ThomasGladysz
@thomasgladysz.bsky.social
Thomas Gladysz - writer, arts enthusiast, pop culture archeologist & silent film buff. Director of Louise Brooks Society™ (est. 1995). Author of "The Street of Forgotten Men: From Story to Screen and Beyond" and 4 other books. More at www.thomasgladysz.com
Mark Z. Danielewski's new novel was released today. It's called "Tom's Crossing", and it's a big, bold, doorstop of a book. Stephen King called it “... an amazing work of fiction.” Pictured here are the author trading cards issued at the time I put on events with MZD 25 & 19 years ago. Time flies...
October 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Mark Z. Danielewski's new novel was released today. It's called "Tom's Crossing", and it's a big, bold, doorstop of a book. Stephen King called it “... an amazing work of fiction.” Pictured here are the author trading cards issued at the time I put on events with MZD 25 & 19 years ago. Time flies...
Thrilled to receive a copy of "HE Who Gets Slapped" and thrilled to find my name on the cover of the accompanying booklet - shown below. (I wrote the booklet essay.) "HE Who Gets Slapped" is one of the great films of the silent era; it is beautiful and sad. flickeralley.com/products/he-...
September 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Thrilled to receive a copy of "HE Who Gets Slapped" and thrilled to find my name on the cover of the accompanying booklet - shown below. (I wrote the booklet essay.) "HE Who Gets Slapped" is one of the great films of the silent era; it is beautiful and sad. flickeralley.com/products/he-...
This past weekend, I was in Oakland, CA recording audio commentaries for a new disc of never before released films by Louise Brooks! If you're a fan, or are into silent film, this forthcoming disc will impress. Pictured are film preservationists Kathy Rose O'Regan & Robert Byrne & yours truly.
August 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
This past weekend, I was in Oakland, CA recording audio commentaries for a new disc of never before released films by Louise Brooks! If you're a fan, or are into silent film, this forthcoming disc will impress. Pictured are film preservationists Kathy Rose O'Regan & Robert Byrne & yours truly.
Writer Thomas Pynchon turns 88 years old today. Happy birthday! I remember the event we did in 1997, as well as the Pynchon look-alike contest. That was quite novel. BTW, I am looking forward to your new book, "Shadow Ticket," due out in October. I still have a few trading cards from the event.
May 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Writer Thomas Pynchon turns 88 years old today. Happy birthday! I remember the event we did in 1997, as well as the Pynchon look-alike contest. That was quite novel. BTW, I am looking forward to your new book, "Shadow Ticket," due out in October. I still have a few trading cards from the event.
If you love learning, knowledge & history, be aware there is a plan to eliminate the IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services). This indy agency created by Congress is crucial to grant funding for archives, museums, libraries in 50 states & essential to sustaining educational programs.
March 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you love learning, knowledge & history, be aware there is a plan to eliminate the IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services). This indy agency created by Congress is crucial to grant funding for archives, museums, libraries in 50 states & essential to sustaining educational programs.
R.I.P. novelist Tom Robbins. I was delighted to put on an event with the author of “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” in 2005. You were a lot of fun. Pictured here is Booksmith author trading card #783, which was issued at the time of the event. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...
February 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
R.I.P. novelist Tom Robbins. I was delighted to put on an event with the author of “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” in 2005. You were a lot of fun. Pictured here is Booksmith author trading card #783, which was issued at the time of the event. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...
My thoughts on the recent DVD releases of The Bat (1926) and The Canary Murder Case (1929) were published by "Film International" filmint.nu/the-bat-1926...
February 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My thoughts on the recent DVD releases of The Bat (1926) and The Canary Murder Case (1929) were published by "Film International" filmint.nu/the-bat-1926...
Just got back from "tariff shopping" -- stocking up on frozen avocado halves (from Mexico) and Shredded Wheat cereal (which comes from Canada). #tariffs #tarrifshopping
February 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Just got back from "tariff shopping" -- stocking up on frozen avocado halves (from Mexico) and Shredded Wheat cereal (which comes from Canada). #tariffs #tarrifshopping
As tears go by... R.I.P. Marianne Faithfull (pictured here as Booksmith author trading card #64). It was brilliant to meet you back in 1994. www.thomasgladysz.com/booksmith-au...
January 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
As tears go by... R.I.P. Marianne Faithfull (pictured here as Booksmith author trading card #64). It was brilliant to meet you back in 1994. www.thomasgladysz.com/booksmith-au...
"We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost." -- Charlie Chaplin
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost." -- Charlie Chaplin
Some thoughts on Louise Brooks and "The Invention of Morel," by thr Argentinan author and Louise Brooks admirer Adolfo Bioy Casares www.pandorasbox.com/tributes/cas...
January 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Some thoughts on Louise Brooks and "The Invention of Morel," by thr Argentinan author and Louise Brooks admirer Adolfo Bioy Casares www.pandorasbox.com/tributes/cas...
R.I.P. cartoonist Jules Feiffer. Pictured here is an autographed Booksmith author trading card dating from 1996, some ten years after Feiffer won a Pulitzer Prize. He wrote the animated short "Munro" which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1961.
January 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
R.I.P. cartoonist Jules Feiffer. Pictured here is an autographed Booksmith author trading card dating from 1996, some ten years after Feiffer won a Pulitzer Prize. He wrote the animated short "Munro" which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1961.
"Naked on My Goat", Louise Brooks' lost first book, included in new exhibit at Grolier Club in NYC. Imagine that... artist Reid Byers did. For more see louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2025/01/nake...
