#chaplin keaton lloyd alley

[biglisbonnews]

8 Unexpected Stories That Go Behind the Scenes in Hollywood Each year the Academy Awards ceremony celebrates talents on the silver screen—but Atlas Obscura likes it behind the scenes, where movie magic is made from unexpected ingredients (think celery and whipped cream) and in unusual places (an abandoned Paris subway platform and one particular Los Angeles alley). Here are some of our favorite Atlas Obscura stories that reveal a different side of Tinseltown. The Forgotten ‘China Girls’ Hidden at the Beginning of Old Films by Sarah Laskow Few people ever saw the images of China girls, although for decades they were ubiquitous in movie theaters. At the beginning of a reel of film, there would be a few frames of a woman’s head. She might be dressed up; she might be scowling at the camera. She might blink or move her head. But if audiences saw her, it was only because there had been a mistake. These frames weren’t for public consumption. The China girl was there to assist the lab technicians processing the film. Why Foley Artists Use Cabbage and Celery to Create Hollywood’s Distinctive Sounds by Paula Mejia How did celery become a staple of summer blockbusters? On its own, celery sounds like, well, a vegetable. But when recorded well and mixed correctly, the fibrous stalks can sound like an elbow crunching into bone. “Part of the talent is performing it and recording it in a way that’s kind of hidden, with celery not recognizable as celery,” says Sarah Monat-Jacobs, who creates sound effects for Hollywood movies—an undertaking known in the business as Foley. For Foley artists, gourds mimic the sound of cracked skulls, ice cream cones double as hatching dinosaur eggs a là Jurassic Park, and frozen lettuce provides the soundtrack for a pivotal scene in Titanic. The Ghost Subway Station in Paris Where Films Come to Life by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank Meryl Streep as Julia Child, on her way to meet a famous cookbook writer in Julie & Julia; Audrey Tautou as Amélie Poulain, running into her future lover in Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain); Steve Buscemi as a clueless American tourist in Paris, je t’aime—they were all waiting for the same subway train. Porte des Lilas, a decommissioned Metro station in Paris has been dedicated to film, television, and commercial productions for the past several decades. Yet the famed platform, where several films a year are shot, remains something of an industry secret. How Pie-Throwing Became a Comedy Standard by Anne Ewbank, Gastro Obscura Senior Associate Editor For over a century, flinging a pie into someone’s face has been a comedy trope, thanks in part to Hollywood's Keystone Studios. At the height of the pie-throwing phenomenon, the studio had its own bakery dedicated to making the perfect big-screen splat. Directors favored single-crust custard pies (less painful, very messy) topped with a tower whipped cream. The L.A. Alley That’s a Subtle Silent-Film Landmark by Tyler Malone Thanks to film historian John Bengtson, one of Hollywood’s hardest-working locations finally got its due. The seemingly nondescript, T-shaped alley in the heart of Hollywood served as a backdrop for more than a dozen silent films. As a filming location, the alley had a lot working in its favor. Because it runs east-west, it was well-lit all day, and it was fairly quiet, Bengtson says. And in an era when studios were expanding, much of Hollywood was still orchards, open lots, or vacant fields; there weren’t many urban-looking intersections to choose from. For a period, he adds, “it was essentially the only alley in town." Now it is known as Chaplin Keaton Lloyd Alley, for the stars who did some of their best work there. How a Fake British Accent Took Old Hollywood By Storm by Dan Nosowitz If you’ve ever seen a movie made before 1950, you’re familiar with the accent used by actors such as Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and Ingrid Bergman: a sort of high-pitched, indistinctly accented way of speaking that also pops up in recordings of politicians such as Franklin Roosevelt and writers such as Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. Is it British? Is it American? Is it just “rich”? However you classify it, it is among the weirdest ways of speaking in the history of the English language, linguists say. These Strange Rock Formations Have Been a Filmmaking Hotspot for Over a Century by Tyler Malone Located in Central California, just west of the town of Lone Pine, the Alabama Hills are one of Hollywood’s least famous but most filmed stars. Less “hills” and more giant huddled masses of stone, they are identifiable by the surprising smoothness of their rounded contours, which creates a gorgeous contrast with the sharp lines of the Sierra Nevada mountains that form their backdrop. These strange rock formations are versatile actors, having played Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, Mexico, Spain, Iran, Afghanistan, India, and China—not to mention distant planets, alternate dimensions, and fantasy realms. An Explorer's Guide to Hidden Hollywood by Jessica Leigh Hester Hollywood Boulevard is world-famous—for the Oscars and the Walk of Fame, for schlocky souvenir shops and crowded tour buses. But beyond the terrazzo stars and the occasional celebrity sighting, there’s plenty left to discover. Here’s how to make Hollywood’s acquaintance, whether you’re a visitor or a local who keeps a practiced distance from these busy, saturated blocks. Look closer and you'll find a neighborhood full of nature, history, and wonder. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/oscars-2023-behind-the-scenes

