First review

The first review of Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever appeared in today's issue of Publisher's Weekly. The review can be found here.

The Gaze of Admiration

Here's another interesting clipping which I came across this week at the library. It is an advertisement from Havana, Cuba from 1926. The figure in the ad is a Louise Brooks look-alike. I especially like the text - "the gaze of admiration always lingers on that which is beautiful and distinctive . . . ."

Pandora's Box DVD

This week, I received an email from Criterion, the company which will release Pandora's Box on DVD here in the United States. I had emailed them asking when the disc would arrive, and whether or not there would be any bonus material. The fellow who wrote to me stated that he could only say that Criterion was working on it, and couldn't say when it might be released (because they were still working on it) nor if any bonus material would be included (because they were still working on it). So, that's the non-news!

Decent Girls Plea for Chance Against Flappers

Came across this clipping while looking through microfilm and thought everyone might enjoy it. The article dates from 1924.

Nice and expensive

A rather nice, though expensive, coming attraction glass slide for the 1928 Louise Brooks film, Beggars of Life, is for sale oneBay. Such slides were shown in theaters during the teens, twenties, and thirties to attraction attention to forthcoming films. I'm not sure where this one came from, but one can tell that Beggars was going to be shown on Saturday, March 16th (most likely 1929).

Pandora at Pordenone . . . And Vienna too

Word has just arrived that the Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Sacile, Italy will show G.W. Pabst's Pandora's Box, with a newly commissioned orchestral score. The festival takes place October 7 - 14th. Who wants to go ?

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I have also heard that some sort of Louise Brooks retrospective will be taking place in Vienna, Austria later this year. Details to come . . . . Don't forget to check the Louise Brooks centenary page for the latest info. The page can be found at www.pandorasbox.com/features/centenary.html

Kylie

According to the British website metro.co.uk, the Australian-born singer Kylie will be changing her look. "Great news for fans of Kylie ' her UK dates may have sold out in minutes but fans are in for a treat as I reveal she is planning various stage and theatrical looks for her latest stage show, including a nod to the 1920s via Louise Brooks & Jean Harlow."