by Grace Young Continue reading
Saul Bass B-Rolls: Anatomy of an Archive
A large, lavishly illustrated book on Saul Bass, the famous Hollywood designer with numerous famous posters, logos and commercials to his credit, was published late last year, the 492-page Saul Bass: Anatomy of Film Design by Jan-Christopher Horak. Horak is the head of the UCLA Film and Television Archive and spent decades researching Bass and his influences and design aesthetic, mostly through thousands of remnants in various archives and private collections.
50 Shades of Grey: Sex’s Nestlé Alpine White—Well Past the Expectoration Date
by Mike Stabile
At the risk of spoiling something already well past the expectoration date, there’s a moment in 50 Shades of Grey in which weepy floral dress Anastasia Steele confronts her buttoned-up loverboss Christian Grey over his “sadist” tendencies. Continue reading
More Than Fifty Shades
50 SHADES OF GREY is perfect for parody and we have selected a few that tickled us more than ostrich feathers. But be warned—the music may drive you crazy. We suggest you watch only a few at a time. Continue reading
Couscous Salad, Forbidden Rice with Grilled Brussels Sprouts, and Salade des Cousinades From SALADE: RECIPES FROM THE MARKET TABLE by Pascale Beale
Pascale Beale’s newest book: 216 pages filled with new recipes of delicious salads fresh from the market table, all beautifully photographed. Continue reading
Of Cupcakes and Dragons
by C. J. Hirschfield
Because I run a storybook theme park that boasts nine resident dragons and hosts over 200 birthday parties a year, and because I have a degree in film and broadcasting, the fine folks at the online magazine EatDrinkFilms thought I’d be the perfect person to interview an animator whose baked dragons are the talk of Hollywood. Continue reading
Time After Time: The Past Meets the Present at the Mostly British Film Festival
by Dennis Harvey
In the multicultural U.S. of today, there’s no longer a great sense of kinship with the U.K., our onetime colonial master and for at least a couple centuries the country Americans felt a special love/hate (but mostly love) relationship toward. Continue reading
Cocktails and Love
by Cari Borja
“I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.”
—Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Strawberry Buttercream Recipe
by Fernanda Abarca
Today I want to share my most fabulously delicious strawberry buttercream. Continue reading
Movies: Lost and Maybe Found
by Gary Meyer
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, when I booked many repertory cinemas, we would get an annual mysterious phone call. “Bring a hundred dollars in cash, a truck or van and be here at 9am Saturday morning.” Continue reading
Grape Meets Bean: A Love Story
by Risa Nye
Quick word association: Valentine’s Day. Continue reading