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well, from the looks of things, he turned her into carole lombard.

their 3 minutes

'Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station
Every Friday night
But I am so lazy, don't want to wander
I stay at home at night
But I don't feel afraid
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset
I am in paradise.' - 'the kinks'


photos: stamp/christie

something wicked this way comes

james fox and sarah miles, both under the influence of 'the servant.'

that's a sweater

wearing the sweater is joseph losey, the man who directed three films from Pinter's screenplays, The Servant (1963), Accident (1967) and The Go-Between (1971). all of them are faves of mine, especially 'the servant' which is, possibly, the most satisfying film ever.

what i did not know till tonight was that losey also directed the astonishing movie 'm' starring peter lorre. american born losey did in fact study in germany with bertold brecht.

bon idee!

this is a great vehicle for johnny and vanessa!

the gang's all here

marilyn, gable, montgomery, eli, huston, and miller, making the mess we appreciate called 'the misfits.' this was the last film for both clark gable and monroe.

imagine the stories eli wallach could still tell were he not a gentleman. the sweetheart of an actor is 94!

why go to paris?

the monuments, the eclairs, and the light. also, the chance to see anouk aimee pass you on the street. it happened to me.

one sexy film

mcqueen and dunaway do it beautifully in 'the thomas crown affair.'

happily humbled

andy warhol and alfred hitchcock.

hooray for hurrell

george hurrell transformed people into icons. this is joan crawford.

coloriffic

so long, birdie

Originally titled Let's Go Steady, the story was inspired by the phenomenon of popular singer Elvis Presley and his draft notice into the Army in 1957. The rock star character's name, "Conrad Birdie," is word play on the name of Conway Twitty. Twitty is best remembered today for his long career as a country music star, but before that, in the late 1950s, he was one of Presley's rock 'n' roll rivals.

elvis lives! not so the wholesome slice of life offered by the musical 'bye bye birdie.' we ought to watch it for the telephones alone. ann-margret was amazing, as always, and it is nice to know that janet leigh's career is way more than a footnote to 'psycho.'

tons of fun.


photo: jon stanley austin