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Are we amused?

August 27, 2023 by Lesley Truffle

    Are we amused?   ‘I guess when I think about it, one of the things I like to dramatize, and what is sometimes funny, is someone coming unglued. I don’t consider myself someone who is making the argument that I support these choices. I just think it can be funny                                                                                                                                                       Wes Anderson … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, artists, Film, films, movies, Psychology, Social Comment, writers & creatives Tagged: American films, American movies, Laughter, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, sense of humour, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson

Indiana Jones Rides Again

July 16, 2023 by Lesley Truffle

Indiana Jones Rides Again   A bad guy in a movie has a lot of latitude for acting. He can walk up the wall, crawl across the ceiling, go piss in the corner and everybody will say, “Fantastic!” But somebody’s going to have to catch that sucker. Somebody’s going to have to play the guy … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, Film, movies Tagged: American films, American movie, Harrison Ford, Hollywood, Hollywood Movies, Indiana Jones, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Mads Mikkelsen, USA

Manipulation by Gaslight

February 24, 2023 by Lesley Truffle

Manipulation by Gaslight   The term ‘gaslight’ can refer to psychological manipulation. The concept was derived from a play in 1938 and later a British film titled ‘Gaslight’ in 1940. In 1944 there was also an American movie version of the same name. In the 1940 film, a husband tries to persuade his wife she … [Read more…]

Posted in: Film, films, movies, Psychology Tagged: Dr Stephanie Sarkis, Gaslight, Gaslighters, Gaslighting, personality disorders, Psychological manipulation, Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, Stephanie Sarkis

Venus in a Fur Bikini

February 19, 2023 by Lesley Truffle

Venus in a Fur Bikini    ‘My name is Raquel Welch. I am here for visual effects, and I have two of them.’   Raquel Welch came to fame after starring in One Million Years B.C. in 1966. She only had three lines in the film but her fur bikini – made from deer skin … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, Film, films, movies, Social Comment Tagged: Beyond the Cleavage, Gore Vidal, Hannie Caulder, Hollywood, Kansas City Bomber, Myra Breckinridge, One Million Years BC, Playboy, Raquel Welch, Woman of the Year

Babylon

January 30, 2023 by Lesley Truffle

  Babylon Babylon is a test of whether or not a film can be the sum of its gorgeous pieces. A great score, a talented ensemble, and expert cinematography—all are undeniable here. And yet there are narrative elements of Babylon that feel hollow from the very beginning …                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Brian Tallerico   Babylon clocks in at … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, art/theatre event, Film, films, Historical, movies, Social Comment Tagged: 1920's, 1930's, Babylon the movie, Brad Pitt, Damien Chazelle, Fellini, Fellini Satyricon, Hollywood, Hollywood Babylon, Jovoan Adepo, Kenneth Anger, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Li Jun Li, Manny Torres

The Black Eyed Blonde

November 16, 2022 by Lesley Truffle

  The Black Eyed Blonde   It seemed like a nice neighbourhood to have bad habits in. Raymond Chandler from The Big Sleep 1939.   I’ve been reading a Philip Marlowe detective novel that was not written by American author/screenwriter Raymond Chandler (1988-1959). I found the novel The Black Eyed Blonde engaging but somewhat disconcerting. … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, books, films, movies, writers & creatives Tagged: American movies, American writer, Benjamin Black, detective film noir, film noir, Hollywood, Humphrey Bogart, John Banville, Lauren Bacall, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Morlowe, Philip Marlowe, Playback, private detective, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, The Black Eyed Blonde, The Long Goodbye, USA

