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John Aldred, the two-time Oscar-nominated British soundman who collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, David Lean and Stanley Kubrick across a 50-year career, has died. He was 99.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentWhen Charlie Chaplin passed away on Christmas Day in 1977, aged 88, he left the screenplay for a last unfinished film titled “The Freak,” a passion project about a young woman with wings named Serapha who is exploited in all kinds of ways.Italy’s Cineteca di Bologna archives, which have long been in charge of the preservation and restoration of Charlie Chaplin’s oeuvre, has just published a book that for the first time unearths the final version of

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentTo celebrate Variety’s 115th anniversary, we went to the archives to see how some of Hollywood’s biggest stars first landed in the pages of our magazine. Read more from the archives here.Variety first mentioned Charles Chaplin, as he was billed, in his American stage debut, before he had made any films.

Naman Ramachandran As is customary, the local fare on offer at the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is linguistically and thematically diverse, reflecting the nature of the island city-state.The opening film, Tan Bee Thiam’s “Tiong Bahru Social Club,” is presented in several languages, including English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Malay and Tamil.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: This year’s Hainan International Film Festival (December 5 – 12) will host China’s biggest retrospective of Charlie Chaplin films in collaboration with Trinity CineAsia and Mk2.The event will host 20 screenings of Chaplin films across the island, encompassing five of his classic comedies: Modern Times, The Kid, City Lights, The Great Dictator and Monsieur Verdoux.

Janelle Monae broke down during an emotional performance of Charlie Chaplin’s Smile on the Pay It Forward Live broadcast on Thursday.

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Lady Gaga’s One World: Together At Home special raised almost $128 million in the U.S. for the coronavirus relief fund.

The two-hour event, which also saw the participation of Bollywood stars and , featured performances by Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Lizzo, and Taylor Swift among others, was not planned as a fundraiser but the April 18 show inspired people across America to donate, reports aceshowbiz.com.

The pop star curated the charity special, which raised money for the COVID-19 Response Fund

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Lady Gaga was just one of many artists to perform during Global Citizen’s One World: Together at Home broadcast to benefit frontline workers and the World Health Organization. During her set, Lady Gaga performed Charlie Chaplin’s song “Smile,” which was popularized by Nat King Cole. Watch it happen below.

Lady Gaga took an optimistic approach with her song selection to kick off Saturday night's (April 18) One World: Together at Home primetime benefit concert, performing Charlie Chaplin's uplifting classic "Smile" while sitting at her keyboard, surrounded by candles.

Even the people who are not aware of Charlie Chaplin’s invaluable contribution to cinema, know his name. Such is the popularity the late artist has across the world.

The list features 'The Trip' and 'Superbad' as well as plenty of Charlie Chaplin classics

Dancing on Ice star Joe Swash has once again paid tribute to the late TV presenter Caroline Flack, this time in a subtle way.The 38 year old, who was later crowned the winner of Dancing on Ice 2020, gave a nod to Caroline in one of his skating performances during the live final of the skating competition. Joe’s Charlie Chaplin-inspired performance saw him skate a slapstick comedy style routine with his partner Alex Murphy.

Joe Swash paid a sweet tribute to his late friend Caroline Flack during tonight's Dancing On Ice final.

A guitar owned by Status Quo’s Francis Rossi is predicted to fetch as much as £150,000 when it goes under the hammer at auction.