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Man with Knife: You're a very nosy fellow, kitty cat. Huh? You know what happens to nosy fellows? