Happy Birthday to our Cliffhanger Queen Pearl White. Pearl made history on the cliffs of Fort Le New Jersey's Palisades and that cinematic history made her a film pioneer and a legend.
She founded hers, in 1910, with her husband and another business partner, in Flushing, New York, and moved it to #FortLee, #NewJersey, the pre-Hollywood #filmmaking capital. Blaché wrote in 1914...
Alice Guy Blaché was the first female filmmaker in history. Even before women had the right to vote, Blaché, in her actions and in her films, expressed female drives, desires and self-determination. https://t.co/ACcwdWljdQ
Last week, acclaimed actor/playwright Stephen Lang ('Manhunter', 'Don't Breathe') visited the BFC construction site. BFC Executive Director Tom Meyers, BFC Chair Nelson Page, and BFC Trustee and Directors Guild of America’s Gary Donatelli led Stephen on the tour of the site.
Once Upon a Time....in Hollywood...WOW! I loved it! For me this is one of the best films I have seen in several years and an amazing time capsule of a Hollywood that was....and the icing on the cake for me is Brad Pitt’s tip of the hat to one of my faves Jackie Gleason!