Seattle street art

I just came across this image on Flickr. It depicts street art in Seattle, Washington (I believe), and is part of an image set depicting other works posted around town. I think it is pretty cool. 

Douglas Messerli article

Publisher and editor Douglas Messerli has posted an article on the nthposition.com website on two films by G.W. Pabst, Pandora's Box and The Threepenny Opera. His piece is a kind of meditation on the films. It is interesting, and provocative. It's a piece that is well worth reading. Check it out here.

Louise Brooks stars in Los Angeles series

My illustrated article on Louise Brooks and the upcoming film series devoted to her is now online. 

Los Angeles has long had a love affair with Louise Brooks. That relationship continues with a series of Wednesday night screenings at the Silent Movie Theatre on North Fairfax Avenue. Throughout May, the quirky cinema showcase will screen four films featuring the legendary silent film star.
 

Check it my article at http://www.examiner.com/x-7605-SF-Silent-Film-Examiner~y2009m5d3-Louise-Brooks-stars-in-Los-Angeles-series

Prix de beaute on TV

At this very moment, I am watching the closing scene of  Prix de Beaute on the ARTS channel. How thrilling it is to see Louise Brooks on television. Feelings of discovery, wonder, happiness. . . Are others watching?

[In the United States, the ARTS Channel shows musical clips from old movies intermixed with classical music video.]

Not forgotten

Silent Film Stars on the Stages of Seattle

I've just posted a review of Silent Film Stars on the Stages of Seattle, a new book by Eric Flom. I recommend it. My article can be found at examiner.com  This new book is film history seen through the lens of the local.



Louise Brooks never visited Seattle, but many of her contemporaries and co-stars did - everyone from Ted Shawn to Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton and Rudolph Valentino. Their stories are told in Silent Film Stars on the Stages of Seattle.