[busterkeatonsociety]

Buster Keaton crashes into theatre scenery like a moment out of a Warner Bros cartoon in ‘Steamboat Bill Jr’, 1928 our #BusterBinge ‘must-watch movie’.  Buster drew from his Vaudeville days where his father threw him about the stage. Warner Bros head, Chuck Jones drew (literally) from his experiences watching filming on Chaplin Keaton Lloyd Alley.

busterkeaton.org/busterbinge

[bkthegreatstoneface]

Who were the top 3 silent movie stars? When did they make their movies? If you can answer those two, you need to know the answer to this: WHERE did they make their movies? Help silentlocations.com make history by officially naming Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley!

[dweemeister]

May 1, 2021

By Nita Lelyveld

(Los Angeles Times) -- I dream of the day when the Hollywood the whole world associates with movie magic is brought back to life on the blocks tourists always come to see.

I dream of tourists leaving Hollywood Boulevard not underwhelmed and disappointed but thrilled by the richness of all they’ve learned there about the origins and history of the movies.

In this dream of mine, I see an especially bright future for a small alley just south of the boulevard, which at this moment could hardly be more obscure.

Because I think so many visitors to Hollywood would love to know about this unnamed space — where, in the early, exhilarating, madcap days of moviemaking, three of the greatest Hollywood stars of all time shot parts of three of their greatest films.

Here in this alley, which runs east to west from Cosmo Street to Cahuenga Boulevard, Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp first found an abandoned baby in “The Kid” (1921).

In this alley, Harold Lloyd headed to work through the employees’ back entrance of De Vore Department Store in “Safety Last!” (1923), best known for the iconic scene in which he hangs from the hands of the department store’s clock face high above a busy city street (filmed downtown).

Down this alley, Buster Keaton, chased by a pack of policemen, makes his thrilling escape by grabbing one-handed onto a moving car in “Cops” (1922).

[sohannabarberaesque]

Particularly interesting to share, considering that Joe Barbera was something of a Hollywood buff himself (as if animation wasn’t good enough for him!)

[kevinpshanblog]

Chaplin/Keaton/Lloyd Alley

[feedimo]

Silent witness: the Hollywood alley with the five-star reviews

Historian campaigns to have Los Angeles location renamed Chaplin Keaton Lloyd Alley after the silent movie stars who filmed there

source https://feedimo.com/story/84814485

[silentlondon]

Hollywood history: Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley

Quick question. Can you remember March 2020? Me neither. Far too long ago.

So, a few things have happened since then, but at the beginning of March I reported for the Guardianon film historian John Bengtson’s campaign to have one alley in Hollywood renamed in honour of Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd, who all shot famous scenes there. When I wrote the piece, I hoped to be visiting the alley to see it…

[bkthegreatstoneface]

From the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley to the Uncanny Valley! Keaton as Chaplin, Keaton as Lloyd, Lloyd as Keaton & Chaplin as Keaton.  I won’t be held accountable for any nightmares ;)

[busterkeatonsociety]

#WeNeedYourHelpWednesday

Help us & author of ’Silent Echoes’, John Bengtson, spread the word about the Keaton-Chaplin-Lloyd alley in Hollywood!

Follow the link, http://bit.ly/silentalley

Scroll down the left side of the menu & leave a short review!  The home of movie magic, make sure to mention Keaton, Chaplin & Lloyd in your reviews, but don’t mention John & his book - you can find out more about that here: https://silentlocations.com/about-john-bengtson/