November 2006 events
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month for Louise Brooks. The world celebrates the actress, who was born
on November 14, 1906 in the small town of Cherryvale, Kansas. There are
screenings and film festivals taking place across the United States and
Europe. There are two new books being published. There are two DVD's
being released. There are two exhibitions devoted to the actress. And
there are other events and happenings taking place which celebrate the
life and legend of Lulu.
Thru November 21, 2006: The Verlag Filmarchiv Austria is sponsoring a
multi-film tribute - "Louise Brooks - Tribute zum 100. Geburtstag" - at
the Metrokino in Vienna, Austria. /// More info at
http://www.filmarchiv.at/
Thru November 26, 2006: The Silent Theater company has extended their
stage production of "Lulu" (the Wedekind play done as a silent film a
la Louise Brooks in "Pandora's Box"). Performances run Thursdays
through Sundays through the end of the month at the Victoria Theater in
San Francisco. November will be the last month to see this play in the
City by the Bay, where it has enjoyed a widely acclaimed three-month
run. /// More info at http://www.victoriatheatre.org/
Thru January 5, 2007: "Homage to Lulu: 100 Years of Louise Brooks" - an
exhibit sponsored by the Louise Brooks Society - is on display at the
San Francisco Public Library. /// More info at
http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/news/exhibitions.htm
November 5, 2006: The Three Rivers Film Festival in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania screens "Pandora's Box" (1929) at the Regent Square
Theater. Pianist Philip Carli will provide live piano accompaniment,
and Louise Brooks biographer Barry Paris will introduce the film.
November 5, 2006: Bristol Silents in Bristol, England will screen the
silent version of "Prix de Beauté" (1930). Before hand, there will be
an onstage conversation between Paul McGann and Kevin Brownlow, who
promises to show never before seen color home movie footage of Louise
Brooks from the 1960s! More info at http://www.bristolsilents.org.uk/
November 6, 2006: The seldom seen comedy, "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em"
(1926) will be shown at the Museum of the City of New York. This
special event is sponsored by the Silent Clowns Film Series. More info
at http://www.silentclowns.com/nowshowing.html
November 6, 2006: The G.W. Pabst film, "Diary of a Lost Girl" (1929),
will be shown at Free Library of Philadelphia at 2 pm. More info at
http://www.library.phila.gov/index.htm
November 7, 2006: Peter Cowie's new book, "Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever"
is due in bookstores. Events with the author are planned in select
cities across the United States. More info at
http://rizzoliusa.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780847828661
November 7, 2006: "A Girl in Every Port" (1928) will be shown at the
George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. Philip C. Carli will
provide live piano accompaniment. /// More info at
http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/wordpress/films/a-girl-in-every-port/
November 8, 9, 10, 2006: Reportedly, the Slovenska kinoteka - a film
archive located in Ljubljana, Slovenia - will celebrate the Louise
Brooks centenary with a series of screenings. Further details have not
been confirmed. Any Slovenian fans out there planning to attend?
Nov. 11, 2006 through February 18, 2007: "Hollywood Lost: The Power of
Louise Brooks" will be on exhibit at the George Eastman House in
Rochester, New York. /// More info at
http://www.eastmanhouse.org/exhibits/container_56/index.php
November 11, 2006: Peter Cowie will give introductory remarks prior to
the screening of "Pandora's Box" (1929) at the Smith Rafael Film Center
in San Rafael, California. Afterwords, Cowie will sign copies of
"Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever." /// More info at
http://cafilm.org/films/692.html
November 12, 2006: The Wichita Public Library will screen two Louise
Brooks films as part of it's "Louise Brooks Centennial Birthday Bash"
at the Central Library. Festivities start at 2:00 pm. /// More info at
http://events.publicbroadcasting.net/kmuw/events.eventsmain?action=showEvent&eventID=468251
November 12, 2006: Peter Cowie will give a short talk as part of
"Celebrating Louise Brooks: An Evening of Rare Films" at the Balboa
Theater in San Francisco, California. This event starts at 7:30 pm.
