. . . in The Wicked Lady, 1945.
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
AN E. J. BELLOCQ FOR TODAY
Beautiful, haunted . . .
A COURTNEY ALLEN FOR TODAY
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AN LP COVER FOR TODAY
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A MOVIE MAGAZINE COVER FOR TODAY
Terrifying cover art by the great Basil Gogos, 1962.
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[Via Golden Age Comic Book Stories, ever edifying.]
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
This movie is a getting a lot of buzz.
WHAT I’M SPINNING NOW
Cajun Swamp Music Live is one of the best of all albums of Cajun-Zydeco music, by the great Clifton Chenier, recorded at a jazz festival in Switzerland in 1975. As far as I know it has never been released in its entirety on CD — Arhoolie offers a slightly abridged version of the concert — but fortunately my vinyl copy is in excellent shape.
Over thirty years ago, when I was writing the screenplay that got me to Hollywood, a story set in Cajun country, Cajun music was still obscure regional stuff. I played this album over and over again, in sheer amazement, as I tapped out my tale on the keys of a small portable typewriter.
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A PAPERBACK COVER ILLUSTRATION FOR TODAY
The Boss’s Couch, Paul Rader, 1968.
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AN E. J. BELLOCQ FOR TODAY
A prostitute in Storyville, New Orleans, playing with her dog.
HOW TO DANCE
. . . the 19th-Century way!
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AN LP COVER FOR TODAY
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A MOVIE POSTER FOR TODAY
Gasp!
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WHAT I’M SPINNING NOW
It’s that million-dollar bash . . .
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MORNING DRINKING
When Ernest Hemingway was feeling abstemious he would give up morning drinking. I’m tempted to take up morning drinking just to experience the virtuous thrill of giving it up.
A PIN-UP GIRL FOR TODAY
Hi, Neighbor!, by Rolf Armstrong, circa 1944.
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