Category Archives: cinema

a book by its cover

Posted on October 28, 2009 | Leave a comment

Sternberg Sarris

1966. Issued in conjunction with the November 1965 – January 1966 MoMA film series “The Films of Josef von Sternberg”

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ford’s funeral

Posted on October 27, 2009 | 5 comments

Ford's funeral

John Ford’s grandson hands the Midway flag to Mrs. Ford. (Don’t miss Duke Wayne on the right.) 1973.

Wayne

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gish on location

Posted on October 25, 2009 | Leave a comment

The Wind

Lillian Gish in the Mojave Desert during filming of Victor Sjöström’s The Wind. 1928.

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f for fields

Posted on October 23, 2009 | Leave a comment

Fields, Brooks

Fields and Louise Brooks in It’s the Old Army Game. Eddie Sutherland. 1926.

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it happened one night

Posted on October 22, 2009 | 1 comment

It Happened One Night

Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night. Capra. 1934.

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franju directs

Posted on October 21, 2009 | 1 comment

Les yeux sans visage

Georges Franju directs Édith Scob in Eyes Without a Face. 1960.

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sketches for eve

Posted on October 20, 2009 | Leave a comment

Eve

A page of Richard MacDonald‘s sketches for Eve.

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dig the critics

Posted on October 19, 2009 | 2 comments

Kiss Me, Stupid

Kiss Me Stupid

Sight and Sound. Spring 1965.

Wilder and Kim Novak

Wilder and Felicia Farr

Kiss Me, Stupid. Wilder. 1964.

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viva maria!

Posted on October 16, 2009 | Leave a comment

Viva Maria!

Bardot

Moreau

Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau in Viva Maria! Louis Malle. 1965.

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advertising

Posted on October 15, 2009 | 5 comments

Bette Davis

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