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The Sneeze Felt Round the World (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 7, 2012
On this day in 1894, Fred Ott sneezed. Or he sneezed at least once. He did take a puff of snuff before sneezing, and I imagine snuff must be hell on the nasal passages. So maybe Fred Ott sneezed 100 times on January 7, 1894 – we’ll never know. But we do know he sneezed at least once. H read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (13)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 6, 2012
Well I suppose the holidays are officially over. If you didn’t find Charlie Chaplin’s hat wrapped up under your Christmas tree, you’ll probably have to wait til next year. Or at least until your birthday. Maybe you should resolve to be nicer to your family? At any rate, hopefully read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (55)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 6, 2012
Well I suppose the holidays are officially over. If you didn’t find Charlie Chaplin’s hat wrapped up under your Christmas tree, you’ll probably have to wait til next year. Or at least until your birthday. Maybe you should resolve to be nicer to your family? At any rate, hopefully read more
Happy Birthday Marion Davies (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 3, 2012
Happy birthday, Marion Davies. You would be 115 today, if you had taken really excellent care of yourself. TCM is partying it up for Marion’s birthday. Gene Zonarich of the excellent 11 East 14th Street recommends The Florodora Girl, Five and Ten, and Blondie of the Follies. Gene really know read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (14)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 30, 2011
Today is the Film Friday Weekly Roundup very late afternoon edition. Why is Pretty Clever Film Gal so late today? Because she forgot it was Friday! Part of the magic of the holiday season is that you completely lose track of time, forget what day of the week it is, and generally feel life is about read more
Bette Davis is a Bad Ass (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 28, 2011
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
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (15)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 23, 2011
Pretty Clever Film Gal’s got nothing this week. I didn’t scour the web so you don’t have to. Hey, it’s the ramp up to the big Christmas Day, which involves decking the halls, procuring a grain-fed, free-range turkey, and fighting the crowds to get the last fuzzy, polar bear read more
Bah Humbug!… It’s a Silent Movie “A Christmas Carol”, Times Four
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 20, 2011
Watching a movie adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is always the warning shot fired over the bow of Christmas for me. It doesn’t really matter which movie version it is, and there are so so many of them, this classic Victorian Christmas tale confirms that it’s tim read more
Sherlock Holmes, 1900 Style
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 19, 2011
You probably read the stories as a kid. Maybe you caught an old flick with Basil Rathbone as Holmes on late night tv. Maybe you queued up at the cineplex in 2009 for Guy Ritchie’s fast-paced modern adaptation. Maybe you just passed the weekend with Ritchie’s sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Ga read more
Fact or Film Snobbery?
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 17, 2011
It’s been fun to spectate all of this renewed interest in the medium of silent film. Just as the interest has shined a light into the flickering-shadow filled caves of film nerds, it has also served as an invitation for rampant film snobbery. And hey, I enjoy all these articles and blips and read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (16)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 16, 2011
It’s time again for the Film Friday Weekly Roundup… Ssshh! It’s the (almost) completely silent edition. As Hugo storms the screens and The Artist continues to pile up the critical nods, silent films are all over the place. Now let’s all put on our thrift store cardigans and read more
Silence was Golden in Cinema from The Telegraph
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 15, 2011
Ye gods, people! There’s a lot of silent cinema interest and nostalgia floating around these days, thanks to Hugo and The Artists. Some of I agree with, some of it is silly, some of it is blatant coat-tail riding. But this piece from The Telegraph, “Too late, we realise that silence wa read more
Buster Keaton and the Uses of Illusion
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 12, 2011
Buster Keaton in the photograph titled "What Elephant?" I often think very deep thoughts about Buster Keaton’s early stage life in vaudeville and then I get deep thought fatigue and go have some cookies. But really, there’s a lot to be said about how Keaton’s early stage read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (17)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 9, 2011
Pretty Clever Film Gal tried to visit her favorite pool hall last night (yeah, so what?) and found it full of people dressed in business casual, wearing name tags and eating chicken on a stick. What in the ?!?… oh right, it must be holiday office party season. Nothing says office party like c read more
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup (18)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 2, 2011
Pretty Clever Film Gal is still struggling with the plague but crawling along the road to recovery. Thankfully, there was much to entertain and divert this week, what with the return of Bobby O. to TCM and the silent film bonanza sparked by Hugo and The Artists. It feels like a fine time to care ab read more
Alan Schneider on Samuel Beckett’s “Film”
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Dec 1, 2011
The blog A Piece of Monologue has this interesting reflection from Alan Schneider, the director of Samuel Beckett’s “Film.” It’s also intriguing to hear from the makers of a film about the challenges encountered while making the movie. I was surprised to learn that Keaton wa read more
Marion Davies in Little Old New York (1923)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Nov 27, 2011
One of the few plus sides to be afflicted with this season’s super virus is that is allows for a lot of lounging and YouTube time. What is there to do when you can’t eat, sleep, breathe or come into contact with other humans? Watch silent movies of course! This one is a delightful trifl read more
Film Friday | Weekly (NON) Roundup
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Nov 25, 2011
Dinah Shore celebrating Thanksgiving at the Hollywood Canteen, 1943 Afternoon friends and neighbors… due to illness, specifically Pretty Clever Film Gal’s super-virus, the regularly scheduled Film Friday Roundup won’t be happening today. Okay, okay, it’s just a cold and not read more
The Reviews are Rolling in for Scorsese’s Hugo
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Nov 23, 2011
So I really didn’t want to get excited about Martin Scorsese’s Hugo. (I have Scorcese issues, don’t ask.) But the more I think about a film that features Georges Melies as a character, the more pumped I get. All other issues aside, I suppose one can always trust Scorsese to be sw read more
The Return of Silent Cinema from Slate Magazine
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Nov 22, 2011
Yesterday Slate magazine ran a piece by Tom Shone titled “The Return of Silent Cinema.” As some one who cares, deeply, about silent cinema it certainly snagged my eye and heartened me. But the article is a bit deeper (and interesting) than noting that we’re in a culturally nostal read more