With a collection and a show dedicated to the memory of his friend and mentor Judy Blame,
Gareth Pugh speaks to the cyclical nature of art, fashion and politics,
whilst placing his faith in the cycle of renewal.
Showing posts with label LONDON. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LONDON. Show all posts
9/21/18
12/24/17
12/22/17
LEIGH BOWERY- "HOW BITTER CAN ONE WOMAN BE?" RACHEL AUBURN- "WELL, YOU SHOULD KNOW"
LEIGH BOWERY, TROJAN, RACHEL AUBURN & MICHAEL CLARK
GET READY FOR CLUBBING- CIRCA 1986
filmed by Charlie Atlas for Hail the New Puritan
Punk's dead Michael!
8/9/17
HANGOVER SQUARE
Hangover Square
1945
film noir directed by John Brahm,
based on the novel Hangover Square (1941) by Patrick Hamilton.
The screenplay was written by Barré Lyndon who made a number of changes to the novel, including the change of George Harvey Bone into a classical composer-pianist and filming the story as an early 20th-century period piece.
The movie was released in New York City on February 7, 1945,
two months after its star, Laird Cregar, suffered a fatal heart attack.
Laird Cregar, a fan of the original novel, encouraged 20th Century Fox to buy the film rights. Fox relented, but wanted to recreate the success they had enjoyed with The Lodger the previous year and made several changes to the story, including the main character's personality and the setting. Cregar, George Sanders and John Brahm, who had all worked together in The Lodger, were announced as working on the film.
Cregar, who had ambitions of being a leading man and was worried that he would always be cast as a villain, refused the role and was put on suspension. Glenn Langan was announced as his replacement.
However, Cregar realized he could use his romantic scenes with Linda Darnell and Faye Marlowe to his advantage in order to change his public image into a more romantic one. He thus accepted the role, but began a radical crash diet to give his character more physical appeal.
The film had to be shot entirely in sequence so as to be consistent with Cregar's real life weight loss.
This frustrated director John Brahm, who frequently clashed with Cregar over how the film should be handled. Cregar, a real-life musician, was eager to perform the musical pieces on his own; however, Brahm insisted that Cregar mime. Cregar used amphetamines to aid his rapid weight loss which led to erratic behavior on his part. Brahm lost patience with Cregar and forced the entire cast and crew to sign a document stating they were on Brahm's side and not Cregar's in order to humiliate him into submission.
When the filming had ended, Cregar told Brahm: "Well, I think we've worked together long enough to know we never want to work together again."
George Sanders also brought complications. Having been put on suspension the previous year for refusing to perform in The Undying Monster, George accepted the role of Dr. Allan Middleton. However, he was unhappy with his script, particularly the final line in the film, which required him to justify the death of George Harvey Bone by saying, "He's better off this way." When shooting the scene, which was very expensive to film, George repeatedly refused to say the line. He later got into an altercation with the film's producer, Robert Bassler, which ended in George punching Bassler. The line was later changed to, "It's better this way."
American composer Stephen Sondheim has cited Herrmann's score for Hangover Square as a major influence on his musical Sweeney Todd
4/21/17
12/28/16
11/4/16
BBC ONE CALLS OUT "BREXIT" WITH GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
"You might have seen the demand by Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell that BBC One should play God Save the Queen at the end of the day's programming to mark our departure from the EU. Well, we're not BBC One and it's not quite the end of the day, but we're happy to oblige."
5/13/15
2/22/15
9/2/14
2/21/14
THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW~ FEB 14TH~ 2014
i don't usually like talk shows, but this episode of graham norton with guests~
matt damon, bill murray, hugh bonnevile & paloma faith was sooooo funny.
what classic comedy rapport.
take note american talk shows. this is how you entertain with natural spontaneous wit.
9/20/12
PINKIETESSA~ T IS FOR TIFFANY
Another adorable installment of ~ PINKIETESSA'S A~Z OF LONDON (PAZL) has a right good look at the Jeweler, Tiffany & Co. The company was founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany in New York in the year of Our Lord 1837. The London flagship shop didn't find it's way to Old Bond Street until 1987
. It's the place for diamonds.......I do believe!
repost~ courtesy~ pinkietessa~ london/antebellum correspondent
~BEAUTIFUL ADVERTISEMENT~
This short but concise tale of love shows the sense of always using an apron (preferably A Pinkietessa™ Apron) and what the consequences might be if you don't. She won't give you three guesses because only one will do! You should know that by now.
It Stars The Pink One~ PINKIETESSA~ , features Johnny Vercoutre of~ Time for Tea, with Special Guest appearances by Robert Pereno of ~The Promoter, and Mark Powell of ~Mark Powell Bespoke, both these establishments are located in Soho, London.
repost courtesy~ pinkietessa~ london/antebellum correspondent
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