January 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Naked on My Goat", Louise Brooks' lost first book, included in new exhibit at Grolier Club in NYC. Imagine that... artist Reid Byers did. For more see louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2025/01/nake...
Photographer Lee Miller (left) and actress Louise Brooks (right). Though they never met, Miller was likely aware of Brooks. Miller saw Brooks dance in person in 1923; later, she became the paramour of artist Man Ray, a fan of the actress. The surrealist and the actress later met in Paris in 1958.
December 13, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Photographer Lee Miller (left) and actress Louise Brooks (right). Though they never met, Miller was likely aware of Brooks. Miller saw Brooks dance in person in 1923; later, she became the paramour of artist Man Ray, a fan of the actress. The surrealist and the actress later met in Paris in 1958.
Great write-up / recommendation by Lea Stans on the Silent-ology website for my book, "The Street of Forgotten Men : From Story to Screen and Beyond". Check it out at silentology.wordpress.com/2024/12/05/b...
December 6, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Great write-up / recommendation by Lea Stans on the Silent-ology website for my book, "The Street of Forgotten Men : From Story to Screen and Beyond". Check it out at silentology.wordpress.com/2024/12/05/b...
In the footsteps of Albert Einstein, Igor Stravinsky, Enrico Caruso, Greta Garbo and others... the story behind Louise Brooks' visit to a famous palm reader in Germany in October 1928. www.pandorasbox.com/life_and_tim...
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
In the footsteps of Albert Einstein, Igor Stravinsky, Enrico Caruso, Greta Garbo and others... the story behind Louise Brooks' visit to a famous palm reader in Germany in October 1928. www.pandorasbox.com/life_and_tim...
"The time IS right for Cabaret." Joel Grey has a thought proving editorial in the NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/o...
November 24, 2024 at 11:35 PM
"The time IS right for Cabaret." Joel Grey has a thought proving editorial in the NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/o...
Lola and Lulu = The Bruno Schulz drawing of Marlene Dietrich
and Louise Brooks, Poland c. 1930 www.pandorasbox.com/tributes/bru...
and Louise Brooks, Poland c. 1930 www.pandorasbox.com/tributes/bru...
November 19, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Lola and Lulu = The Bruno Schulz drawing of Marlene Dietrich
and Louise Brooks, Poland c. 1930 www.pandorasbox.com/tributes/bru...
and Louise Brooks, Poland c. 1930 www.pandorasbox.com/tributes/bru...
Happy birthday Louise Brooks (1906 - 1985) louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2024/11/happ...
November 14, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Happy birthday Louise Brooks (1906 - 1985) louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2024/11/happ...
This past weekend, there was a memorial service held for my late friend, Steve Silberman. He was a bestselling author, an advocate, and even a Grammy winner. He was also a wise and wonderful guy. Whether you knew (of knew of him), it might be worth watching. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2feg...
November 13, 2024 at 6:33 PM
This past weekend, there was a memorial service held for my late friend, Steve Silberman. He was a bestselling author, an advocate, and even a Grammy winner. He was also a wise and wonderful guy. Whether you knew (of knew of him), it might be worth watching. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2feg...
RIP Ben Manilla. I did an event w Ben for "Elwood's Blues," co-authored with Dan Aykroyd. The actor couldn't make it, so Ben arranged for the next best thing, an appearance by blues harmonica legend Charlie Musselwhite (the inspiration for the character played by Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers film).
November 3, 2024 at 9:19 PM
RIP Ben Manilla. I did an event w Ben for "Elwood's Blues," co-authored with Dan Aykroyd. The actor couldn't make it, so Ben arranged for the next best thing, an appearance by blues harmonica legend Charlie Musselwhite (the inspiration for the character played by Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers film).
Interesting article in the New York Times about Susanna Clarke, an author I put on an event with ever so long ago. The event was for her blockbuster novel "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell”. www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/b...
October 27, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Interesting article in the New York Times about Susanna Clarke, an author I put on an event with ever so long ago. The event was for her blockbuster novel "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell”. www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/b...
When I was producing author events, I put on a handful related to the Grateful Dead. And fortunately, two of those events were with members of the band - namely Mickey Hart and the just deceased Phil Lesh. I remember him as a gracious guy. Keep on truckin'. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
October 25, 2024 at 8:06 PM
When I was producing author events, I put on a handful related to the Grateful Dead. And fortunately, two of those events were with members of the band - namely Mickey Hart and the just deceased Phil Lesh. I remember him as a gracious guy. Keep on truckin'. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
San Francisco Silent Film Festival asked me to suggest 5 silent films I’d like to share with others. My list was posted on the SFSFF Instagram account, alongside the lists of other film historians, writers, critics, contemporary movie directors, and even a Doctor Who! www.instagram.com/sfsilentfilm/
June 15, 2024 at 5:30 PM
San Francisco Silent Film Festival asked me to suggest 5 silent films I’d like to share with others. My list was posted on the SFSFF Instagram account, alongside the lists of other film historians, writers, critics, contemporary movie directors, and even a Doctor Who! www.instagram.com/sfsilentfilm/
Happy birthday to author, film historian, documentary film maker, and Academy Award honoree Kevin Brownlow. I will always appreciate the time he invited me to visit his London flat to talk about Louise Brooks, and the foreword he wrote to my most recent book.
June 2, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Happy birthday to author, film historian, documentary film maker, and Academy Award honoree Kevin Brownlow. I will always appreciate the time he invited me to visit his London flat to talk about Louise Brooks, and the foreword he wrote to my most recent book.