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"Celebrating Louise Brooks: An Evening of Rare Films"
with PETER COWIE
a talk, film screening & book signing for "Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever"
Sunday, November 12 at 7:30 pm
at the Balboa Theater (3630 Balboa Street) in San Francisco

On Sunday November 12th, world renown film critic and biographer Peter Cowie, author of the just published "Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever," will give a talk as...
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Don't miss this . . . . "Lulu" - a silent (wordless) stage play at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco = Frank Wedekind's scandalous turn of the century drama performed as a silent film a la Louise Brooks in "Pandora's Box."

"Lulu" was the hit of the 2006 NYC Fringe Festival, and has received rave reviews in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune and...
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Imagine a play without words. . . . .

The Silent Theatre Company in association with The Journeymen Theater Company present L U L U /// Conceived and Directed by tonika todorova, adapted from the LULU plays by Frank Wedekind.

LULU follows the escapades of the unbearably sexy Lulu, who causes men and women alike to destroy themselves while pursuing the maddening passion she inspires....
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The New York Times just gave a glowing review to "Lulu," a Louise Brooks-inspired silent stage play which was performed at the New York International Fringe Festival. The play will next be performed at the Victoria Theater in San Francisco starting September 7th. (see www.victoriatheatre.org/) For more about the Chicago-based Silent Theatre visit www.silenttheatre.com/. You can even watch a silent trailer of the play -...
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This year marks the Louise Brooks centenary. The dancer and actress was born on November 14, 1906 in Cherryvale, Kansas.

The anniversary of Louise Brooks' birth will be celebrated by the release of a three new DVDs and three new books, museum exhibits, screenings, and other special events being held across the United States and Europe. Rumours have it that even more happenings are in...
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The 11th annual San Francisco Silent Film festival will take place July 14-16, 2006 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco. They have a great line-up of films and special guests (see www.silentfilm.org for more info). Among the films they will be showing is "Pandora's Box," starring Louise Brooks. Bruce Conner, the celebrated film maker and artist, will introduce the film. Conner grew up...
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Louise Brooks Society Celebrates 10 Years Online: Pioneering Website Marks Decade in Cyberspace

The Louise Brooks Society ( www.pandorasbox.com ), the largest and most popular website in the world devoted to any silent film star, celebrates 10 years on the internet. Since its launch in August 1995, millions of people have visited this pioneering site. The New York Times said, "The Louise Brooks Society is...
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