• About Tara Hanks
  • Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed
    • Reviews
    • Synopsis
    • Updates
    • Where to Buy
  • The Mmm Girl
    • The Mmm Girl – Extract
    • The Mmm Girl – Reviews
  • Wicked Baby
    • Wicked Baby – Reviews
  • Media

Tara Hanks

~ Author of 'The Mmm Girl' and 'Wicked Baby'

Tara Hanks

Tag Archives: Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed

To Save and Project: Jeanne Eagels at MoMA

19 Friday Jan 2018

Posted by marina72 in Film, History, Jeanne Eagels

≈ Comments Off on To Save and Project: Jeanne Eagels at MoMA

Tags

Daniel Eagan, Dave Kehr, David Stenn, Film Journal, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Louise Brooks, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Now We're In The Air, Outcast, Silent Movies, Thanhouser, The World and the Woman, To Save and Project

The World and the Woman, the 1916 silent film starring Jeanne Eagels, will be screened today – preceded by a fragment from an early Louise Brooks comedy – at 4:30 pm in New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) as part of their ‘To Save and Project‘ series, curated by Dave Kehr and now in its fifteenth season, as Daniel Eagan reports for Film Journal. (And thanks to the Thanhouser Studio restoration project, you can also watch it here.) Continue reading →

Liz Smith 1923-2017

13 Monday Nov 2017

Posted by marina72 in Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Periodicals, Radio, Television

≈ Comments Off on Liz Smith 1923-2017

Tags

Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Liz Smith, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, New York

Liz Smith, the veteran gossip columnist known as the ‘doyenne of dish’, has died aged 94. Continue reading →

An Actor’s Truth: Jeanne Eagels in ‘The Letter’

21 Thursday Sep 2017

Posted by marina72 in Film, Jeanne Eagels

≈ Comments Off on An Actor’s Truth: Jeanne Eagels in ‘The Letter’

Tags

Acting, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Mick LaSalle, The Letter

Mick LaSalle, film critic for the San Francisco Chronicle and a champion of Pre-Code cinema, has often praised the few surviving film performances of Jeanne Eagels, who made her name in the theatre. Perhaps the best-known is her first ‘talkie’, The Letter, later remade with Bette Davis. Many viewers today are impressed by the raw power of Jeanne’s acting. In his regular ‘Dear Mick’ column, LaSalle answers an Oakland reader’s question: ‘Do you think that it’s possible to compare the quality of acting between generations?‘

Great acting has a truth, on its own terms, that may inevitably be influenced by its period in history, but which is grounded within the actor — it’s the actor’s truth … A perfect example of this is Jeanne Eagels in The Letter (1929). It’s a wild, mannered, crazy-over-the-top performance, with echoes of an earlier stage tradition. But you can’t take your eyes off her, because she is putting it all on the line and holding nothing back. You finish that movie, and it’s like Jeanne Eagels has just hit you in the face.

You can read more about her remarkable talent in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed.

Midsummer Madness With Jeanne Eagels

13 Sunday Aug 2017

Posted by marina72 in Books, Jeanne Eagels, Non-Fiction, Updates

≈ Comments Off on Midsummer Madness With Jeanne Eagels

Tags

Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Tara Hanks

As I write, the hardcover edition of Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is currently available for just £10.13 on Amazon UK – which is less than half the original price, and over £6 cheaper than the paperback. For readers abroad, it’s now £13.81 from the Book Depository (with free shipping to most countries.) I don’t know how long this bargain offer will last, so if you haven’t bought a copy yet, get it while you can!

Remembering Jeanne Eagels in July

23 Sunday Jul 2017

Posted by marina72 in Books, Film, History, Jeanne Eagels, Non-Fiction, Theatre

≈ Comments Off on Remembering Jeanne Eagels in July

Tags

Eric Woodard, Gloria Swanson, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Stephen Michael Shearer

It’s hard to believe that two years have passed since Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed was published. I feel immensely proud to have been part of bringing her unjustly neglected legacy back to the spotlight, and will be eternally grateful to my writing partner, Eric M. Woodard, for giving me that opportunity. Continue reading →

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 329 other subscribers

Pages

  • About Tara Hanks
  • Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed
  • Media
  • The Mmm Girl
  • Wicked Baby

Creative Commons License
http://tarahanks.com by Tara Hanks/marina72 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License

Categories

Archives

Twitter

  • RT @Mag1cH0ur: On this day, March 30th, 1990, Krzysztof Kieslowki's Extended Dekalog 6, A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE, opened in London.. https:… 57 minutes ago
  • RT @DormanSarahx: I just noticed something hidden at the back of the @BFI programme. If you are unwaged, tickets are £3! Only available ov… 11 hours ago
  • RT @RetroNewsNow: 🎬 ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ starring Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn and Madonna premiered in theaters 38 years ago, Marc… 11 hours ago

Find Me

  • ES Updates
  • The Marilyn Report

My Favourites

  • Aaron Darc
  • Chris Wade
  • Christine Keeler Official
  • Culled Culture
  • Culture Matters
  • Cursum Perficio
  • Cy Forrest
  • Everlasting Star
  • Fionn Wilson
  • Jude Starling
  • Laura Wilkinson
  • Moon In The Gutter
  • Nostalgia Kinky
  • Paradise Hunter
  • Refugee Radio

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • Tara Hanks
    • Join 329 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Tara Hanks
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.