Category Archives: Performers

Dance Du Jour

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Sexy sequence from “On An Island With You” (1948), with Cyd Charisse and Ricardo Montalbán. If you only know Montalbán from Fantasy Island, Star Trek, and “Corinthian Leather”, this may surprise you. He’s a terrific partner as … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Cyd Charisse, Dance, dancing, On An Island With You, Ricardo Montalban | 3 Comments

The Camera Loves …

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: …Dutch actress Lotte Verbeek, best known for indie film Nothing Personal, and as Giulia “La Bella” Farnese in Showtime’s The Borgias.

Posted in Movies, Performers, Television, Women men and fashion | Tagged lotte verbeek, nothing personal, the borgias, the camera loves | 2 Comments

Divas

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Bessie Smith appeared in only this one movie; it has an all-black cast and runs 16 minutes. Whatever one might say about the limitations of the story line, derived from the W.C. Handy song by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged Bessie Smith, blues, Dudley Murphy, Film, movies, Pauline Kael, St. Louis Blues, W.C. Handy | Leave a comment

“Don’t You (Forget About Me)” Five Ways

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Those of us who grew up in the 1980s probably have fond memories of this song, and the movie it came from: John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club. The original 1985 recording, by Scottish New-Wave band Simple Minds, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged 1980s, billy idol, breakfast club, Bryan Ferry, five ways, John Hughes, Keith Forsey, molly ringwald, movies, royal philharmonic orchestra, simple minds, Steve Schiff, The Breakfast Club, victoria justice, wtf | 9 Comments

NOT The Beatles

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The Knickerbockers’ Lies doesn’t sound all too much like the Beatles to my current day ears, but when it came out in 1965 it had most people fooled.

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Beatles, Knickerbockers, Lies | 1 Comment

Juxtaposin’: Stair Singing

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged Artists and Models, Film, Frank Tashlin, Haut bas fragile, Jacques Rivette, Jerry Lewis, Juxtaposin', Marianne Denicourt, movies, Musicals, Nathalie Richard, Shirley MacLaine | Leave a comment

Different From You and Me

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Are the rich different from you and me. Maybe. Are magicians? You bet. Ricky Jay’s movie, Deceptive Practices is on Netflix Streaming. He seemed a little dorky as a young performer. Seemed wild and hip in the seventies. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Deceptive Practices, magic, Ricky Jay | 1 Comment

Tough Lady Songs

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Fontella Bass, Loretta Lynn, Pam Grier | 4 Comments

Notes on “Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me”

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me” is ostensibly a documentary about ’70s cult band Big Star, and it’s good at being that, but its stealth subjects are the state of rock ‘n’ roll in the ’70s … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged Alex Chilton, Big Star, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, documentaries, Drew DeNicola, Film, Memphis, movies, Olivia Mori, rock music | 2 Comments

Fagen o’ th’ Day

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: From Donald Fagen’s Eminent Hipsters, his crankypants but still quite witty semi-memoir. On film nowadays: The movies are so bad now that I usually pass out just after catching the first glimpse of the flesh-eating death-mist (or whatever), … Continue reading →