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Film Censorship in America, including the silent era
There are a couple of new books out on film censorship. Both look at the history of film censorship in the United States, including the silent era. (Read more about film censorship at...
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CMBA Profiles Louise Brooks Society Blog
The Classic Movie Blog Association (CMBA) is a group of blogs dedicated to the celebration of classic cinema. And every month or so, the CMBA profiles one of its member blogs. This month, the CMBA...
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Upcoming Kansas Silent Film Festival, February 23 & 24
This year's Kansas Silent Film Festival is set to take place February 23 & 24 in Topeka, Kansas. Along with a special guest appearance by film historian Cari Beauchamp, another highlight of this...
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Support Louise Brooks and Silent Film by Supporting PBS, NPR and the NEH
Why should you care that Trump's budget eliminates funding for PBS (Public Broadcasting System), NPR (National Public Radio) and the NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) ? Not to mention support...
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Pandora's Box (LouLou) starring Louise Brooks screens in Paris on March 11
Pandora's Box (under the title LouLou) will be shown in Paris, France on March 11 in a special event put on by La cinémathèque française. More information about this event can be found HERE. The French...
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News about Pamela Hutchinson's Book on the Louise Brooks' Film, Pandora's Box
Speaking of Pandora's Box (see yesterday's post about the film's upcoming showing in Paris, which we were alerted to by the one-and-only Pamela Hutchinson).... there is a new book out on the film from...
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Louise Brooks seminar at Kansas State University on Feb 24
Announcing an important event: "Spotlighting Louise Brooks: From the Kansas Prairie to the German Silver Screen"The German Program in the Department of Modern Languages is proud to present:...
View ArticleCrowdsource question: Help identify the Tango artist in the Louise Brooks'...
Can you help identify the musical artist/band seen in the Louise Brooks' film Prix de beaute (1930). They are shown in this brief film clip, with the small musical group entering the scene around the...
View ArticleDance With Me. Nouvelle Vague, Louise Brooks & Anna Karina
Here is something cool I found on YouTube, the song "Dance With Me" by Nouvelle Vague put to video clips of GW Pabst's Tagebuch einer Verlorenen or Diary of a Lost Girl (1929) and Jean-Luc Godard's...
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Denver Silent Film Festival April 28 - 30
This year's annual Denver Silent Film Festival is set to take place April 28, 29, 30 in Denver, Colorado - of all places! This year's line-up of films has not yet been set, but what is known can be...
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Some Polish movie posters from the 1920s and 1930s, part 1
I love looking around digital databases. And if those databases are located in other countries, all the better.Recently, I returned to Polona, a digital archive from Poland which features Polish books,...
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Some Polish movie posters from the 1920s and 1930s, part 2
I love looking around digital databases. And if those databases are located in other countries, all the better.Recently, I returned to Polona, a digital archive from Poland which features Polish books,...
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Some Polish movie posters from the 1920s and 1930s, part 3
I love looking around digital databases. And if those databases are located in other countries, all the better.Recently, I returned to Polona, a digital archive from Poland which features Polish books,...
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Some Polish movie posters from the 1920s and 1930s, part 4
I love looking around digital databases. And if those databases are located in other countries, all the better.Recently, I returned to Polona, a digital archive from Poland which features Polish books,...
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More on Poland and film, including Louise Brooks
As a follow-up to the just concluded 4 part series of posts featuring Polish film posters of the 1920s and 1930s, and as a nod to the forthcoming Polish Film Festival in London which is about to take...
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Toronto Silent Film Festival set for April 6 - 9
This year's annual Toronto Silent Film Festival is set to take place April 6 - 9. Further information, including the line-up of films and ticket availability, can be found HERE.Their spotlight on Women...
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Louise Brooks Society on Twitter @LB_Society
The Louise Brooks Society is on Twitter @LB_Society.In fact, the LBS is followed by more than 4,769 individuals. Are you one of them? Sign up to get the latest news. And, be sure and check out the LBS...
View ArticleA couple of rather odd Louise Brooks related videos found on YouTube,...
Here they are, a couple of rather odd Louise Brooks related videos which I recently came across on YouTube, including a singing shirt, seen below, and a quirky song, which follows. I like the song by...
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Pandora's Box (under the title LouLou) shows in Paris tomorrow, March 11
Pandora's Box (under the title LouLou) will be shown in Paris, France on March 11 in a special event put on by La cinémathèque française. More information about this event can be found HERE. The French...
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Book review: Two film books about the bad old Pre-code days
Here is a short write up about two recent books on Pre-code film, an endlessly fascinating period in American film history. The two books are Sex In the Cinema: The Pre-Code Years (1929-1934)by Lou...
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