the lost art

this kind of color seduced our eyes while the story seduced our minds.

photo: hitchcock muse tippi hedren

all about edie

In early 1965, Edie, who had just dropped out of art school, met pop artist Warhol at a party. "His x-ray spex saw through to her core and recognized there was a quark of great charm and spin," writes Dalton. "As a collector of damaged and luminous souls, he wanted to capture this rare creature on film."

deeply impressionable

everyone i know who read 'edie' fell in love with the genuine kooky individual of the title. she was truly the stuff of legend. books, films, and tons of photos have infiltrated the hearts of many who can't get enough of her. among other underground films, she starred in 'ciao! manhattan' which was an absolute train wreck, though more shocking as it slowly unfolded before the viewers eyes. edie sedgewick's is a very strong story that proves 'intervention' can fail. perhaps she just never received the proper kind.

I went to a party once and there was a palm reader there. When she looked at my hand she just — she froze. And I said to her, ‘I know. My life line is broken. I know I won’t live past 30.’
Edie Sedgwick (1943—1971)

robert ryan

after seeing this great actor play such awful characters it is a treat to see him like this.

de niro and dad

robert de niro is a jr.! his father, robert sr. was a painter.

the kid grows up and becomes....

LIZA! little liza minelli visited her dad on film sets after school. she performed on mom judy garland's t.v. show. silver spoon notwithstanding, liza always gives it all she's got and among what she's got is chutzpah for miles...

huppert on hulu

isabelle huppert is one of the best actresses! this month you can watch her be one heck of a miserably jealous human being in the realistic/charming french film, 'Les soeurs fâchées' (2004). her co-star is pure delight.

Directed by Alexandra Leclère. With Isabelle Huppert and Catherine Frot.

#1 fan

tom sutpen is the number one julie christie fan. his blog is a treasury of culture. here you go:

If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats

buds

in 'the man who fell to earth' candy clark had the honor of delivering this line to bowie:
'you're too thin!'

photo: elizabeth taylor and david bowie. you just know he didn't mind when she asked if she could eat his serving.

from 'la strada' series

another day, another town, and gelsomina performs for the children with bells on her shoes.

watercolor (black and white version) by pal shazar

eye contact

director federico fellini won my heart with his films 'la strada' and 'nights of cabiria.' no doubt he hopes for the same with the mule.

baby steps

Edward G. Robinson as Pavel Fyodorovich Smerdyakov in a 1927 production of The Brothers Karamazov.

look a eddie! long before his terrific role 'double indemnity' secured his place in the heats of film noir fans, he must have done some theatre work as this amazing photo is not from a film. i once read that marilyn monroe wished to be in the movie of 'the brothers karamazov.' in 1958 it was filmed. claire bloom played the role that marilyn may have wished for. edward made two films before doing this play and over 100 after. when i was a child there was no actor who frightened me as much as this man. i came to love him.