I’m halfway through “It’s in His Kiss”
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It’s this luscious gem of a book my friend wrote… Oh, dear! We can do better than that. Re-light! Roll ’em! Okay, I’d never make it in the camera department because clearly I didn’t rack focus properly. But I know a GREAT book when I see one — and I see one. how to stay sane in a crazy world | by sophia stuart.
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As per the traditions of Hollywood, and my habit of turning conversations my way here’s the preface: Oh! Talk about me? Of course! Spoiled and sheltered, and can go Sicilian in an instant. On the other hand. There are people who restore, regenerate, thrive in self-invention, and don’t have a molecule of spite in them. They go through life sharing and communicating and extending the love. What am I talking about? Why, this book: how to stay sane in a crazy […]
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I remember seeing an item in the Hollywood Reporter a little while ago about the lack of skilled and seasoned producers in the industry. One of the anonymous sources cited a corporate culture at fault for eviscerating art and concentrating on profit. He/she bemoaned the emphasis on product, as if that were a new turn in the filmmaking game… Look for Louis B. Mayer and listen to what he has to say: – Jean Harlow with husband Paul Bern sign […]
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Okay my darlings, I too am sitting at a device that conveys words into world, drinking a cup of coffee… But I would say the element I lack in my yoga pants and husband’s T-shirt is glamour (and a Marcel Wave).
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I love these stills – here we have director Edmund Goulding by camera, the cinematographer was William H. Daniels.
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Greta and John waiting on set in a pair of director’s chairs. See the satin coverlet to protect Miss Garbo’s delicate gown from set dust? Have you ever seen a movie scene in which someone is barefoot? If you catch a glimpse the soles of their feet are usually black. Movie sets are grimy.
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