Louise Brooks, An Evening of Celebration and Art
Louise Brooks, An Evening of Celebration and Art is set to take place on October 10 at Roxy's Downtown (412 1/2 E Douglas) in Wichita, Kansas. The event is hosted by Hosted by Roxy's Downtown, Vibrant...
View ArticleLet's suggest Louise Brooks become a Google doodle
It is about time ..... Why not suggest Louise Brooks become a Google doodle this year on her birthday, November 14th. Send a suggestion to proposals@google.com
View ArticleLouise Brooks Goes to the Movies, a guest blog by Philip Vorwald
Past Louise Brooks Society guest blogger Philip Vorwald returns with a fascinating new piece, "Louise Brooks Goes to the Movies."
View ArticleSilent Films at the Brooklyn Public Library
Believe it or not, but the Brooklyn Public Library has started its 17th season of showing silent films as part of its Silent Movie Matinee. There aren't any Louise Brooks films scheduled this season,...
View ArticleLoulou shows at Théâtre National de Toulouse (TNT) in Toulouse, France
Loulou (aka Pandora's Box) will be shown in Toulouse, France on November 7 and 8, with live musical accompaniment. Details follow.Loulou, 7 novembre 2018 - 8 novembre 2018, Théâtre National de Toulouse...
View ArticleTwo early reviews of The Chaperone, the film
The Chaperone, the yet to be released PBS Masterpiece film based on Laura Moriarty's bestselling novel of the same name, was recently screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF). And so far, there...
View ArticleEarly reviews of Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the film
Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the just released Fox Searchlight film based on Lee Israel's 2008 memoir of the same name, is out in theaters Friday. And so far, there have been a handful of early reviews,...
View ArticleDiary of a Lost Girl screens in Italy
Diary of a Lost Girl, the sensational 1929 silent film starring Louise Brooks, will be shown in Italy. More information about this special event can be found HERE, and below.Giovedì 18 ottobre 2018 ore...
View ArticlePandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, screens in Brazil at MOSTRA
Pandora's Box, the sensational 1929 silent film starring Louise Brooks, will be shown in Brazil in the coming days. More information about this special screening, which is part of the 42nd...
View ArticleSan Francisco Silent Film Festival announced
SFSFF is happy to announce the complete program for its holiday extravaganza A DAY OF SILENTS: one glorious day of live cinema on December 1 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, California with six...
View ArticleLouise Brooks, Lee Israel, and Dorothy Kilgallen
The newly released film, Can You Every Forgive Me?, is getting a lot of attention. Many, if not most of the articles and reviews about the film have name-checked Louise Brooks. And just as many have...
View ArticleFrank Buxton Silent Film Festival to feature two Louise Brooks films on...
Thomas Gladysz and Frank BuxtonThe Frank Buxton Silent Film Festival, a two-day celebration of silent film, is scheduled to show two seldom exhibited Louise Brooks' films, It’s the Old Army Game...
View ArticleLouise Brooks' film Diary of a Lost Girl to screen at New York Public Library
The sensational 1929 Louise Brooks' film, The Diary of a Lost Girl, will be shown at the New York Public Library on Sunday, November 25th at 2:00 pm. This special event is part of a two-part series...
View ArticleLouise Brooks related text ? Need help translating from the Arabic !
Louise Brooks' films were shown all around the world in the 1920s and 1930s, including the Middle East. In my search to document all things related the the actress and her legacy, I came across the...
View ArticleA hopeless song of love for Louise Brooks
Here are two version of the Louise Brooks inspired song, "Hopeless." The first is a video by Stuart Pound to a recording by the UK band Evangelista. The song dates from the 1990's, and is a tribute to...
View ArticleHappy birthday to Louise Brooks - the magnetism of the cinema
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LOUISE BROOKS,who was born on this day in 1906 in Cherryvale, Kansas"Louise Brooks is the only woman who had the ability to transfigure no matter what film into a masterpiece. The...
View ArticleCMBA Fall Blogathon featuring the 1927 Louise Brooks' film The City Gone Wild
The theme of the 2018 CMBA Fall Blogathon is Outlaws, which I am stretching to include gangsters and the criminal underworld (i.e. those outside the law). The focus of this blog is the 1927 Louise...
View ArticleLouise Brooks tribute centerpiece of inaugural silent film festival in...
The Frank Buxton Silent Film Festival, a two-day celebration of silent film, will show two seldom exhibited Louise Brooks' films, It’s the Old Army Game (1926), starring W. C. Fields, and the surviving...
View ArticleLouise Brooks text: Need help translating from Hungarian
Louise Brooks' films were shown all around the world in the 1920s and 1930s, including in Hungary. In my search to document all things related to the actress and her legacy, I have come across all...
View ArticleBeggars of Life will be showing in Sydney, Australia on 25 November
Beggars of Life, the acclaimed William Wellman directed silent film starring Louise Brooks, will be showing in the Metcalfe Auditorium at the State Library NSW in Sydney, Australia on November 25....
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