More stuff of dubious taste which nevertheless made me howl:
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Classic Beauty: Norma Talmadge
Back to the silent movies we go, with actress (and later producer) Norma Talmadge:
You know, my problem with all the stars of this era is that the pics were so stylized that very little of the actresses’ character shone through (which is why so many of them look so alike). Here, for example, is a much later pic of Norma, taken when she was (I think) in her late fifties, and the difference is astonishing:
Gorgeous.
The Business Of Nostalgia – Part 2
Last week we looked at Brabus Classic doing their Germanic number on restoring old Mercedes cars. This week, we turn our gaze upon a guy (who looks suspiciously like a Teutonic version of Don Draper from Mad Men), and his company called Early 911S, which specializes in restoring Porches of the air-cooled Boxer-engine era to their ummm earlier magnificence. Help yourself to an hour or so of watching the pros go about their business.
As I said last week, I can’t fit into any sports car, let alone the dinkies of that era, but I have to say that one of those cherry 356 numbers would look extremely good in my post-Powerball garage…
Yeah, they do the 356 (which I think is beautiful) as well as the 911 (which isn’t).
And then, of course, there’s RUF.
Today’s Earworm
Just far, far away today.
We Will Remember Them
Business Decision
I love to read bullshit like this:
John Wick 4 trailer sets up battle between Keanu Reeves and Bill Skarsgard: ‘Only one can survive’
Uh huh. Like any movie studio is going to kill off the hero of a very successful “franchise”. I can just visualize the management’s response to some young dimwit suggesting that action:
Let’s face it: when it comes to art, business always wins. Always.
Afterthought: I watched the first Wick movie, hated it with a passion (actually never made it to the end) so I’ve never watched any of the sequels. The above post has more to do with the marketing thereof than anything related to the movie itself.