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New Natalie Merchant song about Louise Brooks
I've been a longtime fan of Natalie Merchant, both for her work as a solo artist and for her earlier recordings with 10,000 Maniacs. That's why I was thrilled to learn that today, May 6th, Nonesuch...
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The 19th San Francisco Silent Film Festival
The 19th San Francisco Silent Film FestivalMay 29–June 1, 2014Castro Theatre, San Franciscosilentfilm.org True art transcends time. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2, 2014 – Live cinema takes the spotlight at the...
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More Louise Brooks on examiner.com
For five years, I've been writing about silent film for examiner.com; and for four of those years, I've also been the national Louise Brooks correspondent. My first piece appeared on May 11, 2010. I've...
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RadioLulu, a Louise Brooks-inspired, silent film themed online radio station
Don't forget to "tune-in" to RadioLulu, a Louise Brooks-inspired, silent film themed online radio station streaming music of the Teens, Twenties, Thirties, and today. RadioLulu's unique mix of...
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Louise Brooks recommends these three recordings
Louise Brooks concludes her 1940 booklet, The Fundamentals of Good Ballroom Dancing, by recommending three recordings with which to practice dancing. Here is a scan of Brooks' musical recommendations...
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Natalie Merchant talks about Louise Brooks, & Rufus Wainwright too
Earlier this week, Salon ran an interview with Natalie Merchant regarding her just released sixth solo album. This self-titled and self produced collection of 10 new and original songs is her first...
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Brox Sisters sing "Falling in Love Again"
The Brox Sisters are one of the many Jazz Age musical acts included on RadioLulu, the online radio station of the Louise Brooks Society. The trio of singing sisters can be heard performing a medley of...
View ArticleBreaking news: Natalie Merchant releases video for her Louise Brooks song "Lulu"
Natalie Merchant performs "Lulu," from her self-titled album, out now on Nonesuch Records. The video features excerpts from the silent film masterpiece Pandora's Box (1929) by Austrian director, Georg...
View ArticleSan Francisco Screening of Anna May Wong documentary
For PBS viewers in the San Francisco Bay Area: Join KQED and Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) for an Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebration and film screening on Wednesday, May 21,...
View ArticleThe World of Josef von Sternberg, by Kevin Brownlow (1967 mini documentary)
An approximately 20 minute, 1967 interview and profile with film director Josef von Sternberg, researched, written, and directed by Kevin Brownlow. In the this interview Sternberg talks about...
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Huffington Post article on Louise Brooks and popular music
Today, the Huffington Post ran my article on Louise Brooks and popular music. The article, "Natalie Merchant's 'Lulu' Latest Pop Tribute to Silent Film Icon Louise Brooks," features a couple of videos...
View ArticleMust watch: Andy McCluskey introduces Louise Brooks on the big screen at an...
Here is another must watch video of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) performing their hit song "Pandora's Box (It's a long, long way)" live in concert, with images of Louise Brooks projected on...
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New Zealand Truth: In dreams invention we bestow to change
New Zealand Truth, October 10, 1929
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New Zealand premiere of silent Prix de beauté
The New Zealand International Film Festival have announced they will screen the rare shown silent version of Prix de beauté, the 1930 French sound film starring Louise Brooks. The film was initially...
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1933 Italian crossword puzzle with Louise Brooks
Here is a page from a famous weekly Italian puzzle magazine, published in Italy and distributed in other European countries. This special number, with an image of Louise Brooks, dates from 1933. The...
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Another Louise Brooks inspired novel
Valentina is an erotic novel based on the Valentia comix by Guido Crepax, which were inspired by Louise Brooks. Pictured here is the Italian edition (along with descriptive text in Italian). The book,...
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It's the Old Army Game - A round-up of reviews
It's the Old Army Game, Louise Brooks' fourth film, was officially released on this day in 1926. The film is a comedy about a small town druggist who gets involved with a Florida real estate scam. This...
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Louise Rutkowski, Diary of a Lost Girl
A new album by Louise Rutkowski titled Diary of a Lost Girl was released on Jock Records in February of 2014.Recently, I emailed the Scottish singer songwriter and asked if her new album of ethereal...
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Louise Brooks as a lost girl
Louise Brooks in a scene from Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), directed to G.W. Pabst. She awaits tomorrow's shocking post here on the Louise Brooks Society blog.
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