modesty blaise

Dirk Bogarde.

what’s wrong with being sexy?

Iron Maiden.

festival time!

Bette Davis at San Sebastián Film Festival. 1989.

the stickers on records

Pipes of Peace. Paul McCartney. 1983.

None of those songs are McCartney classics.

advertising

1927.

catching up with the chaplins

Chas takes a break while filming Sunnyside. 1919.

record labels

Rock Hard. Beastie Boys. 1985.

She’s on It. 1985.

Licensed to Ill. 1986.

demille meets the clergy

The King of Kings. Cecil B. DeMille. 1927.

I unexpectedly acquired nine 1927/8 issues of a magazine called The Motion Picture that seems to be the official publication of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America.There’s some pretty cool stuff in them (see above) that will be included here in the future. Please enjoy.

casino royale

“Ursula Andress and Peter Sellers in Casino Royale. Resoundingly announced in advance as The James Bond joke to end them all.”

Sight and Sound. Winter 1966/7.

double feature

The Million Dollar Duck. Vincent McEveety. 1971.

The Living Desert. James Algar. 1953.