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I saw most of Charles Chaplin's greatest films in the Sixties on PBS out of Chicago. Watching this movie reminded me of how great his movies were even after the silent movies were long gone and out of fashion. Charles was a complicated man of great genius who also had his dark side. He was no saint; he was a man! Even now some of the imagery in his masterpieces have a haunting, poignant effect to them.

I very much enjoyed this movie.

Dean Stockwell and Charles Coburn makeup an outstanding team in "The Green Years." Dean plays Robbie Shannon, an orphaned Irish child, who is sent to Scotland to live with his deceased mother's austere Scottish family. His Irish ethnicity, as well as his Roman Catholic faith, prove to be burdensome until his old grandfather teaches him to stand his ground and be a man. The boy later on uses an inheritance from his grandfather to pay for his medical student fees. A very enchanting coming of age tale.

I really enjoyed "Boy Racer," a very short film from Celtic Badger Media Films, a production company from Ireland. The story is very enchanting and joyful. It revolves around the daydreaming of a young boy who discovers his grandfather's racing car in the garage. I highly recommend this film for people with children.