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Starts Thursday!: Shelley Stamp: Lois Weber and "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"
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August 6, 2010. Shelley Stamp: Lois Weber and "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle". Please welcome a very special guest contributor to STARTS THURSDAY! Film scholar, historian, author, and friend. The Hand that Rocks the Cradle. One of the most forceful films ever made in support of legalizing birth control, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. Released in 1917, Sanger guides viewers through a series of arguments in favor of legalizing contraception illustrated with incidents from her own storied career. Played m...
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Starts Thursday!: Introducing Alice Calhoun
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November 20, 2010. It is my great pleasure to introduce Susann Gilbert, biographer and cousin (! Of silent star Alice Calhoun. Though her filmography lists more than fifty titles, Alice Calhoun's name may not be immediately recognizable to modern audiences. For those of you unfamiliar with Calhoun's work, Susann's article should serve as a welcome, and long overdue, introduction - and if you already know Alice Calhoun, you're sure to learn at least one thing that you didn't know before. While Alice did p...
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Starts Thursday!: Happy Birthday David Llewelyn Wark Griffith!
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January 22, 2012. Happy Birthday David Llewelyn Wark Griffith! Coming attraction slide for True Heart Susie. David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was born in LeGrange, Kentucky on January 22, 1875. 1916), Way Down East. 1920), Orphans of the Storm. 1921), Broken Blossoms. 1919), Hearts of the World. 1918), The Birth of a Nation. 1915), and over 500 other titles. As far as legacies are concerned, he certainly could have done worse. Happy Birthday D.W! Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. Magic Lan...
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Starts Thursday!: Mary Pickford's "worst film ever made"
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November 8, 2010. Mary Pickford's "worst film ever made". The year 1913 was the first in which lantern slides were used to advertise motion picture coming attractions. One year following that, Mary Pickford appeared in the 1914 film. A Good Little Devil , a production which the actress described as "one of the worst pictures, if not the worst picture, I ever made.". Coming attraction slide for A Good Little Devil. A couple of years later she found work in the movies for director D.W. Griffith at ...This ...
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Starts Thursday!: Thomas Gladysz: Louise Brooks and "The American Venus"
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August 3, 2010. Thomas Gladysz: Louise Brooks and "The American Venus". It gives me great pleasure to introduce special guest contributor: Thomas Gladysz! Thomas is an arts journalist, author, founder of the Louise Brooks Society. And great friend of STARTS THURSDAY! Parts of “The American Venus” were shot at the 1925 Miss America contest in Atlantic City, New Jersey - where Oakland, California resident Fay Lanphier was crowned that year’s Miss America. It’s her image depicted...As the winner of the beau...
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Starts Thursday!: Special Guest Baby Peggy Recalls "The Darling of New York"
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November 3, 2010. Special Guest Baby Peggy Recalls "The Darling of New York". Paid tribute to Diana "Baby Peggy" Cary. On the occasion of her 92nd birthday. This week, Diana generously agreed to contribute an article sharing her memories from her first feature. The Darling of New York (1923). It gives me great pleasure to thank, and to introduce: the star of. The Darling of New York, Diana "Baby Peggy" Cary! Advertising slide for Baby Peggy's first feature film, The Darling of New York. This film was one...
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Starts Thursday!: Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood’s “Mexican Spitfire”
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August 10, 2012. Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood’s “Mexican Spitfire”. It gives me great pleasure to introduce guest contributor. Who recently published the latest in her long line of Hollywood biographies:. Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood’s “Mexican Spitfire.”. Labeling Michelle as prolific could be the understatement of the century. Her earlier works include complete biographies of. Children of Hollywood: Accounts of Growing Up as the Sons and Daughters of Stars. She was no an...
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Starts Thursday!: And Now a Word from Our Sponsors...
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March 16, 2012. And Now a Word from Our Sponsors. Claire Windsor featured in generic advertising slide, localized to endorse Sperry's retail store. George Clooney pushing Nespresso? Jerry Seinfeld pitching for American Express? Britney Spears munching a Big Mac? Advertising slide featuring Ogla Petrova endorsing O-B Rings. Edited by Charlie Keil and Shelley Stamp.]. Pricilla [sic] Dean in generic advertising slide, personalized for Withrow's Confectionery. Considering their graphic layout, product advert...
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Starts Thursday!: Restored THE SPANISH DANCER Premieres at EYE Grand Opening
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April 6, 2012. Restored THE SPANISH DANCER Premieres at EYE Grand Opening. Coming attraction slide for The Spanish Dancer. DATELINE: Amsterdam, April 6, 2012. To complete the restoration, In total we combined four different fragmentary print sources, only one of which had English titles, into a wonderful complete feature that now finally returns to the screen. Now that the film has premiered, when will American audiences have a chance to appreciate this newly restored gem? April 10, 2012 at 8:33 AM.
