Dean Martin – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
December 19, 2010
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Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Dean MartinIt seems like the most appropriate Christmas song to post since it’s been snowing here for four straight days now and apparently it’s going to keep going until tomorrow too. I originally wanted to post the Vaughn Monroe version of this song that plays at the end of the Christmas classic Die Hard, but it seems that particular version so incredibly rare that you can’t find it anywhere online (so much for the internet, pfft!). So instead I’m reblogging myself from two years ago, because this version is at the very least second best.
(via ckck)
via The Seventh Seal (1957, dir. Ingmar Bergman)
“The final scene when Death dances off with the travelers was, as I said, shot at Hovs Hallar. We had packed up for the day because of an approaching storm. Suddenly, I caught sight of a strange cloud. [Cinematographer] Gunnar Fischer hastily set the camera back into place. Several of the actors had already returned to where we were staying, so a few grips and a couple of tourists danced in their place, having no idea what it was all about. The image that later became famous of the Dance of Death beneath the dark cloud was improvised in only a few minutes.
That’s how things can happen on the set. We made the film in thirty-five days.”
–Ingmar Bergman, Images: My Life in Films
R.I.P. Captain Beefheart, 1941-2010
Sad, sad news today: Rock and visual art legend Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, has passed away in California due to complications from multiple sclerosis, Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone are reporting. Van Vliet, one of the most influential figures in rock history, was 69.
Markets of Britain by Lee Titt
December 17, 2010
Filmed in Titt Vision
“Cyclone” Evening Dress, 1939
Jeanne Lanvin (French, 1867–1946)
Steel gray silk taffeta embroidered with metallic sequins and pink beads
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Mrs. Harrison Williams, Lady Mendl, and Mrs. Ector Munn, 1946
“Infanta” Evening Dress, 1939
Cristobal Balenciaga (French, born Spain, 1895–1972)
Ivory silk satin and black silk velvet
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Mrs. John Chambers Hughes, 1958
Evening Dress, 1938
Madeleine Vionnet (French, 1876–1975)
Black silk satin and black silk net embroidered with black sequins
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Mrs. Harrison Williams, Lady Mendl, and Mrs. Ector Munn, 1946
Evening Dress, 1935
Elsa Schiaparelli (French, born Italy, 1890–1973)
Orange silk organza with metallic stripes and orange silk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Mrs. Harrison Williams, Lady Mendl, and Mrs. Ector Munn, 1946
More Awkward Christmas Photo’s
December 16, 2010
Bruce Springsteen “The Promise”
December 16, 2010
This is a 30 minute video that was shot at a small venue in NJ for an intimate crowd. Bruce and the E Street Band performed songs off “The Promise” and a few from “Darkness on the Edge of Town”. It’s only available for viewing for a short time so spread the word and share with your friends or you can buy it as well.
Vodpod videos no longer available.
QOTD
December 16, 2010
The Raveonettes: Christmas Ghost
December 15, 2010
It’s that time of year! From now until Christmas I will be posting Christmas songs. Stay tuned!
It Ain't Hemingway 