Thursday, December 29, 2011

Another old movie: The Pleasure Seekers



The Pleasure Seekers(Movie Clip) The Ones That Fly
Evidently they like Vegas stylings at this Madrid nightspot, Ann-Margret (as American "Fran") in hot pink with the title tune by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, in Jean Negulesco's The Pleasure Seekers, 1964.



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Pleasure Seekers, The -- (Movie Clip) Las Meninas
Newly arrived American Susie (Pamela Tiffin) in Madrid at The Prado, with Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, El Greco's Crucifixion, and playboy Emilio (Tony Franciosa), in Jean Negulesco's The Pleasure Seekers, 1964.

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Saturday, December 03, 2011

1974 Super Beetle: Car & Track

Monday, November 14, 2011

Lady, singing: 14 November 2011



I wish I knew who this lady is, or what the words are. I used to know some Arabic, but this is difficult for me to interpret. [link]

update: Her name is Amal Maher, and she was born in 1985. Evidently she is a pretty big deal currently in Egyptian music.

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Monday, October 31, 2011

Orson Welles on Cavett, etc



Above:"Orson shmoozes about Winston Churchill." Below, this is via a story from Slate discussing this radio interview clip, from 1940, when Welles was on KSAT radio in San Antonio, talking with H.G. Wells.


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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Natalie Wood tv commercial c. 1981

Saturday, October 15, 2011

The Night The Roof Fell In



The Dick Van Dyke Show: "The Night The Roof Fell In" (aka Rashomon Lite)

[via Slate.]

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Saturday, October 08, 2011

"Let Your Learning Be Your Eyes" Les McCann



song: "Let Your Learning Be Your Eyes" by Les McCann, from 1975

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Thursday, October 06, 2011

Whale in field, via Yahoo

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Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Daffy the commando, etc

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Sharing the Secret Sharer



Apparently somebody decided to narrate Conrad's novella on Youtube, in a William Shatnery sort of way. You can read along while listening, if you've got an hour and 42 minutes. But don't do it at work! They'll catch you, and punish you, by making you read it out of a book. To your co-workers. Whether they want to hear it or not. While they're doing your work. Conrad comes to your cubicle? Not good. I would say doubleplusungood, but Conrad's ghost would start moaning, and we don't want that.

Brings new meaning to "I'll wait for the video." Watch it, listen to it, or read it? Why choose?

(Incidentally, I found this at YT while trying to find a snippet of a famous scene in Chinatown, the one where Huston talks to Nicholson about wanting to buy the future. I fail to see how this is connected, but what do I know.)

But to follow this theme, I might as well share this on Dead Horse.


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