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surrealism: No Gravity by Svetoslav Stoyanov, 2012. Oil on...

Tue, 29 May 2012 18:45:07 +0100

surrealism:

No Gravity by Svetoslav Stoyanov, 2012. Oil on canvas, 40x50cm.

textsfromhillaryclinton: Original image by Kevin Lamarque for...

Sun, 27 May 2012 23:27:32 +0100

textsfromhillaryclinton:

Original image by Kevin Lamarque for Reuters.

nevertoooldtolovemuppets: Elton John performing ‘Crocodile...

Sun, 27 May 2012 21:26:29 +0100

nevertoooldtolovemuppets:

Elton John performing ‘Crocodile Rock’ on The Muppet Show.

fuckyeahbuffy: Alyson Hannigan and her stunt doubles on set.

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:14:28 +0100

fuckyeahbuffy:

Alyson Hannigan and her stunt doubles on set.

fuckyeahbuffy: Sarah Michelle Gellar and stunt double.

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:13:58 +0100

fuckyeahbuffy:

Sarah Michelle Gellar and stunt double.

spureboilinman

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:43:05 +0100

Half two in the morning and it’s 24 degrees in this room. Heat not doing my neuropathy any favours, stinging hands and feet. Ugh!

oldhollywood: Greta Garbo and Conrad Nagel in The Mysterious...

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:39:23 +0100

oldhollywood:

Greta Garbo and Conrad Nagel in The Mysterious Lady (1928, dir. Fred Niblo) (via)

Garbo and he, sitting in a tree…

Memories of Donna’s Disco Nights

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:32:43 +0100

Memories of Donna’s Disco Nights

"GOD HAD to create disco music so I could be born and be successful.” — Donna Summer"

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:30:28 +0100

““GOD HAD to create disco music so I could be born and be successful.” — Donna Summer”

Alan and Terry

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:19:46 +0100

Me with Scottish showbiz legends #4Terry Neason twitter.com/Alancumming/st…
— Alan Cumming (@Alancumming) May 21, 2012

Film reviews

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:49:47 +0100

Titantic 3D 8/10
Was the first film I’d watched in the nu-school 3d format. Was surprised by how little it added to the film in terms of spectacle. Another surprise was that I seemed to enjoy the story more second time around. The ‘modern’ bits were just plain weird juxtaposed against the body of the film. Anyway, favourite scene was of course Kate Winslet axe in hand up to her oxters in water.

Avengers Assemble 3D 6/10
It probably shows how out of touch I am that I had no idea until the end credits that the film was by Joss Whedon. I have no idea about all the back story of the other characters only know Iron Man from the other films. So as a newbie was a but lost by all the references, huh, eh, got in the way of me following the plot. Ok I will admit to laughing at the Shakepeare in the park line,but only because I was thinking in the previous scene what’s with all the faux Shakespeare family saga shit Thor/Loki. The longer the film went on the more I realised I didn’t give a shit about what happened to any of the characters. So little rounding of characters. Yawning at all the CGI made worse by sitting behind folk in those daft dbox seats that move around. Yep, disappointed. Rapidly coming to think that Joss Whedon is the Orson Welles of his generation…did all his best work early on and each subsequent project gets more self-indulgent but leaves the audience behind. Oh well.

Beauty and the Beast 3D 7/10
And I think 4 of those marks are entirely for a small but perfectly formed role for Angela Lansbury as a singing teapot, Hell yeah! Brownie points for the heroine shunning the would be handsome wooer and loving books. As a Disney fan could see more clearly some of the back references to films like Sleeping Beauty. A simple story, simply told, and you care about what happens to the characters, take note Joss. Also a big oomph is for the fandabidozi songs the production number Be our guest would put Busby Berkley to shame. Joyous stuff.

Cate Blanchett to star in film of 1950s lesbian novel - PinkPaper.com

Sun, 20 May 2012 01:08:38 +0100

Cate Blanchett to star in film of 1950s lesbian novel - PinkPaper.com:

Ooh, should be good, I trust Cate. Carol is a delicious wee novella, you can read it in a day. Nothing explicit but so full of *longing*.

Donna Summer RIP

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:48:00 +0100

One of my earliest musical inspirations, RIP Donna Summer #BadGirlsForEver
— kylie minogue (@kylieminogue) May 17, 2012

Damn it, another chunk of my youth gone, I’m a similar vintage to Kylie, it’s hard to convey now just how songs like “I feel love” changed the music scene and made such an impression at the time.

DISCO rules!

RIP Donna Summer ow.ly/aYIGz Find 8min16s of today to enjoy the track that changed dance music forever.
— The List (@thelistmagazine) May 17, 2012

oldhollywood: Assorted Jets rehearse on the set of West Side...

Sun, 13 May 2012 23:26:05 +0100

oldhollywood:

Assorted Jets rehearse on the set of West Side Story (1961, dir. Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins) Photo by Gjon Mili for LIFE.

millenniumfalcor: Muppet reenactments of classic fairytales

Sun, 13 May 2012 23:25:55 +0100

millenniumfalcor:

Muppet reenactments of classic fairytales

venndiagrams: (via Instagram)

Sun, 13 May 2012 23:25:38 +0100

venndiagrams:

(via Instagram)

2014lovessocial: Glasgow’s Miles Better. Fair fa’ your honest,...

Tue, 01 May 2012 22:13:07 +0100

2014lovessocial:

Glasgow’s Miles Better.

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face

Mr. Happy is much missed. He’d be perfect for the Glasgow 2014 “friendly games”.

oldhollywood: Catherine Deneuve in Vice and Virtue (1963, dir....

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:03:22 +0100

oldhollywood:

Catherine Deneuve in Vice and Virtue (1963, dir. Roger Vadim)

Third weekend in a row...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:47:21 +0100

…I’ve been planning to do one thing and end up doing something completely different. Things just keep cropping up when you least expect it. Hey can we have some more hours in the day please, can’t do everything I want to do.

Are Homophobic People Really Gay and Not Accepting It?

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:46:45 +0100

Are Homophobic People Really Gay and Not Accepting It?:

Well you do sometimes wonder if a few folk doth protest too much. Et tu, Brute?