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Beggars of Life shows this weekend in Portland, Oregon
Beggars of Life (1928) will be shown twice this weekend in Portland, Oregon. The film will be shown on Saturday and Sunday at the historic Hollywood Theater. HERE are the details. This month, our...
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Pandora's Box shows in Paris July 3
The 1929 Louise Brooks' film, Pandora's Box, will be shown on July 3 at La cinémathèque française, located at 51 Rue de Bercy, 75012 in Paris, France. Here are the details. Rétrospective Révisons nos...
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Diary of a Lost Girl shows 3 times this week in Baltimore, Maryland
The sensational 1929 Louise Brooks film, Diary of a Lost Girl, is being shown 3 times this week at the Charles Theater in Baltimore, Maryland. HERE are the details.DIARY OF A LOST GIRLSATURDAY, JULY 1...
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Kino Lorber announces Beggars of Life DVD / Blu-ray release
Kino Lorber has just announced its August releases, and among them is Beggars of Life, the sensational 1928 William Wellman directed film starring Louise Brooks. The new disc is available for purchase...
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Autographed copies of new Beggars of Life book now available
With excitement building for the forthcoming release of Beggars of Life on DVD / Blu-ray (see previous post), I wanted to let everyone know that autographed copies of my recently released book, Beggars...
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Louise Brooks programing on the radio
UPDATE: My gig has been postponed. I will let everyone know when I have been rescheduled.Should all go according to plan, I will be guest DJing on radio station KDVS this Saturday afternoon. KDVS is a...
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Louise Brooks on the air this Friday afternoon
Should all go according to plan THIS TIME, I will be guest DJ-ing on KDVS this Friday afternoon. KDVS is a free-form college radio station (out of Davis, California), and I will be spinning Louise...
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Beggars of Life screens in Toronto, Canada on July 23
Louise Brooks stars in the new digital restoration of Beggars of Life, screening at 1:30 pm on Sunday, July 23 in Toronto, Canada under the auspices of the Toronto International Film Festival. It is an...
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My Louise Brooks KDVS Playlist
Here is my playlist as heard on KDVS (90.3 FM / Davis, CA) on July 21, 2017. I was a guest DJ on "The Jerk Show," and played nearly 90 minutes of Louise Brooks related music. The show (I think) can be...
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Kino Lorber announces release of 1928 Louise Brooks film Beggars of Life
Kino Classics Releases William A. Wellman's Beggars of LifeStarring Wallace Beery, Richard Arlen and Louise BrooksAvailable on Blu-ray and DVD August 22ndDigitally Restored from 35mm Film Elements...
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Beggars of Life 78 rpm recordings of the film's theme song
In celebration of the forthcoming Kino Lorber release of Beggars of Life (1928), starring Louise Brooks -- as well as the publication of my new book, Beggars of Life: A Companion to the 1928 Film, I...
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In celebration of Stuart Oderman (1940-2017)
As I type this blog, I am listening to one of my very favorite film soundtracks - Stuart Oderman's piano accompaniment to Pandora's Box. It was Oderman's exceptional, moving, romantic pastiche of...
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Some snapshots and scans of my photoplay book collection
Having recently moved, I have finally had the chance to get all of my photoplay editions out of boxes and onto some shelves. And here they are....I am keeping my Louise Brooks related photoplays...
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Some more snapshots and scans of my photoplay book collection
My last post, featuring some snapshots and scans of my photoplay book collection, was so well received that I decided to reprise it with some more images. This is a visual bouquet, but I will add a few...
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A Peek at Pamela Hutchinson's New Book on Pandora's Box
Speaking of books . . . . Pamela Hutchinson's new book on the 1929 Louise Brooks film, Pandora's Box, has been announced and is now listed on amazon (in the UK and USA and elsewhere including amazon...
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Film Forum announces Louise Brooks series in the Fall
Film Forum in New York City (located at 209 West Houston St. west of 6th Ave.) has announced a upcoming series of films featuring Louise Brooks. The series is set to take place in the Fall. Each film...
View ArticleTo Save Lulu, a poem by Charlotte Mandel
Just recently, I was alerted to a poem, "To Save Lulu" by Charlotte Mandel, which I came across on Mezzo Cammin: a Journal of Formal Poetry by Women, where it was first published.To Save LuluWatching...
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Early reviews of Beggars of Life, the book and DVD (starring Louise Brooks)
Both the KINO Lorber DVD / Blu-ray of Beggars of Life, as well as my book, Beggars of Life: A Companion to the 1928 Film, are receiving good early reviews.Glenn Erickson of DVD Savant wrote that the...
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NitrateVille Radio podcast features Louise Brooks & Beggars of Life
The latest NitrateVille Radio podcast with Mike Gebert features an interview with yours truly (Thomas Gladysz) about the new DVD / Blu-ray release, Beggars of Life (1928), starring Louise Brooks. Here...
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Brattle Theater announces Louise Brooks screenings in September
The historic Brattle Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts (located at 40 Brattle St.) has announced a short series of screenings featuring two films starring Louise Brooks. Here are the details. Visit...
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