Van Gogh, “The hinge between Impressionism and Expressionism.” Julian Barnes talking about Van Gogh, his times, his letters — give a listen, it’s fascinating stuff: Vincent van Gogh, The Letters (online) London Review of Books Mr. Barnes, in a cultural reference, even makes mention of Vincente Minnelli’s “Lust for Life”…
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When you walk in a dream But you know, you’re not dreaming signore Scuzza me, but you see Back in old Napoli, that’s amore COURTING IN HOLLYWOOD | BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD. This is the part where I blurt something out — isn’t the Mister just adorable? I get to say that,…
I know, sometimes it’s hard to find solace in solitude — but you certainly wouldn’t have found it at Mocambo. Rita Hayworth and her agent Charlie Feldman after her divorce from the Aly Khan. At Ciro’s with Kirk Douglas… Where she said, “Please, boys, no more pictures”. It’s an uneasy…
Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was blacklisted at the time as one of the Hollywood Ten. Kirk Douglas publicly announced that Trumbo was the screenwriter of Spartacus, and President John F. Kennedy crossed picket lines to see the movie, helping to end blacklisting. via Spartacus (film) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The…