There’s an art to sipping champagne that these screen sirens have perfected. You must look glamorous, but bored. Elegant but blasé. As if you started every day in a gown with a glass of bubbly. We call it Champagne Ennui and here’s how it’s done. (more…)
New Year’s Eve. Resolutions, top hats, tiaras, Auld Lang Syne, noisemakers and, of course, Champagne. It’s hard to imagine ringing in the New Year without a glass of bubbly. The sippy, sexy beverage has had plenty of screen time over the decades. From the pop of the cork to the downing of the glass, Champagne and its effects have been represented in movies as far back as silent films. (more…)
Welcome to New York, 1911. Youtuber Guy Jones came across some astounding old footage from the New York Museum of Modern Art’s film library. The documentary footage was taken in New York over 100 years ago, three years before the outbreak of World War I. MoMA’s restoration of New York 1911 was derived from the original nitrate print of the film and looked surprisingly good; with added music by Ben Model. But Guy Jones improved upon it by adding ambient sounds, instead of music, to the silent footage and slowing down the speed for a more natural appearance. (more…)
It’s always fun to see all the vintage color Christmas celebrity photos for the holidays going as far back as the 1920s – but they are usually in black and white. However, as we moved into the 50s, 60s and 70s, they were shot with heavily saturated color, often using glorious Kodak Kodachrome. From Marlene Dietrich to Farrah Fawcett, here’s a look at 40 terrific old Hollywood vintage color Christmas pics. (more…)
He was cool. He was smart. He was sexy. He was Sam Shepard, a brilliant playwright, talented actor and all around badass who he lost his life to ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, yesterday at the age of 73. We take a look back at his impressive career, life, loves and accomplishments. (more…)