Carmen Chaplin, left, and Dolores Chaplin, silent film legend Charlie Chaplin‘s granddaughters, attend a special screening of the modern black-and-white silent film “The Artist” at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences building in Beverly Hills. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
“The Artist” writer-director Michel Hazanavicius holds Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier featured in the movie, next to actress Penelope Ann Miller. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
James Cromwell arrives at the screening of “The Artist.” The black-and-white silent film is set in Hollywood between 1927 and 1932. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
Writer-director Michel Hazanavicius poses with his wife -- and “Artist” actress -- Berenice Bejo next to a vintage car that brought them to the screening in Beverly Hills. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
Actress Missi Pyle, who plays Constance in “The Artist,” arrives for the screening. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
Actress Jacqueline Bisset arrives at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences headquarters in Beverly Hills. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)
