Welcome to the twenty first episode of our ongoing series: Fascism On Film. Each episode of this series, the Holmes Brothers look and review a film that has to do with fascism. During the episodes, the brothers look and see how the aspects and portrayal of fascism shown in the film relate to current and/or past events.
On this Fascism on Film episode, the Holmes Brothers sit down to discuss Charlie Chaplin's film: The Great Dictator. This was Chaplin's first foray into making a sound film, after building a substantial career during cinema's silent film era. Chaplin stars as two characters: The Jewish Barber and Adenoid Hynkel, the dictator of the fictional country called Tomainia. Hynkel is a parody of Adolf Hitler. This film was released in 1940 and it was Chaplin's satirical and stirring condemnation of Hitler, Mussolini, dictatorships, fascism, antisemitism and nazism. When the film was released, it proved to be very popular with audiences and since then, it has become a historically significant film. And is one of Chaplin's most successful films.
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Also do check out The Dummy Detective, a Ventriloquist Murder Mystery. The film that was discussed in the last episode of The Movies & Me series. A wonderful and fun film that harkens back to Film Noir pictures made during the Golden Age of Hollywood. But portrayed and told with a unique and modern twist. The film is the brainchild of Jonathan Geffner, who stars in the film as Detective Van Trillo and wrote the film's screenplay. Deborah Twiss and Ed Altman, who were featured in our last episode along with Jonathan, play the characters of Chloe Lake and Elliot Black. The Dummy Detective also features Hollywood acting legend: Sean Young. The film is set in an upstate New York inn, where a killer hides amongst a group of eccentric and strange guests staying at the Inn. All have their own secrets and chequered pasts. The ventriloquist detective Van Trillo and his dummy partner Sam Suede must race against time to find and unmask the killer. The Dummy Detective is a charming film that nicely blends the genres of the mystery thriller and film noir with dark comedy. The Dummy Detective is available to stream and watch on various sites, like Amazon, Tubi and Plex. You can find all the info on the film here by clicking this link. You can follow the film on Instagram and on YouTube. Also, do give Deborah and Ed a follow as well.
Anders's screenwriter work can also be seen at work in the horror, car chase thriller Delivery Run, co-written with & directed by Joey Palmroos. The film has been released digitally and also in select cinemas in the US and the UK. In Finland it was released on Apple TV after finishing its limited cinema run and was the Number 1 film for multiple weeks. You can read a review about it here on the Fangoria website. The film is now available to watch in the other Nordic territories like Sweden, Oslo and of course Denmark. If you live in Denmark, you can watch the movie here on Apple TV by clicking this link.
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