Hollywood Dame Zsa Zsa Gabor

July 14, 2022 by Lesley Truffle
Portrait Zsa Zsa Gabor

  Hollywood Dame – Zsa Zsa Gabor   ‘A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he’s finished.’                                                       Zsa Zsa Gabor   In the fifties and sixties, Zsa Zsa Gabor became more famous for playing herself than the films, stage shows and television shows she appeared in. Born in Budapest and … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, Film, Historical, Mavericks & Renegades, movies Tagged: actress, America, Conrad Hilton, Hollywood legend, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, marriage, Sári Gábor, USA, Zsa Zsa, Zsa Zsa Gabor

Italian Style

May 12, 2022 by Lesley Truffle

Italian Style   Italian film directors produce diverse and wonderful films. Paolo Sorrentino is one of my favourite directors. Sometimes I watch the exuberant party scene from La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) when I’m feeling a bit sad and need to recalibrate. Fellini’s,  La Dolce Vita is a magnificent film. Released in 1960, set in … [Read more…]

Posted in: art/theatre event, Australia, films, movies, Observations Tagged: Anita Ekberg, Cinquecento, Dolce Vita, Fiat 500, Fiat 500C, Fiat Bambino, Fiat Sports car, Frederico Fellini, Italian style, La dolce vita, Marcello Mastroianni, Paolo Sorrentino, The Great Beauty

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

January 27, 2022 by Lesley Truffle

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes   ‘I overheard Dorothy tell Major Falcon that she liked to become intoxicated once in a dirty while.’ Lorelei Lee from Anita Loos novella, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.   One of my favourite books is a hardcover 1926, tenth edition of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. So popular was Anita Loos’ novella that … [Read more…]

Posted in: art/theatre event, artists, Film, Historical, Mavericks & Renegades, movies, writers & creatives Tagged: America, American, Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hollywood, Hollywood Movies, Howard Hawks, Jane Russell, Marilyn, Marilyn Monroe, Monroe, movies

Bond. James Bond.

November 25, 2021 by Lesley Truffle
James Bond 007 and gun

  Bond. James Bond.   The first 007 movie was released nearly sixty years ago. There have been six James Bond British secret agents: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan & Daniel Craig. Much has been made of Daniel Craig’s fifth and final Bond movie, No Time To Die. I won’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, Film, films, movies, Social Comment Tagged: 007, Bond, Casino Royale, Daniel Craig, Diamonds are forever, Dr No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, James Bond, No Time To Die, Skyfall, spy, Thunderball

On being Cary Grant

September 19, 2021 by Lesley Truffle

  On being Cary Grant   ‘Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.’                                           quote from Cary Grant who began life as Archie Leach.   I’ve been watching To Catch a Thief  again. It’s my favourite Cary Grant film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.  The European locations are to die … [Read more…]

Posted in: actors, art/theatre event, movies Tagged: Alfred Hitchcock, America, American movies, Archibald Alexander Leach, Archie Leach, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Hitchcock, To Catch a Thief, USA

The Perils of Netflix

August 21, 2021 by Lesley Truffle

The Perils of Netflix   ‘If we humans disappeared overnight, the world would probably be better off.’  Sir David Attenborough – the British Naturalist, after observing beasts of every species for nearly a century.   I no longer own a television. It was an elegant piece of equipment with superb clarity and great sound but … [Read more…]

Posted in: Historical, movies, Observations, Psychology, Social Comment Tagged: binge television, David Attenborough, Farenheit 451, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Netflix, Norman Doige, Ray Bradbury, reality television, Television, TV

Flash Gordon

November 23, 2020 by Lesley Truffle

    FLASH GORDON   ‘Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!’                                                                                                      Flash Gordon (1980)   Ming the Merciless from the planet Mongo, has a delightfully wicked line in evil patter – ‘Pathetic Earthlings … Who can save you now? ’ Played by Max von Sydow, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Fashion, Film, films, movies, writers & creatives Tagged: Alex Raymond, Dino De Laurentiis, Flash Gordon, Freddy Mercury, King of the Impossible, Klytus, Max von Sydow, Ming, Ming the Merciless, Mongo, Queen, Sam J. Jones, Saviour of the Universe

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