f for orson

Posted on January 24, 2010 | Leave a comment

Jeanne Moreau and Orson Welles in The Sailor from Gibraltar. Tony Richardson. 1967.

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dirk bogarde fan club

Posted on January 23, 2010 | 1 comment

Films and Filming. 1963.

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what is stereophonic sound?

Posted on January 22, 2010 | 1 comment

Any questions? RCA’s stereo advertisement. 1960.

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casino royale

Posted on January 21, 2010 | 2 comments

Barbara Bouchet as Moneypenny.

Barbara Bouchet and Terence Cooper, Casino’s third 007, effect an escape through a shattering barrage of Guard Girl fire.

With David Niven as Sir James Bond.

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dig the critics

Posted on January 20, 2010 | 2 comments

Sight and Sound. Autumn 1970.

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the stickers on records

Posted on January 19, 2010 | 2 comments

I can’t come up with anything better to call this one, but here’s a new feature on the stickers that were stuck on records. It’s pretty ephemeral and perhaps worth exploring I guess.

First up is the sticker that was stuck on first pressings of Thriller. 1982.

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museum piece

Posted on January 18, 2010 | Leave a comment

Piece: Undated Thomas H. Ince Cigarette Card.

Where: Smithsonian Museum of American History.

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demy directs

Posted on January 17, 2010 | 2 comments

Jacques Demy directs Anouk Aimee on location in California for The Model Shop. 1969.

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cute couple alert

Posted on January 16, 2010 | Leave a comment

Dre and Snoop. 1993.

(It occurred to me the other day that Dr. Dre’s career now spans four decades.)

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advertising

Posted on January 15, 2010 | Leave a comment

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