Special guests, door prizes, Louise Brooks give aways and more will
round out the evening. Afterwards, Cowie will sign copies of "Louise
Brooks: Lulu Forever." This special event co-sponsored by The Booksmith
and the Louise Brooks Society. /// More info at
http://www.balboamovies.com/news/index.html#louise
November 13, 2006: Around this date, the Verlag Filmarchiv Austria will
publish "Louise Brooks. Rebellin, Ikone, Legende" by Günter Krenn and
Karin Moser. /// More info at
http://www.filmarchiv.at/show_content.php?sid=152
November 14, 2006: Louise Brooks was born 100 years ago on this date in
Cherryvale, Kansas. To celebrate, a Louise Brooks birthday bash will
take place at the Victoria Theater in San Francisco. The celebration
starts around 7 pm. A special staging of "Lulu" starts around 10 pm.
/// More info at http://www.victoriatheatre.org/
November 14, 2006: "The Art of Louise Brooks" will take place at the
George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. Author Peter Cowie will
discuss the alluring mystery and fascinating career of the Louise
Brooks. This presentation will conclude with a question-and-answer
session with Cowie and syndicated film critic Jack Garner. After the
event, Cowie will sign copies of his new book, "Louise Brooks: Lulu
Forever," which features a foreword by Garner. /// More info at
http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/wordpress/films/peter-cowie-and-jack-garner-in-person-special-lecture%e2%80%94louise-brooks-lulu-forever/
After this on-stage presentation, "Pandora's Box" (1929) will be
shown a with live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli. /// More info
at http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/wordpress/films/pandoras-box/
November 14, 2006: Portugal's Costa do Castelo Films plans to release
"Pandora's Box" (1929) on DVD. This two-disc set will feature the
original Portuguese intertitles, as well as bonus material.
November 14, 2006: "Pandora's Box" (1929) will be shown in Campbell
Hall on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Michael Mortilla will provide live piano accompaniment. /// More info
at http://www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=523
November 14, 2006: Rumor has it that a "little cineclub" in Rome, Italy
will show some movies featuring Louise Brooks. Any Italian fans out
there planning to attend?
November 15, 2006: Peter Cowie will introduce "The Diary of a Lost
Girl" (1929) at the Film Society at Lincoln Center in New York City.
The program starts at 6:30. A booksigning will also take place. ///
More info at http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/luluforever.html
November 17, 2006: Peter Cowie will introduce "Pandora's Box" (the
Munich Filmmuseum's new restoration) at The American Museum of the
Moving Image in New York City. A reception and book signing will take
place from 6:30 to 7:30, and the screening will begin at 7:30 pm. ///
More info at http://www.movingimage.us/site/screenings/index.html
November 17 - December 16, 2006: The Filmmuseum in Munich, Germany will
mount a major Louise Brooks film retrospective which will include 17
films, as well a rarely seen fragments from "The Street of Forgotten
Men" (1925) and "The American Venus" (1926). /// More info at
http://www.stadtmuseum-online.de/aktuell/brooks.pdf
November 20, 2006: A new 35mm print of "Pandora's Box" (1929) will be
shown in the student union at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
This free screening starts at 7 pm. /// More info at
http://www.aux.uwm.edu/Union/events/theatre/calendar/Fall%2006/world_cinema_fall06.htm
November 21, 2006: "Pandora's Box" (1929) will be released on DVD in
the United States by Criterion. This restored version of the film will
be accompanied by considerable bonus material. /// More info at
http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=358#
November 21, 2006: Coinciding with the ongoing exhibition (see above)
at the San Francisco Public Library, Thomas Gladysz (Director of the
Louise Brooks Society) will give introductory remarks prior to the
screening of "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em" (1926) at the SFPL. This event,
which is free and open to the public, begins at 6 pm. /// More info at
http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/news/exhibitions.htm
November 28, 2006: A new 35mm print of "Beggars of Life" (1928) will be
shown at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. Philip C.
Carli will provide live piano accompaniment. /// More info at
http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/wordpress/films/new-preservation-beggars-of-life/
November 28, 2006: The National Film Theater in London will screen
"Diary of a Lost Girl" (1929) with live piano accompaniment. /// More
info at
http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/coursesevents/schools/further.html#_Toc139948659