INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS 1978
Donald Sutherland Brooke Adams
Leonard Nimoy Jeff Goldblum
Art Hindle Veronica Cartwright
Lelia Goldoni Kevin McCarthy
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Directed by Otto Preminger, Laura (1944) is widely regarded as a classic of film noir, a style of dark, atmospheric Hollywood cinema often associated with crime and moral ambiguity that flourished in the 1940s and 1950s.
The story follows detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) as he investigates the apparent murder of advertising executive Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney). As he interviews those who knew her, he becomes increasingly fascinated by her, leading to one of cinema’s most memorable twists.
In memoriam of Louise Lasser's passing yesterday, here's one of my favorite scenes with her from Woody Allen's Bananas, 1971 when progressive Western/American, well-fed class, thirdworldist wacktivism with its penchant for pseudo-intellectualism & moral exhibitionism was already evolved enough to satirize it.
“La Tunique Rose” by Tamara de Lempicka, 1927. The painting of model and muse Rafaela Fano sold at auction for $13.3 million in 2019. Also, hairstyle approved.
In late 1960s, Dolly was transitioning from a young songwriter with a mountain voice into a national country star.
Around this time, she became known to wider audiences through The Porter Wagoner Show, where her humor, songwriting, and unmistakable vocals quickly stood out.
Dolly’s signature look was never accidental. She once explained that her style was inspired partly by the “town tramp” she admired as a child, someone Dolly thought looked beautiful because of the bright clothes, makeup, and confidence.
Dolly Parton wrote “I Will Always Love You” in 1973 as a farewell to Porter Wagoner when she decided to leave his show and pursue her solo career full-time.
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When buildings had faces.
These female faces are known as mascarons — carved faces used as architectural decoration on façades.
In Art Nouveau buildings, they were often surrounded by flowing hair, flowers, leaves and organic curves. They were not always portraits, but symbols of nature, beauty and the decorative spirit of the period.
Would you bring this kind of detail back to modern buildings?