Posts tagged with "Erich Von Stroheim"
Watch: The Wedding March (1928)
The Wedding March was directed by Erich von Stroheim and some version of it was released on October 6, 1928. There’s a tortured story here, as per usual with von Stroheim, and a lot of slash burn. At some point the movie was two movies, and at another humpty dumpty was put together again. And [...]
Film Friday Weekly Roundup: The Big Week Edition
Wait, it’s Friday again? That was one fast week, my friends, and not nearly as productive as it should have been. But it sure was exciting wasn’t it? Sight & Sound’s new critic poll not only told us Vertigo is the greatest movie of all time, it also told us that three of the other [...]
Film Friday Weekly Roundup
Hey now… it’s been a rough week for Pretty Clever Film Gal. First, I had a little spill on my bike, completing belying the image I have of my self as one of those effortlessly chic Parisian lasses who zip about on cool vintage bicycles. Then Andy Griffith died, which prompted me to first realize [...]
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup
Wowee – is my feets sore from doing the Charleston with Joan Crawford in Our Dancing Daughters! Last night was the opening night of the Toronto Silent Film Festival and fabulous it was. But despite sipping bathtub gin til the wee hours of the morn, this jazz baby is hard at work this morning to [...]
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup
Pretty Clever Film Gal tried to visit her favorite pool hall last night (yeah, so what?) and found it full of people dressed in business casual, wearing name tags and eating chicken on a stick. What in the ?!?… oh right, it must be holiday office party season. Nothing says office party like chicken on [...]
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup
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 actually wearing a [...]
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