons.
Another first, my first Keaton film. It's a nice little short, but not very good IMO. I look forward to getting the TCM DVD set to see some of his longer films.