Welcome to 2026 in silent film screenings: being Charlie Chaplin ain't what it used to be

Posing in front of the display wall in the "Charlie Chaplin Room" upstairs at the Bear Pub on Charing Cross Road, London. Welcome to 2026 and another year of bringing silent films to life with live music. Right now I'm in London, but not for silent film purposes. The wife and I are on our quasi-annual mid-winter "pig out on theater" trip across the pond. Seven shows in four days. But you can't get…