Dodge Brothers & Neil Brand accompany Beggars of Life in UK
The Dodge Brothers & Neil Brand will accompany Beggars of Life at the Aldeburgh Cinema in Suffolk, England. The May 5th screening, which takes place at 8:00 pm, is part of SOUNDS & SILENTS: A...
View ArticleLouise Brooks inspired electro swing speakeasy
Speaking of Louise Brooks ever growing popularity in England . . . . in London, there is a popular electro swing speakeasy called White Mink which has more than a little Louise Brooks about it....
View ArticleLouise Brooks Society on Twitter
The Louise Brooks Society is on Twitter @LB_Society. The LBS is followed by more than 1,500 fans. Why not be one of them? Be sure and visit the LBS Twitter profile, and check outthe more than 1,900 LBS...
View Article1920s Berlin cabaret uncovered
I wonder if Louise Brooks ever visited the Berlin cabaret mentioned in this December 2012 BBC story and video? Check it out at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20656929 (Thank to Bryan McCarthy...
View ArticleNew novel with Louise Brooks cover - The Killing of Emma Gross
Speaking of Weimar Berlin. . . . there is a new novel coming out in softcover in the UK which features Louise Brooks on the cover. The book, The Killing of Emma Gross, by Damien Seaman, will be...
View ArticleLouise Brooks silent film to show at Cineteca Nazionale
The Louise Brooks silent film, Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), will be show at Cineteca Nazionale in Italy on May 12th. The film will be accompanied on piano by Maestro Antonio Coppola. The Cineteca...
View ArticleDodge Brothers accompany Beggars of Life TODAY in UK
The Dodge Brothers, together with pianist Neil Brand, are set to accompany Beggars of Life at the Aldeburgh Cinema in Suffolk, England. This May 5th screening, which takes place at 8:00 pm, is part of...
View ArticleCaro Emerald's new video features Louise Brooks
How many images of, or related to, Louise Brooks can you spot in the new video from the Dutch singer Caro Emerald?"Tangled Up" is the new single from Caro Emerald's new album, The Shocking Miss...
View Article‘Just One Day’ by Gayle Forman has Louise Brooks inspired character
Just One Day, the recent YA teen novel by Gayle Forman, has a Louise Brooks inspired character. The book is the story Allyson, a “good girl” on a European tour with Willem, an adventurous Dutch actor....
View ArticleLouise Brooks and the original Great Gatsby
This 1926 trailer is the only surviving footage of the first movie adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby. This lost silent film, written during and set in the Roaring...
View ArticleCool pic of the day: Louise Brooks, circa 1925
Cool pic of the day: the one and only Louise Brooks, circa 1925.
View ArticleThe quotable Louise Brooks
"A well dressed woman, even though her purse is painfully empty, can conquer the world." -- Louise Brooks For more quotes by Louise Brooks, visit the Wikiquote page devoted to the actress at...
View ArticleLouise Brooks at the Internet Archive TV News site
Only recently has the Louise Brooks Society become aware of the Internet Archive's TV News site. It indexes a select number of archived news television programs. Search "Louise Brooks" and there are...
View Article"Sur ma Serviette" (On my towel) taken from "ARTEMIS"
Louise Brooks is the star of "Sur ma Serviette" ("On my towel") from the album "ARTEMIS" -- Released on April 22nd 2013 on Manivette records/Le Chant du monde in France.
View ArticleLouise Brooks on Soundcloud
I was recently exploring Soundcloud and came across a handful of songs which were inspired by or are homages to silent film star Louise Brooks. Check it out these songs, as well as Soundcloud itself....
View ArticleCool pic of the day: Louise Brooks
Cool pic of the day: presenting Louise Brooks (sexy and not to be messed with)
View ArticleLouise Brooks and F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is all the rage. So now might be a good time to look at Louise Brooks' connections with the famous Jazz Age novelist. Brooks, it could be said, shouldn't be on...
View ArticleLulu in Hollywood available through Open Library
Lulu in Hollywood is now available as an e-text through Open Library, an online lending library with zillions of books which can be checked out or read online. Lulu in Hollywood is Louise Brooks...
View ArticleCool pic of the day: Louise Brooks looking stylish and deco
Cool pic of the day: Louise Brooks looking stylish and deco
View ArticleCNN on how Louise Brooks inspired Gatsby actress
CNN has an interesting article about how flapper era women inspired the actresses in the recently released Baz Luhrmann film, The Great Gatsby. The new source asked actresses Carey Mulligan, Isla...
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