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Louise Brooks co-stars: Alice Roberts & André Roanne together
Here is something a little unusual, a couple of film stills featuring Louise Brooks' one-time European co-stars, Alice Roberts & André Roanne, in a scene from the French film, Quand nous étions...
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Robert Florey, the French Expressionist by Brian Taves
Here is a book well worth recommending, Robert Florey, the French Expressionistby Brian Taves. Originally published in hardback by Scarecrow Press in 1986, Taves groundbreaking work was reissued last...
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Tonight: Beggars of Life at Film Forum in NYC
BEGGARS OF LIFE 7:50 pmMonday, May 4$7.50 Member $13.00 Regular Become a MemberIntroduced by William Wellman, Jr.Live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner(1928, William Wellman) On the run after...
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A new Louise Brooks Society website
To celebrate 20 years online as the leading source for all things Lulu, a new Louise Brooks Society website is in the works! Until its launch, the domain www.pandorasbox.com is under construction....
View ArticleShirley MacLaine talks Louise Brooks
Shirley MacLaine is on tour, and in a recent interview with Gazette.net in Maryland, the renown actress was asked about Louise Brooks. Here is what she said, as excerpted from“An Evening with Shirley...
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1950 classified ad mentions Louise Brooks
Here something I recently came across, a 1950 newspaper ad promoting classified ads which also happens to mentions Louise Brooks! That year marked a real low, not only in the actresses personal life,...
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On this day in 1931, Pandora's Box screens in Newark, New Jersey
On this day in 1931, Pandora's Box (with a synchronized soundtrack) began a short run at the Little theater in Newark, New Jersey. The occasion marked the last known screening of the film in the United...
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My First Time in Hollywood by Cari Beauchamp
I just received a new book in the mail that I am especially excited about. It is My First Time in Hollywood, by Cari Beauchamp. I think it is a book every fan of early Hollywood will want to read. Go...
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New Louise Brooks Society website in the works
To celebrate 20 years online as the leading source for all things Lulu, a new Louise Brooks Society website is in the works! Until its launch, the domain www.pandorasbox.com is under construction....
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Rick Geary to debut LOUISE BROOKS: DETECTIVE at Denver Comic Con
For the past two decades, NBM Publishing has released Rick Geary's The Treasury of Victorian Murder and Treasury of XXth Century Murder series. And over the years he’s chronicled such iconic true...
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Louise Brooks is sophisticated
Louise Brooks is sophisticated according to A Girl in Every Port co-star Robert Armstrong. This article appeared in late, 1928.
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New book: The Five Sedgwicks: Pioneer Entertainers of Vaudeville, Film and...
I enjoy reading about the silent film era. Biographies are my favorite. That's why I was delighted to received a new book from McFarland, The Five Sedgwicks: Pioneer Entertainers of Vaudeville, Film...
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New Kickstarter graphic novel to include Louise Brooks
A new graphic novel currently featured on Kickstarter to includes a Louise Brooks character. The Tommy Gun Dolls, a 72-page graphic novel by Daniel Cooney, describes itself as the story of "A...
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God's Gift to Women with Louise Brooks on TCM on May 26
God's Gift to Women (1931), featuring Louise Brooks, will be shown on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in the United States on Tuesday, May 26. The showing is set to take place at 6:15 am ET. This 71 minute...
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Reminder, God's Gift to Women on TCM today
A reminder that God's Gift to Women (1931), featuring Louise Brooks, will be shown on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in the United States at 6:15 am ET.This 71 minute Warner Bros. "laugh riot" stars Frank...
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New Louise Brooks Society in the works
To celebrate 20 years online as the leading source for all things Lulu, a new Louise Brooks Society website is in the works! Until its launch, the domain www.pandorasbox.com is under construction....
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San Francisco's Silent Film Festival 20 years on
There are plenty of film festivals scattered across North America, including a number devoted to silent film. The Denver Silent Film Festival, Kansas Silent Film Festival, and Toronto Silent Film...
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Beggars of Life with Louise Brooks screens at UCLA on May 31
Two early films directed by William Wellman - each about the down and out and life on the road and both featuring a "cross-dressing" female lead - will be shown at the Billy Wilder Theater on the...
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Here! HEAR! Great new Paramount Pictures in Sound! (including Beggars of Life)
Beggars of Life, with Louise Brooks, is among the Paramount films featured in this 1928 newspaper advertisement.
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Reminder, Beggars of Life screens at UCLA
A reminder that two early films directed by William Wellman will be shown at the Billy Wilder Theater on the campus of UCLA. The special double bill features Beggars of Life (with Louise Brooks) and...
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