Modern Times

Podcast #15 is...wait a minute! What? They give away the ending on the cover of the DVD?! Those fools. Well, since The Top 100 Project is all about ruining every inch of a movie for you, we’ll let it slide. Chaplin’s AFI swan song is Modern Times. Did we like it more or less than his previous masterpieces, The Gold Rush and City Lights? How does the story stack up to the reality of today? And just how much face-dirt is required to make the lovely Paulette Goddard the rabble-rousing gamin she’s supposed to be? Those issues and a lot more can be found by clicking on the link and opening your eardrums...