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In the 1971 film Klute, life has call girl Bree Daniels (Jane Fonda) spiraling hard, so she jumps out of a moving car and runs to the after hours club, as one does. The place is popping, the Ann Roth costumes are perfect and as “Bree’s Abandon (Take It Higher)” blasts through the club, our heroine’s mood is dark. She makes out, falls down, hugs Candy Darling, finds her old pimp Frank (Roy Schneider!) and just lets her chaos flow. Bree’s shag haircut is one of the most important haircuts of the twentieth century and as it gets sweatier, shaggier and more incredible as the scene progresses, we witness Jane snatch that first Oscar win DOWN!
Dec 22, 2022
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cannot get this one off me! Gena Rowlands falling apart and having perfect voluminous hair throughout, gallons of J&B scotch. this freako apartment?? amazing.
Sep 16, 2024
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A 1970s movie starring George Segal as a down-and-out junkie always looking to score and Karen Black as the carefree girlfriend who gets sucked into his world. I found this movie on the Criterion Channel’s “Times Square” collection.
Jul 3, 2024
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A very meta film by Billy Wilder. Gloria Swanson plays Norma Desmond, a silent film star of a bygone era who has been pushed out of stardom with the rise of movies with sound.
William Holden plays Joe Gillis, a struggling screenwriter/playboy who finds himself in peculiar circumstances after his car blows a tire in the midst of being chased by some intimidating repo men and rolls right into Norma Desmond’s driveway.
Gloria Swanson is serving the kentiest of kent in her iconic role as Norma Desmond and it leaves ”not a crumb” to be swept up or whatever the kids are saying nowadays.
Gloria was a silent film actress for real reals, starring in the films of Cecil B. Demille (he is also in the movie). Like the movie, her real life silent film career was also put on pause when sound came to major motion pictures. Sunset Boulevard was considered her comeback, post silent-film era.
The film seamlessly blurred the lines between reality and fiction, and audiences perceived the film to be an actual representation of Gloria Swanson’s life. Though, in real life, Gloria Swanson was an inventress and fashion designer (article with more about this linked above) and had a thriving life post-silent film era.
The film is shot gorgeously in crisp black and white, keeps you hooked with strange and unexpected moments, sublime acting, directing, and dialogue. The film consistently wows me in every aspect, and is truly a must-see sight to behold.
Apr 28, 2024
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In the nineties, Smylonylon was an incredible universe on Lafayette between Spring and Broome that sold deadstock seventies clothes and mixtapes by the DJ Alex Gloor. My favorite store ever. Smylonylon’s influence on fashion endures, and if you know you know. Long ago a great guy on the internet converted my Smylon tapes to MP3, and I’m down to trade mixes with other collectors. Im especially looking for Smylonylon 17, 20 and 25. I have Smylonylon 1, 4, 6, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 28 and 29, as well as Arkle & Sparkle and tynynyny 1 & 2. If anyone knows what I’m talking about, DM me.
Dec 22, 2022
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Red Bull is amazing. The last time i went dancing i drank a dozen of them. Each one was flawless. I wish I had invented Red Bull. Original is great, but I usually go with Diet.
Dec 22, 2022