Category Archives: Performers

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Chantal Goya and Jean-Pierre Léaud in Jean-Luc Godard’s MASCULIN FÉMININ (1966) Click on the image to enlarge. Related Check out the trailer here. Read Pauline Kael’s review of the movie here.

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Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Barbet Schroeder and Claudine Soubrier in Eric Rohmer’s LA BOULANGÈRE DE MONCEAU (1963) Click on the image to enlarge.

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Juxtaposin’: Titles

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Dance Number Du Jour

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I think it’s safe to say that a sizable majority of the people who post here are big fans of Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea in Amarillo, Texas). Has there ever been another performer so poised yet … Continue reading →

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“Carlos the Jackal”

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In “Carlos the Jackal” Olivier Assayas trains his restless intelligence on the subject of international leftism. In its complete form the work is over five hours long, and though it’s split into three feature-length episodes, it retains a … Continue reading →

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The Genius of Sheffield: Cabaret Voltaire’s Richard H. Kirk

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: It’s interesting how some artists can be enormously influential yet elude public notice, while other lesser types take the spotlight with borrowed ideas. Richard H. Kirk ranks high on that list, but that’s probably just where … Continue reading →

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Keef on a Work Break

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Rolling Stones, 1972 Click on the image to enlarge.

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The Wisdom of Johnny Ramone

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The Ramones were the first band I really loved. Which is a little weird, as when I was an adolescent in the late ’80s the group was not a significant presence in pop culture. I think my friend and … Continue reading →

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Brünnhilde Du Jour: An Interview with Christine Goerke

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Few opera singers nowadays are making quite as many waves as American soprano Christine Goerke. Music critics are outdoing themselves with superlatives to describe her: “powerful and assertive” (Washington Post), “a beacon of brilliance” (New York, “The … Continue reading →

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Aria Du Jour

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: This glorious clip comes from a rare, never-aired 1974 Metropolitan Opera telecast of Jacques Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann. The late and great Joan Sutherland makes an absolute meal of this infamously difficult aria(“Les oiseaux dans la charmille”). She … Continue reading →

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