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Thomas Gladysz - reader, writer, arts enthusiast, pop culture archeologist & silent film buff. Director of the LBS™ (est. 1995). Author of "The Street of Forgotten Men: From Story to Screen and Beyond" and four other books.
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San Francisco Silent Film Festival asked me to suggest 5 silent films I’d like to share with others. My list was posted on the SFSFF Instagram account, alongside the lists of other film historians, writers, critics, contemporary movie directors, and even a Doctor Who! www.instagram.com/sfsilentfilm/
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Happy birthday to author, film historian, documentary film maker, and Academy Award honoree Kevin Brownlow. I will always appreciate the time he invited me to visit his London flat to talk about Louise Brooks, and the foreword he wrote to my most recent book.
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The Canary Murder Case, starring Louise Brooks, available on newly released Blu-ray louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Louise Brooks Society louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2024/03/happ...
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Searching for the Louise Brooks Holy Grail louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2024/02/sear...
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Before Taylor Swift, there was the Cleaners of Venus song "Clara Bow" louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2024/02/befo...
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For all my life I've had to share my birthday with Groundhog's Day. Happy Groundhog's Day to everyone (except for the miserable troll trying and failing to make my life miserable. His actions are why I no longer have my Facebook, Instagram & Twitter pages. ) Did I see my shadow?
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A bit about silent film star Louise Brooks and singer Bruz Fletcher louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2024/01/loui...
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Kickstarter for the Louise Brooks - inspired Dixie Dugan novels louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2024/01/kick...
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My review of the new Eureka Blu-ray release of "Pandora's Box" has been published by POP MATTERS. The film stars Louise Brooks, though my review shines a spotlight on the errors made in the bonus material which accompanies this otherwise recommended release. www.popmatters.com/pandoras-box...
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File this under all roads lead to Louise Brooks . . . Happy birthday to actor Matt Frewer (who played the legendary character Max Headroom) . . . Matt Frewer --> Max Headroom --> The Lotus Eaters --> Louise Brooks. louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2024/01/happ...
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One book I received for Xmas is "Młoda Polska" - a multi-lingual art book about Polish fin de siecle art. Its title translates as "Young Poland," which was the name of the modernist period in Polish visual arts, literature and music between the years between 1890 and 1918.
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Some of the year end treats purchased at our local East European market -- Berlin Rye, herring, curly sausage, Polish butter, pickled cherry tomatoes, wafer cookies, etc... This store has a whole section devoted to pickles (oh my) and cabbages as big as basketballs. Happy holidays to one and all.
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My review of the new Blu-ray release of "The Spanish Dancer" (1923) from Milestone was just published by Film International. The film stars the always wonderful Pola Negri. Check it out at filmint.nu/herbert-bren...
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"Pandora's Box" and "Diary of a Lost Girl" are available to stream on Kanopy, which is available through many local and university libraries.
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I am looking forward to seeing "The Eagle" (1925), starring Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Banky, and Louise Dresser at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Also looking forward to hearing Donna Hill's introduction to the film. silentfilm.org/event/the-ea...
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BBC to show 1986 Arena doc on Louise Brooks www.televisual.com/news/bbc-art...
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Louise Brooks books from the Louise Brooks Society louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2023/11/loui...
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I've updated the history of my Louise Brooks Society website, which I launched way back in 1995 www.pandorasbox.com/louise_brook...
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Launched in 1995, my Louise Brooks Society website (www.pandorasbox.com) has been described as "excellent" by the NY Times and "exemplary" by Wired. See more at www.pandorasbox.com/louise_brook...
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It has taken me 24 years to get a hold of this clipping louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2023/11/it-h...
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New to me: a "Louise Brooks figure" on display at Tate Britain www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTvM...
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Did you know that Louise Brooks is mentioned in Charlie Chaplin's FBI file in connection with their "investigation" into his relationship with Joan Barry (one subject at the heart of Scott Eyman's new book). louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2020/04/new-...
