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More on It's the Old Army Game in Boston in 1926
As noted in the previous post, It’s The Old Army Game (1926), starring W.C. Fields & Louise Brooks, will be shown at the Somerville Theater in Somerville, Massachusetts (northwest of Boston, and...
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Louise Brooks stars in Die Büchse der Pandora / Pandora’s Box in NYC on April 7
Pandora's Box (1929), starring Louise Brooks, will be shown at the Neue Galerie (1048 Fifth Avenue at 86th Street) in New York City on Monday, April 7 at 3:30 pm. More information about this event can...
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Louise Brooks : Thomas Raverly's "secret film crush"
Chances are you have never heard of Thomas Raverly. That's because he doesn't exist. In fact, Thomas Raverly is a fictional character and the creation of the Austrian writer Josef Robert Harrer...
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King of Gamblers, almost featuring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in...
King of Gamblers was released on this day in 1937. The film is a stylish low-budget crime drama about a slot-machine racket and the crusading reporter who uncovers it. Though a "B" picture, this almost...
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God's Gift to Women, with Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1931
God's Gift to Women, with Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1931. The filmis a pre-codemusical comedy whose musical numbers were cut and whose humor and suggestive scenes are largely tempered...
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Louise Brooks Society blog named one of the best silent movie blogs
The Louise Brooks Society blog was named one of the best silent movie blogs by Feedspot, a leading blog directory. As a matter of fact, the Louise Brooks Society blog placed fourth, following only...
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Remembering Donna Hill
When Donna Hill passed away late last year, the Rudolph Valentino and the silent film communities lost a great friend. And so did the Louise Brooks community. Donna was also a personal friend -- I...
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Windy Riley Goes Hollywood, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day...
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1931. The film is a short comedy which centers on Windy Riley, a cocky blow-hard who attempts to revamp the publicity...
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New Novel Imagine's Life of Director G.W. Pabst
A number of early reviews have started showing up in the American press about a new novel imagining the life of German director G. W. Pabst. The book, titled The Director, is by the internationally...
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New Documentary Details Life of Director G.W. Pabst and his Wife
I just recently learned of a new documentary about G.W. Pabst, the "great unknown" who directed Louise Brooks in two classic silent films, Pandora's Box (1929) and The Diary of a Lost Girl (1929). This...
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Louise Brooks on the covers of European editions of Daniel Kehlmann's...
Daniel Kehlmann's engrossing seventh novel, Lichtspiel, was first published in Germany in 2023. Since then, it has been published in translation in a number of countries in Europe as well as, now, the...
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Champagne & Caviar: Four Weimar Comedies (1931-1932)
Flicker Alley is one of the most interesting movie distributors going, as well as one of my favorite labels. Over the years, they've released a remarkable number of outstanding silent and early sound...
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Need help translating possible Korean article mentioning Pandora's Box
I have established the fact that Pandora's Box was shown is a few countries in Asia, including the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia), Japan, possibly China, and Korea. When I say established I...
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Need help translating Chinese page about Pandora's Box
I have established the fact that Pandora's Box was shown is at least a few countries in Asia, including the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia), Japan, Korea and possibly China. When I say...
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Its the Old Army Game, with Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1926
Its the Old Army Game, with Louise Brooks and W.C. Fields, was released on this day in 1926. The film is a comedy about a small town druggist (played by W.C. Fields) who gets involved with a real...
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My copy of the new Japanese version of Lulu in Hollywood just arrived!
Just before the tariffs were set to go into effect, I ordered a copy of the newest version of Louise Brooks'Lulu in Hollywood, which was published in Japan in 2023. I don't read Japanese, but as a...
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California Digital Newspaper Collection
The California Digital Newspaper Collection (or CDNC) needs your help. This freely accessible database contains searchable scans of 1,442,777 newspaper issues comprising 21,623,444 pages and 53,713,870...
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Happy 87th birthday to Kevin Brownlow
Happy 87th birthday to film historian, documentary film maker, author, pioneering preservationist and Academy Award honoree Kevin Brownlow, whose numerous contributions to world film culture have...
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New Louise Brooks Society page featuring physical media
I've just finished creating a BIG new page on the Louise Brooks Society website devoted to Louise Brooks physical media. Though it took me a couple of weeks to build -- working on it a little bit each...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's great American novel, The Great Gatsby, turns 100
Three Penguin editions of Fitzgerald's books which feature Louise Brooks on the coverF. Scott Fitzgerald is certainly the one American author most emblematic of the Jazz Age. He authored a handful of...
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A Louise Brooks screenplay and the Louise Brooks Society
A few weeks ago I noticed something unusual and pricey for sale on eBay. It was a bound photocopy of a typescript of a screenplay. I've come across other screenplays for sale in the past -- either on...
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Rolled Stockings, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1927
Rolled Stockings, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1927. The film is a drama set among students at the fictional Colfax College. It was one of a number of similarly-themed films...
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Charlie Chaplin's "The Gold Rush" Screens Around the World
Following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a newly restored 4K version of Charlie Chaplin‘s classic silent comedy The Gold Rush will be released in cinemas worldwide on June 26, one hundred...
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Louise Brooks included in just opened NY MOMA exhibit
Two rather unusual images of Louise Brooks are included in a new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The exhibition, "Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography," runs June 28, 2025 through...
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Happy summer, at the beach with Louise Brooks
It's July and summer has already begun. To help everyone enjoy the warm temperatures, here are some images of Louise Brooks at the beach.As a member of Denishawn, in 1923. Louise Brooks is second from...
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