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Louise Brooks and Denis Marion: a correspondence
Just recently, I acquired a French-language book, Denis Marion; pleins feux sur un homme de l'ombre (LE CRI). It is about the French-speaking Belgian writer, lawyer, journalist, chess player, literary...
View ArticleJazz Singer Hailey Tuck - The millennial's Louise Brooks
Hailey Tuck describes herself as a "Jazz singer from Austin, Texas, based in Paris & London in the 1920's."Marie Claire describes her as “The millennial's Louise Brooks.” In fact, the alt-jazz...
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Louise Brooks and Pandora's Box star in England in June
The British Film Institute (BFI) is giving Pandora’s Box (1929) a theatrical re-release in June. The version that will be shown is a 2K DCP of the 1997 Munich Film Museum restoration.Pandora’s Box,...
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Our 3000th blog post - and announcing a new book, Louise Brooks, the...
This post marks the 3000th entry on the Louise Brooks Society blog. The LBS blog began back in the summer of 2002, and has been going strong ever since. My sincere thanks go to its occasional...
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Story of Louise Brooks' forger Lee Israel comes to the big screen
As Louise Brooks fans everywhere await the Fall release date of The Chaperone (the PBS Masterpiece film based on an incident in Brooks' life)....Fox Searchlight has announced that Can You Ever Forgive...
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Dates announced for Pandora's Box showings in London and elsewhere (starring...
Earlier, the British Film Institute (BFI) announced it is giving Pandora’s Box (1929) a theatrical re-release starting in June. Today, a number of dates and venues were announced.1 June - 14 JuneBFI...
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Beggars of Life, starring Louise Brooks, screens May 18th in England
On May 18, the Yorkshire Silent Film Festival in Scarborough, England will screen the now classic 1928 Louise Brooks' film, Beggars of Life. More information about this event can be found HERE.The...
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New paper doll book features Louise Brooks and other silent screen stars
A new paper doll book features Louise Brooks. Silent Screen Stars Paper Dolls by David Wolfe was released about one month ago by Paper Studio Press. The 10 page book also features paper dolls of Mary...
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And yet more of the lost Louise Brooks film, The American Venus
The 1926 Frank Tuttle-directed film, The American Venus, is considered lost. The film was the second in which Louise Brooks had a role, though the first for which she received a screen credit. The...
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The 5th Silent Film Festival in Thailand starts tomorrow.
The 5th Silent Film Festival in Thailand starts tomorrow, and runs May 24 through May 31 at the Scala and Lido Theaters. Here is some further information. (How thrilling it is to see silent film...
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Louise Brooks stars in Pandora's Box in Belfast June 1 - 7
Iconic silent film star Louise Brooks adorns the cover of QFT's June program. That's because Brooks' best known film, Pandora's Box, will be shown at the Queen's Film Theater for a week starting June...
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BFI presents Louise Brooks in Pandora's Box in UK
The British Film Institute (BFI) is giving Pandora’s Box (1929) a theatrical re-release in June. The version that will be shown is a 2K DCP of the 1997 Munich Film Museum restoration.Pandora’s Box,...
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New and old UK reviews of the 1929 Louise Brooks film Pandora's Box - now...
The British Film Institute (BFI) is giving Pandora’s Box (1929) a theatrical re-release in England. That's a big deal for any classic film, let alone a silent film. Notably, but not surprisingly to the...
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Louise Brooks at the 2018 San Francisco Silent Film Festival
I'm back from the recently concluded San Francisco Silent Film Festival. (Read my PopMatters preview of the event on HERE.) I saw some good films, signed copies of my books, and chatted with friends...
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More on the music in the 1930 Louise Brooks film, Prix de beaute
At the end of my last post, I mentioned that I spoken with musician Stephen Horne at the recently concluded San Francisco Silent Film Festival. We spoke about Prix de beaute. Stephen and I have a...
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A Celebration of Louise, Lulu, LouLou, and Lolita in sheet music
A thematic musical follow-up to my previous post, this being a celebration of Louise, Lulu, LouLou, and Lolita in sheet music. First up, every little breeze seems to whisper the 1929 classic "Louise" -...
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Capitolfest set to take place August 10, 11, 12
This year's Capitolfest set to take place August 10, 11, 12. For more information, go to this link HERE.
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Anthony Bourdain and Louise Brooks
Anthony Bourdain had a thing for Louise Brooks. Over the years, he evoked her name time and again.In the introduction to My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals (2007), Bourdain was asked...
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Louise Brooks and the Northwest Poultry Journal
Obviously, someone at the Northwest Poultry Journal had a thing for Louise Brooks back in 1928. Why else would they have run this non-poultry related item, except for a few giggles and laughs, or...
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First ever Louise Brooks Society blog ran on this day 16 years ago
On this day sixteen years ago, in 2002, the first ever Louise Brooks Society blog appeared on LiveJournal. To mark the occasion, here is that first post: In search of the perfect bob, in the...
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