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Watch It: Salome (1923) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 3, 2013
Salome (1923), directed by Charles Bryant and starring Alla Nazimova, is the third film adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play of the same name., after a short Salome (1910) and the Theda Bara version of Salome (1918, lost). The play itself is a loose retelling of the biblical story of King Herod and read more
Watch It: Salome (1923) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 3, 2013
Salome (1923), directed by Charles Bryant and starring Alla Nazimova, is the third film adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play of the same name., after a short Salome (1910) and the Theda Bara version of Salome (1918, lost). The play itself is a loose retelling of the biblical story of King Herod and read more
Pauvre Pierrot (1892) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 2, 2013
You learn something new everyday, or at least I do. When I sat down to do some research on the early history of film animation, I made the perplexing discovery that the first instance of public film projection was not held by the Lumiere brothers in Paris on December 28, 1895 as is so commonly stat read more
Pauvre Pierrot (1892) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 2, 2013
You learn something new everyday, or at least I do. When I sat down to do some research on the early history of film animation, I made the perplexing discovery that the first instance of public film projection was not held by the Lumiere brothers in Paris on December 28, 1895 as is so commonly stat read more
The Murder of William Desmond Taylor (3)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 1, 2013
February 1, 2013 marks the 91 anniversary of the death by homicide of William Desmond Taylor. Taylor’s murder is a juicy 20′s Hollywood scandal that continues to intrigue people. While there was a rogue’s gallery of suspects (see below), Taylor’s murder remained unsolved. He read more
Classic Movies Digest (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 1, 2013
Classic Movies Digest is a rather plain and unpretentious movie site design wise. But as the subheader says, “Like classic movies? You’re in the right place.” This statement is profoundly true. If you’re looking for a steady stream of classic movie posts, written in a warm a read more
10 Things About The General (1927) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 1, 2013
So my Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra silent film calendar tells me today is the release date for The General. I get really excited about this – a great reason to talk about The General! The problem is February 1 doesn’t match up with any of the release dates in the IMDB entry. What& read more
10 Things About The General (1927) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 1, 2013
So my Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra silent film calendar tells me today is the release date for The General. I get really excited about this – a great reason to talk about The General! The problem is February 1 doesn’t match up with any of the release dates in the IMDB entry. What& read more
Classic Movies Digest (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 1, 2013
Classic Movies Digest is a rather plain and unpretentious movie site design wise. But as the subheader says, “Like classic movies? You’re in the right place.” This statement is profoundly true. If you’re looking for a steady stream of classic movie posts, written in a warm a read more
The Murder of William Desmond Taylor (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Feb 1, 2013
Today is the birthday of William Desmond Taylor, silent film actor and director. Though he acted in or directed over 80 silent films (most considered lost), Taylor is most famous for being rather mysteriously murdered. The investigation of his murder, and the accompanying salacious media frenzy, fa read more
The Murder of William Desmond Taylor (4)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 1, 2013
February 1, 2013 marks the 91 anniversary of the death by homicide of William Desmond Taylor. Taylor’s murder is a juicy 20′s Hollywood scandal that continues to intrigue people. While there was a rogue’s gallery of suspects (see below), Taylor’s murder remained unsolved. He read more
True Classics (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Jan 31, 2013
Can I just say, I love True Classics, and not just because it’s masterminded by another Brandy, or in this case Brandie. This awesome classic movie blog is actually the home for four classic movie lovin’ ladies – the aforementioned Brandie, along with pals Nikki, Carrie, and Sarah read more
Watch It: The Hands of Orlac (1925) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 31, 2013
The Hands of Orlac, or Orlacs Hände, is a late expressionist silent film produced by Robert Wiene (of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari fame). This is a weird one, people. A pianist loses his hands and gets a pretty amazing hand transplant. But they’re the hands of a killer! Does Orlac control his read more
Review: Tokyo Story (1953)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 31, 2013
In Yasujiro Ozu’s masterpiece, Tokyo Story, nothing happens. An elderly man and woman leave their small village and travel to Tokyo to visit their grown son, daughter, and daughter-in-law. The adult children are busy and the parents are an imposition and a burden. The visit sours, but in the read more
True Classics (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 31, 2013
Can I just say, I love True Classics, and not just because it’s masterminded by another Brandy, or in this case Brandie. This awesome classic movie blog is actually the home for four classic movie lovin’ ladies – the aforementioned Brandie, along with pals Nikki, Carrie, and Sarah read more
Watch It: The Hands of Orlac (1925) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Jan 31, 2013
The Hands of Orlac, or Orlacs Hände, is a late expressionist silent film produced by Robert Wiene (of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari fame). This is a weird one, people. A pianist loses his hands and gets a pretty amazing hand transplant. But they’re the hands of a killer! Does Orlac control his read more
Top 5 Silent Films for Newbies (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Jan 30, 2013
As the social reach of Pretty Clever Films keeps expanding (first Twitter, then the world ya’ll!) I’ve been getting some version of this question quite a lot lately: I’ve never seen a silent movie. What do you recommend? Of course, we silent film enthusiasts both welcome this ques read more
Silent Volume (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Jan 30, 2013
Silent Volume is master-minded by one Chris Edwards, a shady character that I privately refer to as Toronto’s other silent film blogger. Chris and I often meet at parties and screenings, where we smile politely and make idle chit-chat while silently plotting the professional destruction of th read more
10 Things About City Lights (1931) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Jan 30, 2013
Released on January 30, 1931, Charlie Chaplin’s silent City Lights turns 82 today. While that’s pretty old, it’s actually pretty young for a silent movie. Chaplin, worried about how his Little Tramp would translate in the world of talkies, Chaplin remained a lone holdout long afte read more
10 Things About City Lights (1931) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 30, 2013
Released on January 30, 1931, Charlie Chaplin’s silent City Lights turns 82 today. While that’s pretty old, it’s actually pretty young for a silent movie. Chaplin, worried about how his Little Tramp would translate in the world of talkies, Chaplin remained a lone holdout long afte read more