Love ’Em and Leave ’Em, starring Louise Brooks, SELLS OUT at BFI in London

Louise Brooks is a star.... today, more than ever!

Just a week ago, the A Girl in Every Port (1928) screening at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) drew so many people that it had to moved to a larger room at the famed New York City museum. That's according to the great Ben Model, musical accompaniest extraordinaire, who performed at the screening. (Read my earlier blog about the event HERE.)

Now comes word that the Love ’Em and Leave ’Em (1926) screening at the BFI (British Film Institute) in London set for August 18 has SOLD OUT in advance. (Read my earlier blog about that event HERE.) If you were lucky enough to buy tickets, you'll be able to see something rare -- a 78 minute, 16mm print from the BFI National Archive on the big screen, along with an introduction and live piano accompaniment.

With the forthcoming release of two new (and different ) Blu-ray releases of Pandora's Box (1929) later this year, and the additional screenings of that same film both earlier and later this year, things are really beginning to pick-up. Heck, this acclaimed silent film is even being screened on HBO Max. (For more on the two new releases of Pandora's Box, see this earlier LBS blog post HERE.) 

And lest we forget, The Canary Murder Case (1929), also starring Louise Brooks, was also released earlier this year. (See this earlier blog posting HERE.) As was an omnibus of the Louise Brooks inspired Dixie Dugan novels. (Read more about that book HERE.)

But wait, there's more....

Also set for release either later this year or early next year is a disc of Louise Brooks films (yes, that's plural) which have never been released on disc before. As a matter of fact, some of these films have rarely if ever been shown in a theater in 100 years! (Read a little more about that release HERE.)

But wait, there's still more....

The world has been clamoring for an e-book edition of Lulu in Hollywood, and it should get its wish sometime late next year ...  also in the works is a "new edition" of Brooks' classic book of film lit. (On April 8, 2024, Lulu in Hollywood was included in the Los Angeles Times list of the "50 best Hollywood books of all time -- as noted in the Lulu in Hollywood Wikipedia page which I created earlier this year.)

As both of these just mentioned forthcoming projects are still "in the works" I can't say more, except to mention that the Louise Brooks Society is involved in each ... as well as others. And hey, did your know that the pioneering Louise Brooks Society website will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next year! I have been hard at work revising and expanding the site. As of today, the site encompasses some 250 pages of material. Please check it out at www.pandorasbox.com

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