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Review: A Liar’s Autobiography – The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Bennett O'Brian on Apr 6, 2013
Its title notwithstanding, A Liar’s Autobiography – The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman is a mostly factual, and mostly animated, account of the life of British comedian Graham Chapman; the co-founder of the groundbreaking sketch comedy troupe Monty Python. Chapman died of throa read more
Bette Davis is a Bad Ass (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 5, 2013
I totally cribbed this photo from the fabulous iloveoldhollywood tumblog. I was completely arrested by this photo when it came through the news feed, and I can’t decide who is more beautiful, young Bette or old Bette. Suffice it to say she’s a bad ass at any age. bette davisbette davis read more
Alternate Top 5 Cary Grant Films
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Apr 5, 2013
We all love him; one of the greatest movie stars of all time. And we’ve seen the famous and favorite films of Cary Grant. Quick – how fast can you list them? Go! His Girl Friday, Bringing Up Baby, North by Northwest, The Philadelphia Story, To Catch a Thief. Now, what are the back-ups – the read more
CartoonsOnFilm
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 5, 2013
If you have any interest in early animation, then CartoonsOnFilm from Tom Stathes is the place for you. As the man himself puts it: I’ve had an almost lifelong interest in early animation and silent film. With the help of this blog, I like to periodically share research and update surfers on what read more
At the Back
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 4, 2013
Here’s what Tom from At the Back has to say about his own site: “I’ll review every film I watch and will watch just about anything. I have no favourite genre but enjoy Korean cinema and Silent Comedy the most. On my blog though I’ve reviewed everything from a 1903 Western to read more
Top 10 Rock Documentaries
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 3, 2013
As Jessica Finch’s review of Searching for Sugar Man indicates, this list should maybe be the Top 11 Rock Documentaries. But I haven’t seen that one yet. What I have seen is one billion other rock documentaries, from the sublime to the atrocious. When a rock doc is good it is very good, read more
A Silent Film Diary
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 3, 2013
A Silent Film Diary is pretty much what it sounds like, one dude’s diary about the silent films he watches. How awesome is that? In the interest of full disclosure, A Silent Film Diary hasn’t been udpated since October 2012. Typically I don’t like to point out what may be defunct read more
Congrats to Owen Dovenor!
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 2, 2013
Congratulations to Owen Dovenor of Oakville, Ontario – the winner of the fabulous LomoKino Prize Pack from Pretty Clever Films and Lomography Canada! Thanks to everyone who entered and answered all of the questions about Lomography. Even if you didn’t win, Lomography Canada is an amazin read more
Watch It: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 2, 2013
Watch the creepy 1920 silent version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde online at YouTube. The incomparable John Barrymore takes the lead.There are countless stage, screen, radio, you name it adaptations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but this is the greatest of them all, in my humble opinion. And after this read more
Dapper Gents: Men’s Film Fashion
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on Apr 2, 2013
“I’ve just got an invitation through the mail. You’re presence’s requested, this evening, it’s formal, top hat, white tie and tails” Fred Astaire, Top Hat, 1935 We talk so much about women’s fashion in film that we naturally overlook the men’s film fashion, unless they’re forced read more
Dapper Gents
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on Apr 2, 2013
“I’ve just got an invitation through the mail. You’re presence’s requested, this evening, it’s formal, top hat, white tie and tails” Fred Astaire, Top Hat, 1935 We talk so much about women’s fashion in film that we naturally overlook the men, unless they’re forced to wear something read more
Blame Mame
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 2, 2013
Blame Mame is just a beautiful little classic movie blog, period. Owned and operated by Craig, the thing that really sets this site apart is the gorgeous design and graphics all created by the man himself. But it’s not all style over substance at Blame Mame. In addition to a lot of visual bea read more
Lon Chaney YouTube Festival (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 1, 2013
Thanks for hanging around Pretty Clever Films for the Lon Chaney birthday festivities. Just in case you couldn’t stay home all day to watch Lon Chaney on TCM or you just didn’t get enough Lon Chaney, I’ve put together a little Lon Chaney YouTube festival for you. This playlist con read more
Lon Chaney, “The Man of a Thousand Faces” (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 1, 2013
To celebrate the amazing Lon Chaney, I’ve put together a slideshow of a few of his most famous characters. Consider these images a teaser, because still images do not do justice to Lon Chaney’s tranformative performances. For example, in Mr. Wu, Chaney appears physically smaller, well b read more
Top 5 Lon Chaney Movies
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 1, 2013
Today is the birthday of Lon Chaney, Sr. – “The Man of a Thousand Faces.” Chaney was not only one of early cinema’s most powerful actors, he’s famous for the transformative makeup, costumes, and sometimes outright brutal physical self abuse he employed to play grotesq read more
Review: The Ace of Hearts (1921)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 1, 2013
Lon Chaney’s The Ace of Hearts is pretty heavy stuff for 1921. In the Chaney filmography, it appears shortly after truly twisted The Penalty, the movie which earned Chaney the reputation for both going to extremes and playing grotesque characters. But it also appears before wild box office read more
The Lon Chaney Home Page
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Apr 1, 2013
See as how it’s Lon Chaney’s birthday (born Apri 1, 1883) I thought it only fitting that today’s movie site of the day be a fabulous Lon Chaney resource. And that’s precisely what The Lon Chaney Home Page is! There is absoultely nothing fancy at The Lon Chaney Home Page. It& read more
Blue Steel (1934)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 31, 2013
Do you long for the days when you could see a Western matinee for a nickel down at the movie palace? Me too. Except I’ve never know those days. However, thanks to the magic of the interwebs, we can all enjoy a Saturday Western matinee, for free down at our couches. Welcome to a new recurring read more
Tomorrow is Lon Chaney’s Birthday
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 31, 2013
That’s right, Lon Chaney was born on April 1, 1883. To celebrate Lon Chaney’s birthday, Pretty Clever Films will be having a Chaneypalooza tomorrow on April 1. Check back on Monday for: I’m not the only one coming at you with some Lon Chaney action tomorrow, either. TCM is airing read more
Koko the Clown
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 30, 2013
You don’t talk early animation without talking Max Fleischer and you don’t talk Fleischer without talking Koko the Clown. After Windsor McKay proved that animated characters could be popular in their own right and before Felix the Cat proved they could be box office stars, you find Koko read more