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Did you know that Louise Brooks is mentioned in Charlie Chaplin's FBI file in connection with their "investigation" into his relationship with Joan Barry (one subject at the heart of Scott Eyman's new book). louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2020/04/new-...
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In "Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided," Scott Eyman tracks how a silent-film icon was driven into exile. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...
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At the Paramount theater in Seattle after introducing the great Lon Chaney silent film "HE Who Gets Slapped" (1924) Spartacus-style, "I too am HE."
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Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks, to screen in Youngstown, Ohio on October 29 louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2023/10/pand...
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Practicing putting on my clown make-up ahead of my Oct 23 introduction of "HE Who Gets Slapped" at the Paramount theater in Seattle. www.stgpresents.org/calendar/eve...
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A recently acquired piece and a likeness of our little beloved Buster.
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Oh boy, look what I "won" for the low, low price of $249.99
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I will be in Seattle at the Paramount theater on Oct 23 to introduce "HE Who Gets Slapped" (1924). Musical accompaniment by Tedde Gibson on the Mighty Wurlitzer. I will also be signing books in the lobby of the Paramount from 600 to 645 pm. www.stgpresents.org/calendar/eve...
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Louise Brooks and the 100 Greatest Film Books of All-Time louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-...
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Standing between two inductees - both of whom I've met - at the California Museum. (Linda Ronstadt is a BIG Louise Brooks fan / Ed Ruscha published a book with Arion during my tenure with the press.) I still have the potted palm that sat next to Ed Ruscha during an Arion dinner.
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Looking forward to Saturday's Sacramento Archives Crawl. What treasures shall be revealed? www.sos.ca.gov/archives/pub...
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I've shipped out most copies of my new book which were pre-ordered. As an "independent author," I'm not expecting reviews. However, one individual who received their book said, "Deep Dive doesn't begin to describe the level of research you did. Kudos!" That put a smile on my face. amzn.to/3PyAVuU
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Thomas Gladysz - My essay, “Louise Brooks: Silent Muse,” can be found on the FICTION magazine website www.fictioninc.com/editors-corn...
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Despite the long line and 30+ minute wait, got both my FLU and COVID shots today. Sore arm... stay strong!
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It's national silent film day; to mark the occasion, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival is showing THE SIGNAL TOWER (1924) online for free at vimeo.com/529151902 Here's an article I wrote about the film which was published in the Ukiah Daily Journal www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/2019/04/30/m...
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Film International has run a long piece on my new book, The Street of Forgotten Men: From Story to Screen and Beyond filmint.nu/the-street-o...
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"Thomas Gladysz, the founder of the Louise Brooks Society and the author of a good handful of books on the screen legend" ... Grateful to David Hudson for the recent shout-out on Criterion Daily www.criterion.com/current/post...
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One month from today, on Oct 23, I'll be in Seattle at the Paramount theater to introduce "He Who Gets Slapped" (1924), one of the greatest sad clown films of all time. Music by Tedde Gibson on the Mighty Wurlitzer. I will also be signing books, details to come. www.stgpresents.org/calendar/eve...
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I'm mentioned in an Italian newspaper article about a book of interviews with Allen Ginsberg, "Spontaneous Mind: Selected Interviews." That 2001 book includes my 1991 interview with the poet. Apparently, it was published in Italy in 2021 but just reviewed now. ilmanifesto.it/allen-ginsbe...
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Blue skies, smilin' at me / Nothin' but blues skies do I see / Yesterday's bluebirds singing a song / Failing bluebirds all day long
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FILM INTERNATIONAL has just published my new article, "The Unexpected Raymond Griffith," on the underappreciated silent film comedian. filmint.nu/the-unexpect...
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Thomas Gladysz - An archive of my Film International articles (about silent film) can be found at filmint.nu?s=thomas+gla...
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Thomas Gladysz - An archive of my program notes for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival can be found at silentfilm.org?s=thomas+gla...
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Thomas Gladysz - An archive of my Pop Matters articles (about silent film) can be found at www.popmatters.com/author/thoma...
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Thomas Gladysz - An archive of my Huffington Post articles (many about silent film) can be found at www.huffpost.com/author/silen...
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