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The Unlikely Orbits of Louise Brooks and Arthur Schopenhauer Collide in Time and Space For Every Action… There is an Equal and Opposite Reaction Imagine a silent film actress. Imagine a wildly beautiful silent film actress. Imagine a wildly beautiful silent film star on the set of G.W. Pabst‘s lurid, cult classic Pandora’s Box. Between…
🌌 Spoiler Alert: Welcome to Mulholland Drive 🌌 Proceed with caution—what follows is a journey through surreal twists and enigmatic revelations. Enter if you dare. Table of Contents Against the cold, melancholic blue of the iconic Mulholland Dr. street-sign, where Los Angeles sprawls out beneath a sky full of unanswered promises, the late Angelo Badalamenti’s…
Table of Contents In his article “True Confession: I’ve Been Stalking Louise Brooks for 20 Years,” Thomas Gladysz presents himself as a gatekeeper of Brooks’ legacy, yet his obsessive behavior mirrors that of a contemporary Mr. Flowers, revealing a troubling irony. Michael Garcia Mujica Thomas Gladysz, a self-styled “expert” on silent film star Louise Brooks,…
In the gatekeeping world of the silent film community, not representative of all, but a social media internet-based branch nonetheless, few figures are as theatrically dubious as Vincent Lesh and Thomas Gladysz. Gladysz, often described as a grifter, a pseudo-intellectual, and a charlatan, finds an eager enabler in Lesh. Their partnership, or rather, their symbiotic…
Vincent Lesh to Thomas Gladysz is like Tommy Davis to David Miscavige—every cult of personality needs its devoted mirror holder, and even Norma Desmond had her reflectors. Vincent Lesh, the Pseudo-Filmmaker Vincent Lesh, owner of BASICMAGIC, presents himself as a passionate film producer dedicated to honoring the legacy of silent film star Louise Brooks with…
The Brontë sisters—Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—crafted works of literature that have transcended their 19th-century origins, weaving themselves into the fabric of contemporary art, literature, and cinema in profound and surprising ways. Their novels, filled with gothic romance, strong heroines, and deep psychological insight, continue to inspire and connect modern creators and audiences across the globe.…
Spoiler Alert: This article contains detailed discussions of plot developments and character analyses from Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Louise Brooks’s Lulu in Hollywood. If you prefer to experience these stories without prior knowledge of specific events, you might wish to read the original works before continuing. Table of Contents Exploring the Autobiographical Threads in…
Table of Contents Disclaimer: The contents herein traverse the shadowy domains of obsession and intimidation, documenting the author’s direct confrontations with the nefarious activities of one Vincent Lesh, aka the Louise Brooks Stalker (LBS), a cyber squatter of ill repute, and the relentless challenges posed by the Louise Brooks Society, under the questionable management of…
In the ledger of 2024, the lexicon of online commerce – spanning the digital aisles of Amazon to eBay – was besmirched by a brazen pilferage of Louise Brooks‘s illustrious legacy. Here we find a narrative not of preservation, but of audacious appropriation: the iconic visages of Lulu in Hollywood and Diary of a Lost…
Table of Contents A Journey Through Advocacy and Legacy In mid-2023, I embarked on a mission to illuminate the overlooked legacy of Louise Brooks on Wikipedia. For ethical reasons, I chose not to intervene directly with edits or publications due to a conflict of interest. My objective was twofold: to cast a spotlight on Lulu…
Cultivating Truth: Rescuing Louise Brooks from the Overgrown Garden of Revisionism The legacy of enigmatic silent film star Louise Brooks faces appropriation, with the Louise Brooks Society (LBS), under the self-appointed direction of Thomas Gladysz, at the controversy’s core. Gladysz’s editorial footprint on the Wikipedia page dedicated to Brooks is substantial and disturbing. The LBS…