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A holiday kiss from grandmother to mother to daughter to you – our recipe for Pavlova…

December 12, 2018 by Vickie Lester

Or as we gals call it — Schaum Torte. That’s my mom. She made a show stopping dessert and here’s the recipe: First of all preheat your oven to 275 degrees, then cut up a large brown paper bag and line a baking sheet. Now separate 6 six eggs. (Put the yolks aside to make a lemon custard, or, if you’re not inclined toss them away.) Beat the six egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Very, very gradually add […]

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The most erotic kiss in film history – Notorious

August 29, 2015 by Vickie Lester

The great erotic moment in “Vertigo” is the one where the man kisses the woman of his fantasy, while the room whirls around him. There is a parallel scene in “Notorious,” and it was famous at the time as “the longest kiss in the history of the movies.” It was not, however, a single kiss, as Tim Dirks points out in his essay on the film (www.filmsite.org/noto.html). The production code forbade a kiss lasting longer than three seconds, and so […]

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I SENSE TENSION ON THE SET – VICTOR FLEMING TAKES OVER FROM GEORGE CUKOR – GONE WITH THE WIND

August 24, 2015 by Vickie Lester

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PREPARING TO KISS IN FRONT OF CAMERA – AREN’T WE COMFY? – GONE WITH THE WIND

August 24, 2015 by Vickie Lester

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Gillian Anderson and The House of Mirth (2000) – by George Kaplan

January 11, 2014 by Vickie Lester

A few days ago in my rrrambling post on David Lean’s Great Expectations I made passing mention of Gillian Anderson’s performance as Lady Dedlock in the BBC version of Bleak House (expanded upon in my previous post, read it, if nothing else it will act as a soporific!), in the comments below the estimable Perfumed Dandy – whose weblog you really must frequent, if you don’t already Our Very Special Agent… Cuir de Lancome The Perfumed Dandy’s Scented Letter | […]

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