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An Interview with Alexandre Lobao about his Louise Brooks story, A Caixa de...
Back in 2000, the Brazilian writer Alexandre Lobão published one of the earlier works of fiction to include Louise Brooks. His book was titled A Caixa de Pandora (Pandora's Box and other stories). I...
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Louise Brooks Society now on Post (a new messaging app)
I launched the Louise Brooks Society website way back in the summer of 1995. I was a pioneer. The LBS was one of the first websites devoted to silent film and/or a silent film actor. Today, my website...
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Little Seen Louise Brooks Film to Screen in Chicago, Illinois
The little seen Louise Brooks film, The Show Off (1926), will be screened in Chicago, Illinois one month from today, on January 10, 2023. This screening, presented by the Silent Film Society of...
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A COMPLAINT against Etsy's intellectual property policies
The Louise Brooks Society is under attack. Over the last couple of months, a person named Michael Garcia Mujica (dba Vintage Brooks) has filed a number of complaints against me on Etsy, CafePress and...
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GoFundMe Launched for new Louise Brooks related book
Greetings fans of Louise Brooks and the silent film era. I have launched a modest GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to help me complete my forthcoming book, The Street of Forgotten Men: From Story to...
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Happy Holidays from the Louise Brooks Society
Happy Holidays from the Louise Brooks Society. Here follows a snapshot of the Louise Brooks bulb which hangs on my Christmas tree. It is handmade, and crafted by a fan; I believe I purchased it on...
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Re: Boxer Harry Lewis, and a Happy Boxing Day from the Louise Brooks Society
Happy Boxing Day from the Louise Brooks Society. For those who may not be familiar with the term, "Boxing Day" is a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide...
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Reminder post: GoFundMe Launched for new Louise Brooks related book
First off, a BIG thank you to the thirteen individuals who have made a donation to my GoFundMe campaign towards the publication of my forthcoming book, The Street of Forgotten Men: From Story to...
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Happy New Year from the Louise Brooks Society
Happy New Year from the Louise Brooks Society. What a year it has been. I figure there is no better way to celebrate than to share a couple of 'swonderful pictures of Louise Brooks, and one less...
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Reminder: 1926 Louise Brooks film, The Show Off, screens in Chicago area on...
The little seen Louise Brooks film, The Show Off (1926), will be screened in St. Charles, Illinois one week from today, on January 10, 2023. This screening, presented by the Silent Film Society of...
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The Louise Brooks Society, a statement, something to get off my chest
At one of my San Francisco Public Library exhibitsI launched the "Louise Brooks Society" website in 1995. I did so because I had recently "discovered" the actress and was enthused about connecting with...
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Pandora's Box screens at Paramount theater in Oakland, CA on May 6
Breaking news.... The celebrated German silent film, Pandora's Boxstarring Louise Brooks, will be shown at the Paramount theater in Oakland, California on Saturday, May 6. And what's more, this live...
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Lulu by the Bay: Louise Brooks and Pandora's Box in the San Francisco Bay Area
On Saturday May 6th, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival will show Pandora's Box (1929) at the Paramount Theater in Oakland. This special live cinema event, featuring a restored print, will feature...
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Speaking of Louise Brooks and Pandora's Box, and speaking of Weimar Cinema
Speaking of Louise Brooks and Pandora's Box, and speaking of Weimar Cinema . . . be sure and check out the newly updated WeimarCinema.org website. Although created by film scholars for film scholars,...
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Beggars of Life, with Louise Brooks, screens in NYC TODAY
Sorry about the late notice, but thought some might want to know .... Beggars of Life (1928), the terrific William Wellman film starring Louise Brooks, will be shown at Film Forum in New York City...
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Street of Forgotten Men & Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture...
In the course of my research into the history of The Street of Forgotten Men (Louise Brooks' first film), I came across a rather interesting article in Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture...
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The American Venus, featuring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1926
The American Venus, featuring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1926. The film is a romantic comedy set against the backdrop of a beauty pageant, namely the actual 1925 Miss America contest in...
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Street of Forgotten Men & Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture...
In a previous post, I mentioned that in the course of my research into the history of The Street of Forgotten Men (Louise Brooks' first film), I came across a rather interesting article in the January...
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Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1929
Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1929. Based on two plays by the German dramatist Frank Wedekind, Die Büchse der Pandora, or Pandora’s Box, tells the story of Lulu, a...
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It's the Old Army Game gets another DVD release - films stars W.C. Fields and...
I just learned that It's the Old Army Game, the 1926 Louise Brooks film starring W.C. Fields, was released as a region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video / Oldies.com in April of 2022. More info can be found...
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