A cinephilac blog about an actress, silent film, and the Jazz Age, with occasional posts
about related books, music, art, and history written by Thomas Gladysz. Visit the
Louise Brooks Society™ at www.pandorasbox.com
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
The Chaperone in Norway
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Monday, June 3, 2013
Radio Review - The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
Check out this review of The Chaperone on KMUW, a public radio station from Louise Brooks' hometown of Wichita, Kansas. Laura Moriarty's The Chaperone features a teenage Louise Brooks as a main character. The review starts this way, "One beautiful thing about reading is the travel it allows. Through
books, you can visit other times, places, or even dimensions."
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Laura Moriarty's The Chaperone in paperback - tour schedule
The paperback version of Laura Moriarty's wonderful novel, The Chaperone (which features a young Louise Brooks as a lead character), is due out any day now. Laura's author tour kicks off on June 4th at Watermark Books & Cafe in Louise Brooks' hometown, Wichita, Kansas. Laura's complete tour can be found at http://www.lauramoriarty.net/events.html
Tuesday, June 4
7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Watermark Books
4701 E. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67218
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7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Watermark Books
4701 E. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67218
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Wednesday, June 5
7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Bluebird Books
2 South Main
Hutchinson, KS 67501
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7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Bluebird Books
2 South Main
Hutchinson, KS 67501
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Thursday, June 6
7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 West 47th Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
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sponsored by Rainy Day Books
2706 W. 53rd Street
Fairway, KS 66205
7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 West 47th Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
event details
sponsored by Rainy Day Books
2706 W. 53rd Street
Fairway, KS 66205
Monday, June 10
7:30 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Tattered Cover Book Store, Colfax Avenue Store
2526 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
event details
7:30 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Tattered Cover Book Store, Colfax Avenue Store
2526 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
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Tuesday, June 11
7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Magers & Quinn Booksellers
3038 Hennepin Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
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7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Magers & Quinn Booksellers
3038 Hennepin Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
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Wednesday, June 12
7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Anderson's Bookshop, Naperville
123 W. Jefferson Avenue
Naperville, IL 60540
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7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Anderson's Bookshop, Naperville
123 W. Jefferson Avenue
Naperville, IL 60540
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Thursday, June 13
7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
St. Charles City-County Library District, Spencer Road Branch
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Event Room
Community Commons
427 Spencer Road
St. Peters, MO 63376
event details
7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
St. Charles City-County Library District, Spencer Road Branch
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Event Room
Community Commons
427 Spencer Road
St. Peters, MO 63376
event details
Friday, June 14
7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Lexington Green
161 Lexington Green Circle
Lexington, KY 40503
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7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Lexington Green
161 Lexington Green Circle
Lexington, KY 40503
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Saturday, June 15
1 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Books & Company
The Greene Shopping Center
4453 Walnut Street
Dayton, OH 45440
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1 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Books & Company
The Greene Shopping Center
4453 Walnut Street
Dayton, OH 45440
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Monday, June 17
6:30 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Parnassus Books
3900 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37215
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6:30 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Parnassus Books
3900 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37215
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Tuesday, June 18
7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
A Cappella Books
208 Haralson Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
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7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
A Cappella Books
208 Haralson Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
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Wednesday, June 19
6 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Garden District Book Shop
2727 Prytania Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
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6 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Garden District Book Shop
2727 Prytania Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
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Thursday, June 20
6 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Page & Palette
32 South Section Street
Fairhope, AL 36532
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6 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
Page & Palette
32 South Section Street
Fairhope, AL 36532
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Friday, June 21
7 p.m.: Talk, Q&A, & Signing
The Ivy Bookshop
6080 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
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This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Our Miss Brooks - video
Video featuring Louise Brooks - with music by the early British jazzers Ray Noble and Al Bowlly, "There's a Ring Around the Moon"
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Friday, May 31, 2013
Louise Brooks, the toast of Paris 1929
Louise Brooks was the toast of Paris while she was in France making Prix de Beauté. The film was in production between August 29 through September 27, 1929. (The film was released August 20, 1930.)
Brooks appeared on the covers of magazines, was the subject of numerous articles, and had her picture taken by one of the leading photography studios in the city, the Studio Lorelle. The image below shows Brooks' portrait on display in a Parisian shop window.
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Re: Silent version of Prix de Beauté screening in San Francisco
As was mention here earlier, on Thursday, July 18th, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival will screen a new restoration of the RARE silent version of Prix de Beauté
(1930), with musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne. The screening
opens this year's annual festival, the largest such festival in North America. It is an opportunity to see
the least seen version of any one of Louise Brooks' films. Below is a rare image from the film. And here is
what the Festival website has to say:
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Silent version of Prix de Beauté to screen in San Francisco
On Thursday, July 18th, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival will screen a new restoration of the silent version of Prix de Beauté (1930), with musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne. The screening opens this year's annual festival, and is a very rare opportunity to see the least seen version of one of Louise Brooks' finest films. Here is what the Festival website has to say:
France, 1930 • Director Augusto Genina
Cast Louise Brooks, Georges Charlia, H. Bandini, A. Nicolle, M. Ziboulsky, Yves Glad, Alex Bernard
Prix de Beauté marks Louise Brooks’s last starring role in a feature. Less known than her work with G.W. Pabst (Pandora’s Box, Diary of a Lost Girl), Prix de Beauté was marred by its foray into early sound (Brooks’s voice was dubbed). Our presentation is the superior silent version recently restored by the Cineteca di Bologna. Brooks is stunning as Lucienne, the “everygirl” typist who enters a beauty contest and is introduced to a shiny world of fame and modernity. But Prix’s script, a collaboration between René Clair and G.W. Pabst, doesn’t leave Lucienne in a fairy tale bubble but leads to a powerful, moving denouement. Cinematographers Rudolph Maté and Louis Née make beautiful use of Brooks’s glorious face. Approximately 108 minutes.
General $20 / Member $18
Buy Tickets and Passes Here!
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
Friday, May 24, 2013
Berlin Exhibit :: Diversity Destroyed
If you have an interest in Wiemar Germany, then don't fail to check out Diversity Destroyed: Berlin 1933 - 1938 - 1945. It looks at what happened in Germany and to German culture in the years after the Nazi's came to power.
According to its website, "Today, Berlin enjoys a global reputation as a modern, tolerant and
culturally diverse metropolis. The 2013 Theme Year 'Diversity Destroyed' will endeavor to communicate the importance and sensitive nature of
these democratic values and achievements. The forthcoming Theme Year
will highlight the social and cultural diversity that was destroyed in
Berlin under the National Socialist regime in the years following 1933."
Wikipedia has a rather extensive page on the history of the Wiemar Republic, the German state which existed between 1918 and 1933. Louise Brooks worked in Germany at the time, during the years 1928 - 1929.
This blog is authored by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society™. Launched in 1995, the Louise Brooks Society is a pioneering website and online archive devoted to the legendary silent film star. The Louise Brooks Society operates with the consent of the Estate of Louise Brooks (Louise Brooks Heirs, LC), and have its permission to use the name and likeness of the actress. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. CONTACT: louisebrookssociety (at) gmail.com
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