LONDON (REUTERS).- London’s Savoy Hotel, the “Palace by the Thames” that has welcomed generations of royals, prime ministers and Hollywood stars, reopens this weekend after a facelift that cost 220 million pounds ($350 million). With its iconic Art Dec…
London’s Savoy Hotel, the "Palace by the Thames", to Reopen after $350 Million Facelift
LONDON (REUTERS).- London’s Savoy Hotel, the “Palace by the Thames” that has welcomed generations of royals, prime ministers and Hollywood stars, reopens this weekend after a facelift that cost 220 million pounds ($350 million). With its iconic Art Dec…
London’s Savoy Hotel to Reopen after Facelift
LONDON (REUTERS).- London’s Savoy Hotel, the “Palace by the Thames” that has welcomed generations of royals, prime ministers and Hollywood stars, reopens this weekend after a facelift that cost 220 million pounds ($350 million). With its iconic Art Dec…
Pritzker’s 1st is Silent Film with Live Music
RALEIGH, NC (AP).- Dan Pritzker has spent more than 15 years and millions of dollars trying to bring the story of a jazz singer of whom little is known to the big screen. Then he decided to release another movie first. And not just any other movie, but…
Long Lost Charlie Chaplin Film to Debut at Virginia Film Festival
ARLINGTON, VA (AP).-A short silent comedy that was lost for decades
holds a big surprise for film buffs and historians when a familiar face emerges
from the bushes in police uniform and that unforgettable mustache. The 1914
film, “A Thief Catche…
Long Lost Charlie Chaplin Film to Debut at Virginia Film Festival
ARLINGTON, VA (AP).-A short silent comedy that was lost for decades
holds a big surprise for film buffs and historians when a familiar face emerges
from the bushes in police uniform and that unforgettable mustache. The 1914
film, “A Thief Catche…
Long Lost Charlie Chaplin Film to Debut at Virginia Festival
ARLINGTON, VA (AP).-A short silent comedy that was lost for decades holds a big surprise for film buffs and historians when a familiar face emerges from the bushes in police uniform and that unforgettable mustache. The 1914 film, “A Thief Catcher,” was…
Portrait of Charlie Chaplin’s Favourite for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- A portrait by Joaquín Sorolla, entitled ‘La Bella Raquel’ is to highlight Bonhams 19th Century Paintings auction on 29th September 2010, New Bond Street, London. Acclaimed as a ‘genius’ by Sarah Bernhardt, Raquel Meller wa…