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Sometimes in my morning poke about the interwebs I find something so amazing I feel compelled to share. This morning it’s the fabulous site The Bioscope, an amazing resource on early and silent films. One, why didn’t you guys tell me about this sooner than now and two, if you didn̵ read more

Pretty Clever Film Gal is contemplating renaming Classic Movie Puppy from Abby to Norma Desmond. Since moving to Toronto (and away from ready access to the adoration of millions in NYC), CMP has been flouncing about the house like some faded movie diva. The picture could only be complete is she was read more

So it’s Monday, which sucks. It’s kinda cold and damp, which double sucks. As is the custom, after I struggle to fill my coffee mug without burning myself,  I kick off my Monday morning with a non-productive cruise around the Twitterverse. And what do I find? A tweet from @un-reality, p read more

I once got a haircut like this because I secretly wanted to be Louise Brooks. Someone saw me and said, “I like your haircut. It reminds me of Louise Brooks.” It was the happiest day of my life. Happy birthday Louise Brooks! louise brooks read more

Wow, it’s been both a short, too-fast week and a really long one. Things have been pretty quiet on the blog, but Pretty Clever Film Gal has some awesome things in the works. And let me just say, friends and neighbors, Toronto is a great place to hang your hat if you love classic movies. I kno read more

The Toronto Theatre Organ Society is presenting the classic silent Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at Casa Loma. This screening not only features live musical accompaniement, John Lauter will provide an original score on the not to be trifled  with Wurlitzer! If you’ve never seen John Barrymore as Je read more

This is mine! Mine, mine, mine. Is it all that I dreamed it would be. Yes. Yes, it is… and much more. Honestly, now that it’s here, I’m not even sure what to do with it. Do I have to leave it in the box forever? Can I take it out and play with it? Can I make the birds peck her on read more

Whoa you guys… in my daily Buster Keaton foray (how do you start your day?), I came across this short film made by Sam Beckett in 1965. This is Beckett’s only attempt to crack the film medium, and it stars none other than Buster Keaton. This is more classic Beckett than classic Keaton, read more

Pretty Clever Film Gal was feeling a little empty to kick off this week. Buster Keaton month – over. Classic horror movies – over. My birthday – over. Then I remembered, Silent Sundays, the Grace Kelly exhibit at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, a slew of Hitchcock at the Lightbox, a doubl read more

To be candid, I haven’t read much of Pauline Kael’s work. Her retirement from The New York predates my own reading of that magazine by a few years, so I didn’t have the chance to encounter her work organically. As someone who cares about movies and writing about movies, I dutifull read more

The Revue Cinema in Toronto is screening The Cat and the Canary today at 4pm as part of it’s “Silent Sundays” series. Pretty Clever Film Gal is pretty excited to see this one because she’s never had the opportunity to see it before! And did I mention… there’s liv read more

Pretty Clever Film Gal has had a fabulous week, ya’ll. Really, the universe has been all smiles at me. And the cap of my great week is the most awesome time of year – Halloween! I love the tricks and treats, the thrills and chills, and, oh yeah, it happens to be my birthday. To celebrat read more

In honor of Halloween, Pretty Clever Film Gal brings you her personal favorite scary movies, all of them silent. It is a fact that movie goers love fright films and it is a fact that horror movies have been around since the dawn of film. For my money, silent films take the prize for sheer creep fac read more

In the holy trinity of silent clowns, I’m firmly on Team Keaton. Charlie Chaplin moves me, sometimes to tears (cheap or otherwise), with his pathos and kinetic beauty. Harold Lloyd makes me laugh, heartily and out-loud, with his plucky, can-do spirit. But it’s Buster Keaton, the great S read more

Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera Thanks to the hard playlist making work of Classic Hollywood, we have a Lon Chaney YouTube festival. Find links to complete Lon Chaney movies posted on YouTube here. Pretty Clever Film Gal is pretty happy about this, as there are many here I’ve never see read more

One of my favorite title card designs Silent film fans understand the importance of title card design. Sometimes title cards support, sometimes they distract, but they are always key in a silent film. Like everything else about silent movies, title cards were an evolving form. Just as narrative for read more

The weather has turned icky here, friends and neighbors. Cold, dreary, rainy… perfect movie watching weather! Pretty Clever Film Gal is gearing up for a cozy weekend at Headquarters. I’m going to pop the corn, cuddle up with Classic Movie Puppy (she’s a HUGE Buster Keaton fan) and read more

From the world of wacky news, a drunk guy in Florida fell asleep at the wheel. Fortunately, he was stationary in the drive through at his local Taco Bell. Unfortunately, his brake was engaged but his foot was on the accelerator. After his engine caught on fire and police were summoned, this charmin read more

[Gallery not found] If I could be a any character from  a movie, my choices would be: After reviewing my list, it occurs to me I don’t want to be Babe Bennett or Nora Shelley – I want to be Jean Arthur! (Apparently I also want to be about 60% Capraesque, but I digress). Jean was lovely read more

It’s been a quietish week here at PCF headquarters. Pretty Clever Film Gal has been busy, busy, busy! But we’ve got a blogroll now! Check out the sidebar to find links to my favorite silent and classic film bloggers, and a special section just for Toronto. Toronto is a pretty awesome fi read more