Tag: film

February 6, 2013 /

ICON – ELIZABETH TAYLOR

. Icon, practically asleep on set…

February 6, 2013 /

ONLY MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN

Here’s the historical context. That’s David Bowie, during a decade he reports to have forgotten, nabbed in Upstate New York on a coke charge. Talk about aplomb. He looks impossibly elegant under obviously trying circumstances. Contrast that with any mug shot you’ve seen recently of errant celebrities and then just…

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February 6, 2013 /

AN UNLIKELY PAIR – DAVID BOWIE AND ELIZABETH TAYLOR

Terry O’Neill Photography – from a session in 1975: . .

January 17, 2013 /

FILM PIONEERS

Once upon a time I had a friend whose great-granny invested in little Tommy Edison’s electric company… That’s neither here nor there, but, in his time Edison’s became a multifaceted company and he ran an East Coast syndicate that extracted fees from filmmakers – the very thing that made Cecil…

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October 12, 2012 /

A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT ~ For Vickie Lester

A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT ~ For Vickie Lester.

October 7, 2012 /

UNDER PRESSURE – CONTINUED

As you might have gleaned by now, when there’s a story to tell about Hollywood, I’m inclined to change the names and mix it up a bit to protect the innocent. What follows is mostly true, except what’s not. “Okay. No baseball. What you’ve got to do is barge back…

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October 7, 2012 /

UNDER PRESSURE

As you might have gleaned by now, when there’s a story to tell about Hollywood, I’m inclined to change the names and mix it up a bit to protect the innocent. What follows is mostly true, except what’s not. Bill Aagard, a first time film director, met Tessa Moynihan, a…

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September 18, 2012 /

HOLLYWOOD HORSE RACES AT SANTA ANITA PARK

Filming at the track in 1935: The building was designed by Architect Gordon B. Kaufmann (who also designed the Los Angeles Times building) in a fluid Art Deco style – 1936: The entrance and the paddock – 1936: A view of the stands the year it was completed – 1934:…

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August 22, 2012 /

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION

Ever have one of those days? Well, I really can’t complain… Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor in MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, directed by John M. Stahl, based on the book by Lloyd C. Douglas. The 1954 Douglas Sirk version deserves a post of its own…

June 15, 2012 /

YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING