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Calling All Cinemaniacs!: Day 29
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 20, 2013
Whoa. As my childhood babysitters fav tv show said, like sands through the hour glass! Indiegogo is now counting in hours not days for Calling All Cinemaniacs. There’s only 61 hours left to contribute, perhaps less by the time you read this. The good news is, this campaign is shockingly clos read more
The Jackie Coogan Shimmy
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 20, 2013
I just recently had the pleasure of seeing the Jackie Coogan movie My Boy (1921), which – like all Coogan appearances – included the famous Jackie Coogan shimmy. It might be fair to say that “the shimmy” made Jackie Coogan’s childhood career, as he first shimmied his w read more
The Merry Monarch (1933) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 19, 2013
Based on the novel Adventures of King Pausole and directed by Alexis Granowsky, The Merry Monarch is a kind of uber male fantasy loosely based on King Solomon and his many, many wives. Emile Jannings, silent film star extraordinaire, is the Kind Pausole in question. He has a wife for every day of t read more
The Merry Monarch (1933) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 19, 2013
Based on the novel Adventures of King Pausole and directed by Alexis Granowsky, The Merry Monarch is a kind of uber male fantasy loosely based on King Solomon and his many, many wives. Emile Jannings, silent film star extraordinaire, is the Kind Pausole in question. He has a wife for every day of t read more
Silents and Talkies
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 19, 2013
Silents and Talkies is a beautiful, clean little blog run by a nifty gal named Kate Gabrielle. She’s got a little be a classic film obsession cooking over there and we all get to benefit. Kate is currently on a movie-a-day diet and ambitiously lists each movies she watches, and writes a post read more
Watch It: The Show (1922) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 19, 2013
The Show is comedy short, released on March 19, 1922, starring Larry Semon and Oliver Hardy. The Show might not be the most inventive comedy ever made, but with a harried theater propman who has to contend with a wind machine on the fritz, nitroglycerin spitting roosters, and a criminal gang out read more
Watch It: The Show (1922) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 19, 2013
The Show is comedy short, released on March 19, 1922, starring Larry Semon and Oliver Hardy. The Show might not be the most inventive comedy ever made, but with a harried theater propman who has to contend with a wind machine on the fritz, nitroglycerin spitting roosters, and a criminal gang out read more
Row Three
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 18, 2013
Row Three is just an all around awesome movie website, full of smart writers and contributors who share a passion for film. Here’s what they say about themselves: Row Three is a collaborative film website that aims to foster discussion and community for those who like their cinema a bit Holly read more
Calling All Cinemaniacs!: Day 27
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 18, 2013
Wowee zowee, Cinefest is a good time. It’s also an exhausting time. Even my fingers hurt! I met a lot of Cinemaniacs at Cinefest. I even talked to a few of them on camera for this project. Now to start sorting through that footage and doing some editing… But first, there’s still read more
Costume Designers in Hollywood’s Golden Age
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on Mar 18, 2013
Adrian! Orry-Kelly! Travis Banton! Edith Head! Walter Plunkett! These names conjure up images of glittery, shimmery, and glamorous movie stars wearing the most beautiful creations ever to grace the silver screen. These designers created the iconic images of Joan Crawford’s shoulder pads, Bette Davi read more
Watch It: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 17, 2013
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp might not be as much fun as it sounds, since these are depression-era riding the rails tramps and not -er- the other kind. However, it does star silent clown Harry Langdon and it’s pretty damn funny. Plus, you can watch Tramp, Tramp, Tramp right now. Harry Langdonsilent c read more
Watch It: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 17, 2013
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp might not be as much fun as it sounds, since these are depression-era riding the rails tramps and not -er- the other kind. However, it does star silent clown Harry Langdon and it’s pretty damn funny. Plus, you can watch Tramp, Tramp, Tramp right now. Harry Langdonsilent c read more
Aleksandr Ptushko, Claymation, and The New Gulliver
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 16, 2013
In the mad dash to find something to talk about for this edition of Saturday Morning Cartoons, I stumbled across The New Gulliver, directed by Aleksandr Ptushko, in 1935 It’s a mix of live action and claymation. Claymation! The story is a Communist re-telling of Gulliver’s Travels. A read more
Cinefest 33: Summer Daze (1932) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 15, 2013
Summer Daze (1932), directed by Albert Ray, was my first taste of the once wildly popular comedy pairing of Karl Dane and George K. Arthur. Though I’ve heard of the Dane and Arthur, I had never seen Dane and Arthur, as they’re just not so fashionable and thus unreleased for home theater read more
Cinefest 33: The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 15, 2013
The Pursuit of Happiness (1934), directed by Alexander Hall, starring Francis Lederer, Joan Bennett, and Charles Ruggles, is precisely the kind of movie that makes you want to vacation in Syracuse, NY. The movie offers a nifty little side-step of the infamous Production Code with some pretty clever read more
Cinefest 33: My Boy (1921)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 15, 2013
Let’s face it – every Jackie Coogan movie follows the same basic trajectory. Jackie is somehow orphaned and set adrift in the world. Then he teams up with some old codger, who falls in love with the boy despite himself. Hardships befall the pair, but Jackie greets them all with plucky c read more
Cinefest 33: Summer Daze (1932) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 15, 2013
Summer Daze (1932), directed by Albert Ray, was my first taste of the once wildly popular comedy pairing of Karl Dane and George K. Arthur. Though I’ve heard of the Dane and Arthur, I had never seen Dane and Arthur, as they’re just not so fashionable and thus unreleased for home theater read more
Cinefest 33: The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 15, 2013
The Pursuit of Happiness (1934), directed by Alexander Hall, starring Francis Lederer, Joan Bennett, and Charles Ruggles, is precisely the kind of movie that makes you want to vacation in Syracuse, NY. The movie offers a nifty little side-step of the infamous Production Code with some pretty clever read more
Silents Are Golden
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 15, 2013
A repository of all things silent cinema? I’m in. And that’s exactly what you’ll find at Silents Are Golden. This amazing movie site has been around for fifteen years… so since the dawn of the interwebs. The backlog of content is rich and deep, including vintage reviews, read more
Top 5 Joan Crawford Movies
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Mar 15, 2013
The fabulous Joan Crawford had a long career. From her first silent production as a humble double for Norma Shearer in Lady of the Night to her final (and dismal) feature Trog, if nothing else Crawford always worked. There’s a lot of other stuff that swirls around the mythos of Joan Crawford. read more