EARLY CINEMA
Only about 11% of movies made these days are written by women, whereas over half of movies made before 1925 had female writers. Here is a tribute to such women as Frances Marion, Anita Loos, Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, Mae West, Ida Lupino, Virginia Van Upp, Margaret Booth, Dorothy Arzner, Mabel Normand, and many others.
FEATURED
THE FLAPPER (1920)
The First Flapper Feature
The First Flapper Feature
The great silent film with original period music.
Synopsis:
Teenager Ginger King is living in a very wealthy family in the boring town of Orange Springs, Florida, where even having a soft drink with a boy is scandalous.
Commentary by David the Bruce focusing on actress
Olive Thomas and writer
Frances Marion.
WHO IS LOTTE REINIGER?
The Pioneering Animator
The Pioneering Animator
She brought together Chinese shadow puppets, film, stop-frame animation and, European fairy stories and folk myths, and created a sensation that knows no parallel. She is totally unique.
Her only feature-length work is The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) which precedes Disney’s Snow White (1937) by over a decade.
ANNABELLE WHITFORD: The First Movie Star in a Color Movie
Imagine being a 17-year-old Burlesque dancer who introduces Americans to exotic dance and then created a national scandal by refusing to take her clothes off at a high society party. This is the remarkable story of Annabelle, the first movie star in a color movie produced by Thomas Edison.
Thank the Sisters For Drag Shows, Live Stand-Up, Women Wearing Pants, The Mamba, and Pop Latin Music
Commentary by David the Bruce focusing on actress Olive Thomas and writer Frances Marion.
She brought together Chinese art, film, stop-frame animation and, European fairy stories and folk myths, and created a sensation that knows no parallel. She is totally unique.
Imagine being a 17-year-old Burlesque dancer who introduces Americans to exotic dance and then created a national scandal by refusing to take her clothes off at a high society party. This is the remarkable story of Annabelle, the first movie star in a color movie produced by Thomas Edison. The first Gibson Girl. The original Nell Brinkley Girl. And the personification of the Christy Girl. [1]