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Happy New Year from the Louise Brooks Society
Happy New Year from the Louise Brooks Society. Here's a 'swonderful picture of Louise Brooks in a celebratory mood.A follow-up to my previous blog post, which I hope everyone will check out,...
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Are you a fan of Louise Brooks? Take thIs pop quiz
Do you consider yourself a fan of Louise Brooks? Are you a BIG fan of Louise Brooks? How much do you know about the actress? How many of her films have you seen? Take this quiz and find out.... Give...
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Happy Birthday to Matt Frewer (aka Max Headroom)
Happy Birthday to Matt Frewer, the American-born Canadian actor and comedian who for a time also lived and worked in the UK. Frewer has a notable list of film (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids) and TV...
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Diary of a Lost Girl to screen in the UK with live musical accompaniment by...
The once controversial and still sensational Louise Brooks film, The Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), will be shown in the UK on Saturday, January 20, 2024with live musical accompaniment by Wurlitza. This...
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Yes, the Louise Brooks Society really does exist
Believe it or not, but there is a person on the internet who is suggesting that the Louise Brooks Society doesn't exist -- not really, kinda, perhaps, maybe; or they wish it didn't exist, or something....
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Diary of a Lost Girl to screen in UK with Raga pianist
The once controversial and still sensational Louise Brooks film, The Diary of a Lost Girl, will be screened in the UK on June 11, 2024 at the National Centre for Early Music in Tork, England. This...
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The Troubled History of Pandora’s Box, a review of the new Blu-ray release...
Pop Matters has just published my new piece on Pandora's Box, the once controversial 1929 film starring Louise Brooks. My article is a review of the recent Eureka Entertainment release of the film on...
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Kickstarter for the Louise Brooks - inspired Dixie Dugan novels
I realize this is last minute, but longtime Louise Brooks Society supporter Beth Ann Gallagher just alerted me to an incredible Kickstarter campaign to bring three Louise Brooks-inspired Dixie Dugan...
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Louise Brooks and Bruz Fletcher
This past week, I was working on a page about Louise Brooks and Bruz Fletcher for the Louise Brooks Society website. In case you don't know his name, and I suspect most won't, Fletcher was a nightclub...
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Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, opens Toronto Silent Film Festival
The Toronto Silent Film Festival has announced that it will screen the 1929 classic, Pandora's Box, as its opening film at its upcoming Festival, which is set to take place April 12-14, 2024. More...
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Restoration of Pandora's Box to Receive Theatrical Release
The recent restoration of Pandora's Box, the acclaimed 1929 silent film starring Louise Brooks, will receive an American theatrical release through Janus Films on February 14th. (This release is meant...
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Sunday Silents Presents Pandora’s Box (1929), starring Louise Brooks, in...
One week from today, Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, will be shown at the Rosendale theater in Rosendale, New York. This screening, part of the theater's Sunday Silent series, will feature live...
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Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, at Film Forum in NYC Feb 14 - Feb 20
In a previous Louise Brooks Society blog post, I noted that the 2009 restoration of Pandora's Box will receive a theatrical release through Janus Films. This release is meant for exhibitors like the...
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Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, in Pittsburgh, PA on March 3
The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center in partnership with the Pittsburgh Silent Film Society are set to screen Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, on March 3 at 3:00 pm. This just announced...
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Before Taylor Swift, there was the Cleaners of Venus song "Clara Bow"
As the world awaits the April release of Taylor Swift's new album containing a song titled "Clara Bow" ... I'm reminded of an earlier song with that same title. I speaking of the Cleaners of Venus...
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The Canary Murder Case, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in...
The Canary Murder Case, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1929. The Canary Murder Case is a detective storyinvolving an amateur sleuth, a blackmailing showgirl, and the “swells” that...
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Searching for the Louise Brooks Holy Grail
"There is no Garbo, there is no Dietrich, there is only Louise Brooks."Henri Langlois' now famous declaration marked the beginning of the rediscovery of Louise Brooks. The year was 1955, and Langlois,...
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A Girl in Every Port, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1928
A Girl in Every Port, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1928. A Girl in Every Port is a classic early “buddy film,” On loan to Fox, Louise Brooks plays Marie (Mam’selle Godiva), the...
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Victor McLaglen and Star Cast in "A Girl in Every Port" at the Fox Theater in...
Speaking of A Girl in Every Port, which I posted about a couple of days ago.... More than a few years ago, back in 2004, I acquired an unusual photo of a group of servicemen with the United States...
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Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, screens at UW Cinematheque FREE
The Janus Films restoration of Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, will be shown at the University of Wisconsin Cinematheque today - February 24 at 7 pm. This screening of the restored 141 minute 2K...
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