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…
Tag: Valentine’s Day
I’m very interested in the derivation of ideas and that takes me on some winding paths on which I invite you to join… I was scrounging around for images like these for… ah, tomorrow… you know, Valentine’s Day: When I stumbled across this on IMDb – Movies, TV and Celebrities:…
I was running around town with my sweetheart and I snapped these photos with my ancient, but mighty, iPhone. This is a neighborhood at the southern edge of Korea Town, south of Wilshire Blvd. When I was a little girl I used to have dreams about Los Angeles. It was…
I had a couple of emails asking for my cream puff recipe… This is the incomparable pastry chef, Paula Peck: This is her granddaughter’s site: Megan Peck Cooks | Recreating the Works of Grandmother Paula Peck– Megan is an accomplished cook in her own right and I have to say,…
“My Favorite Year” was loosely based on Mr. Brooks early experiences working on Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows” and it was the first film Richard Benjamin directed — I got sidetracked. We were talking about enduring love. Anne and Mel met in 1961 and were married in 1964. “From…