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Jack and the Beanstalk (1902) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 21, 2012
Edwin S. Porter’s Jack and the Beanstalk (1902). Edison Manufacturing CompanyEdwin S. PorterJack and the Beanstalk read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 20, 2012
Well here we are, in my brand new home! Is that wine? You shouldn’t have, but thank you so much! I hope you’re digging the “new look” here at PCF. Stay tuned for more neat-o changes and special things as I work through my issues. In the meantime, I have some totally f read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (44)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 20, 2012
Well here we are, in my brand new home! Is that wine? You shouldn’t have, but thank you so much! I hope you’re digging the “new look” here at PCF. Stay tuned for more neat-o changes and special things as I work through my issues. In the meantime, I have some totally f read more
Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 19, 2012
Yesterday the world got it’s first peek at Sir Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock. Can you tell which is the real Hitch? (The answer is the second one.) I rather like the idea of a movie about the making of Psycho. I dig the idea of Helen Mirren as Alma, and Scarlett Johansson as Janet Lei read more
Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 19, 2012
Yesterday the world got it’s first peek at Sir Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock. Can you tell which is the real Hitch? (The answer is the second one.) I rather like the idea of a movie about the making of Psycho. I dig the idea of Helen Mirren as Alma, and Scarlett Johansson as Janet Lei read more
Budget cuts prompt closing of NFB Mediatheque in Toronto (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 16, 2012
Granted, at times, I feel uncomfortable discussing Canadian politics. Who am I, transplanted New Yorker that I am, to say, right? But I intend to stay, so there… One of the things that I find fascinating about Canada and Canadians is the on-going and very earnest discussion about what read more
Budget cuts prompt closing of NFB Mediatheque in Toronto (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 16, 2012
Granted, at times, I feel uncomfortable discussing Canadian politics. Who am I, transplanted New Yorker that I am, to say, right? But I intend to stay, so there… One of the things that I find fascinating about Canada and Canadians is the on-going and very earnest discussion about what read more
The New and Improved Pretty Clever Films (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 13, 2012
Wait! Don’t go! You’re in the right place! Welcome to the new and approved, all singing-all dancing, Pretty Clever Films 2.0! Isn’t it nice? Think of this as the Pretty Clever Films relaunch beta. Some bits and bobs here are still under construction, but you’ll find all of t read more
The New and Improved Pretty Clever Films (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 13, 2012
Wait! Don’t go! You’re in the right place! Welcome to the new and approved, all singing-all dancing, Pretty Clever Films 2.0! Isn’t it nice? Think of this as the Pretty Clever Films relaunch beta. Some bits and bobs here are still under construction, but you’ll find all of t read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 6, 2012
So seriously, I made a little online tour of the rep cinema’s last night to see what’s on offer this weekend, and felt very disappointed that I can’t go out to a silent film screening this week. The Toronto Silent Film Festival spoiled me! It might just be me and the dvds this wee read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (45)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 6, 2012
So seriously, I made a little online tour of the rep cinema’s last night to see what’s on offer this weekend, and felt very disappointed that I can’t go out to a silent film screening this week. The Toronto Silent Film Festival spoiled me! It might just be me and the dvds this wee read more
Toronto Silent Film Festival Wraps Up (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 4, 2012
I will not be leaving my house tonight to sit in a theater and watch a silent movie while a pianist plays along. This is, sadly, an unfortunate state of affairs. But I did have the rare privilege of leaving my house every night for the past 6 NIGHTS to enjoy a silent movie, with an appreciative aud read more
Toronto Silent Film Festival Wraps Up (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 4, 2012
I will not be leaving my house tonight to sit in a theater and watch a silent movie while a pianist plays along. This is, sadly, an unfortunate state of affairs. But I did have the rare privilege of leaving my house every night for the past 6 NIGHTS to enjoy a silent movie, with an appreciative aud read more
Keaton – Cops – and the First Baptist Church of Hollywood
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 2, 2012
It’s always a fun day when I notice a new post at John Bengtson’s completely awesome Silent Locations. And after seeing Buster and Fatty in the high-larious “Backstage” last night at the 1000 Laffs: Playmates screening at Toronto Silent Film Festival, reading about this Keat read more
TSFF Review: Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 1, 2012
For me, there are two alternating pleasures in watching silent movies. The first is the opportunity to watch a fledgling medium, one that is still so much with us today, being born. Silent movies showcase the intuitive genius of a lot of early filmmakers who seemed to just know what to do with thes read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (46)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Mar 30, 2012
Wowee – is my feets sore from doing the Charleston with Joan Crawford in Our Dancing Daughters! Last night was the opening night of the Toronto Silent Film Festival and fabulous it was. But despite sipping bathtub gin til the wee hours of the morn, this jazz baby is hard at work this morning read more
Lotte Reiniger’s Cinderella (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Mar 29, 2012
If you’re a lucky gal like me, in mere hours you’ll be in Innis Town Hall in Toronto, enjoying the launch of the Toronto Silent Film Festival. If you’re not that lucky, I have a lone tear rolling down my cheek for you. As excited as I am about dancing the shimmy with young, lovel read more
Lotte Reiniger’s Cinderella (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Mar 29, 2012
If you’re a lucky gal like me, in mere hours you’ll be in Innis Town Hall in Toronto, enjoying the launch of the Toronto Silent Film Festival. If you’re not that lucky, I have a lone tear rolling down my cheek for you. As excited as I am about dancing the shimmy with young, lovel read more
D.W. Griffith’s The Battle at Elder Bush Gulch (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Mar 28, 2012
Guess what? Today is the release 98th anniversary of D.W. Griffith’s The Battle at Elder Bush Gulch. Here’s an easy five step plan to fully enjoying this Biograph short! 1. Please do not offer me guff about the release date. It was made in 1913, released in Germany for some murky reaso read more
D.W. Griffith’s The Battle at Elder Bush Gulch (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Mar 28, 2012
Guess what? Today is the release 98th anniversary of D.W. Griffith’s The Battle at Elder Bush Gulch. Here’s an easy five step plan to fully enjoying this Biograph short! 1. Please do not offer me guff about the release date. It was made in 1913, released in Germany for some murky reaso read more