I love the Chiaroscuro effect of this illustration. It’s one of my favourites for colours and contrast. It’s the only one left and it’s now half price…
Showing posts with label model. Show all posts
Showing posts with label model. Show all posts
Saturday, 2 February 2019
Friday, 16 November 2018
FILM 1871: TOURIST TRAP
FILM 1871: TOURIST TRAP
TRIVIA: The script originally called for nudity, but Schmoeller said he was too bashful and embarrassed to bring it up with Tanya Roberts and the other actresses during casting. When they got to the lake scene, he finally asked them if they'd be willing. The collective answer was no.
Stephen King praised the film in his book Danse Macabre, especially its frightful opening scene.
Director David Schmoeller was startled when the film received a PG rating despite its disturbing subject matter. Schmoeller stated in an interview with TerrorTrap.com that he felt the film would have been more commercially successful had it received an R rating.
The mannequin who gives the female lead something to drink is actually Schmoeller's then-wife. The mannequin originally had 2 lines, but Schmoeller had them edited out during post-production. She then never forgave him for that.
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Saturday, 18 August 2018
A lot of people may not be familiar with the subject of this print so here are some facts about the amazing Andreja Pejić…
Andreja Pejić became the first openly transgender model profiled by Vogue, the first ever trans woman to sign a cosmetics contract and made history by becoming the first transgender woman to appear on the cover of GQ. This cover depicts her on the cover of New York Magazine in 2011 before her sex reassignment surgerywhen she was known as the first completely androgynous supermodel and when she walked both the men's and women's shows for Jean-Paul Gaultier.
Sunday, 4 February 2018
FILM 1746: HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE
FILM 1746: HOW TO MARRY A
MILLIONAIRE
TRIVIA: Lauren Bacall's
character, Schatze, says, "I've always liked older men... Look at that old
fellow what's-his-name in The African Queen (1951). Absolutely crazy about
him." She is referring to Bacall's then real-life husband, Humphrey Bogart.
According to Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe was
a challenge to work with. It wasn't because she was unpleasant, but rather her
insecurity and total dependence on her personal acting coach Natasha Lytess for
approval. "Betty Grable was a funny, outgoing woman, totally
professional and easy. Marilyn was frightened, insecure - trusted only her
coach and was always late. During our scenes she'd look at my forehead instead
of my eyes; at the end of a take, look to her coach, standing behind Jean Negulesco, for
approval. If the headshake was no, she'd insist on another take. A scene often
went to fifteen or more takes, which meant I'd have to be good in all of them
as no one knew which one would be used. Not easy - often irritating. And yet I
couldn't dislike Marilyn. She had no meanness in her - no bitchery. She just
had to concentrate on herself and the people who were there only for her."
Writer and humorist Dorothy Parker's
famous quip that "men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses"
was purposely bobbled by screenwriter (and producer) Nunnally Johnson for Marilyn Monroe's
character Pola to assert to David Wayne (as Freddie) that "you know, men aren't
attentive to girls who wear glasses."
Before becoming a major Hollywood
success, Lauren Bacall worked as a model for several years of her
teenage life while auditioning for roles on Broadway. The modeling she did is
exactly like that of her character Ms. Paige, showing pieces for clients.
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Friday, 22 July 2016
Sunday, 28 February 2016
FILM 1485: THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED
BLOOD
TRIVIA: Horror movie star Paul
Henderson (Jon Pertwee)
says that he misses the "old," "great" horror movies, and
mentions Dracula (1931). He then
adds: "the one with Bela Lugosi
of course, not this new fellow," obviously referring to Christopher Lee, who
played John Reid in the film.
Christopher Lee (John
Reid) can be seen reading his favourite book, "The Lord of the Rings"
by J.R.R. Tolkien, 30 years
before he would play Saruman in the three films based upon it: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship
of the Ring (2001), The Lord of
the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of
the King (2003).
The classical music that Philip
Grayson (Peter Cushing) listens to
at the beginning of the "Waxworks" segment is the first movement
("Allegro")of the Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor,
nicknamed "Death and the Maiden."
Among the photographs in the frame
of Paul Henderson's mirror is one of Jon Pertwee driving
"Bessie," the car he drove as the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963). When
Pertwee made this film, he was still playing the Doctor.
When Paul Henderson (Jon Pertwee) examines his
prop cloak late in the film, the tag on it reads "Property of Shepperton
Studios." Shepperton Studios is where the film was actually produced.
Friday, 1 January 2016
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Saturday, 24 January 2015
Sunday, 11 January 2015
FILM 1277: ZOOLANDER
TRIVIA: Derek's repetition of the
line "But why male models?" for the second time in the cemetery scene
was an ad-lib by the actors; Ben Stiller
forgot his line and simply repeated the earlier line again, and David Duchovny ran with it
and gave him a straight answer.
Ben Stiller wrote the part
of Hansel specifically for Owen Wilson
and said that no one else was even considered for the role.
Ben Stiller wrote David Bowie's scene as
judge of the walk-off into the script without knowing for sure whether he would
agree to it.
Ben Stiller had several
family members in this film: His wife Christine Taylor
(Matilda), father Jerry Stiller
(Maury Ballstein), mother Anne Meara
(protestor who hits Mugatu with an egg), sister Amy Stiller (one of
Hansel's friends in his loft), and brother-in-law Mitch Winston (Director of
the infomercial).
Derek Zoolander's "Blue
Steel" look evolved from Christine
Taylor ribbing her husband Ben Stiller about the way
he combs his hair in front of a mirror in real life.
Bret Easton Ellis, author
of the 1998 book Glamorama, about a dimwitted male model who finds himself
embroiled in a terrorist ring with roots in the fashion industry, sued Ben Stiller following the
release of Zoolander
(2001), citing copyright infringement. The case was later settled out of court.
Owen Wilson says "Who
you tryin' to get crazy with 'ese? Don't you know I'm loco?" These are the
opening lines to the Cypress Hill
song "Insane in the Brain".
When Derek and Hansel disguise
themselves and sneak into Maury's office, Hansel's jumpsuit has a name tag on
which is printed the name "Kumar". This refers to Kumar Pallana, who has
appeared in all of Wes Anderson's
films (Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), and The Royal Tenenbaums
(2001)).
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
BOOK 122: IT: ALEXA CHUNG
A truly one-off collection of
Alexa's writing, doodles and photographs, It combines stories of early style
inspirations such as her grandpa and the Spice Girls with discussion of figures
of obsession like Jane Birkin and Annie Hall, and reflects on heartbreak, how
to get dressed in the morning, the challenges of taking a good selfie, and more.
Interspersed with pages from Alexa's notebooks and many a photo of a good night
out, It appears in real cloth with hand-crafted marbled endpages covered in
polkadots, stripy head & tail bands and luxuriously creamy paper. Witty,
charming and with a refreshingly down-to-earth attitude, It is a must-have for
anyone who loves fashion, worries about growing up, or loves just about
everything Alexa Chung.
Alexa Chung is a model and the
co-host of the daily music television programmeFuse News, airing in the US. She
is also a contributing editor to British Vogue. The recipient of numerous style
awards, Alexa has won the prestigious British Style Award (voted for by the
public) three years in a row. She currently lives in New York City.
MY VERDICT: There’s really not much
to this book. I adore Alexa but I was
really expecting better writing from someone who has been given their own
book. There’s not a lot of text in this
book and it seems quite facile and I’m disappointed because I was expecting
more. However there are some fashion
tips in there and pretty pictures, so I would recommend if that’s all you want…
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