Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Primary colors
The Centro Infantil Municipal in El Chaparral, Granda, Spain
Designed by Alejandro Muñoz Miranda
A spectacular, inspired space
so perfect for its purpose, a public kindergarten!
Labels:
Design,
Miscellany
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Night of the Hunter
Night of the Hunter, 1955
The first and only film directed by Charles Laughton
Described as a 'gothic fairy tale', there's no shortage of eerie moments.
Stanley Cortez as cinematographer delivers haunting imagery in shadows
and magical lighting.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Fun with Cary
Sylvia Scarlett, 1936
Holiday, 1938
Bringing up Baby, 1938
The Philadelphia Story, 1940
Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant had great onscreen chemistry.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Indelible endings
Out of the Past
Blue Velvet
The Shining
The Graduate
The Searchers
Goodfellas
Not necessarily happy, these final images leave a lasting impression.
Friday, January 25, 2013
A bicycle built for too-too
Green-minded, yes. Sumptuous design, no doubt. After tooling around and dining al fresco,
I'd proudly display this bike indoors as a fine sculpture.
The Moynat Bicycle and Trunk ($32,000!)
Labels:
Design,
Food,
Miscellany
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Some day, and that day may never come...
Filming in New York City
Francis Ford Coppola and Marlon Brando
discuss the scene in which a hit is made on Don Corleone
Marlon Brando was 48 at the time of filming,
requiring elaborate age makeup.
Yes, the horse head was real.
James Caan (Sonny) was rigged with 127 squibs
Look how they massacred my boy!
Behind the scenes of The Godfather, 1972.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Many are called
Subway portraits by Walker Evans
Evans used a hidden camera, snapping passengers as they made their commute.
Yale University Press published a book of these images, Many Are Called.
Labels:
artist,
Photography
Sunday, January 20, 2013
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