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MARCA PERUANA,DE HISTORIAS ILUSTRADAS Y COMIC-ANIME!
Does anyone own a copy of "Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema"? I was thinking of getting a copy and would like to know if there is any references in it to Mabel Normand.
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Alice Howell in 3 rare silent gems on 1 DVD - Cinderella Cinders, One Wet Night, Under A Spell
Here's a promo that I did a couple of years ago for a Mabel Normand book. She deserves to be better appreciated.
Hi,
I have a biographical link to Blanche Walsh, who may have been the first American movie star. I'm currently writing a book about her. Though a major star of stage, and the prototype for a movie star in Adolph Zukor's original production for Famous Players, "Resurrection" (1912)--Walsh, like many great woman of the past, has been sadly forgotten. I'm on a one-man campaign to resurrect her memory. I'd love to learn more about your group as well.
https://www.facebook.com/Who-was-Blanche-Walsh-597864870661085/?modal=admin_todo_tour
Alice Howell had a hand in creating the gags in her films, I'm convinced, and possibly more.
MARION DAVIES: actress, producer, writer
Seems like this book should be on this page:
Once again Marion Davies is ignored. Davies was one of the most successful actresses of the silent era (despite the persistent legends to the contrary), She wrote the scenario for her first film (pre-Hearst) and was a film producer and businesswoman. Davies starred in 30 silent films between 1917 and 1929 and appeared in 10 Broadway productions between 1914 and 1920. She also "appeared" on radio and wrote and produced a television pilot. A recent re-examination of her work has led to two (so far) blu-ray releases (WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER and ENCHANTMENT) and DVDs from multiple sources to include SHOW PEOPLE, THE PATSY, BEAUTY'S WORTH, THE BRIDE'S PLAY, THE RED MILL, QUALITY STREET. and GETTING MARY MARRIED. Davies was a trailblazer in comedy, a screwball comedienne before the genre existed. Two of her films, KNIGHTHOOD and LITTLE OLD NEW YORK, rank among the biggest box-office hits of the silent era.
The International Different Faces Different Voices Film Festival in historic Cambridge, Massachusetts has expanded for '18 and is open for film submissions in five categories!
Filmmakers may submit an original Flicks4Chicks contest short that must be made between now and April 20th. Or they may opt to submit an already completed film under one the Casting A Light categories. PLEASE NOTE: we are interested in seminal films made within the last 40 years to round out our screenings.
There will be two top cash prizes for the Diversity and Beyond the Bechdel Test winners, plus many other cash and gift awards. The festival runs from June 27th - 29th.
Specific guidelines for Flicks4Chicks film:
- feature a woman as one of the central characters (men can be featured too!)
- must have at least one woman in a creative leadership role – producer; writer; director; main actor; editor
- must be based on one of the 100 loglines the festival team has created - we send them once you sign up (submit application) and YOU choose
- films must be 10 minutes or under in length
- films must be in English or captioned.
For details and to sign up:
https://filmfreeway.com/DifferentFacesDifferentVoicesFilmFestival.
Please pass the word as this is time sensitive, specially for Flicks4Chicks participants.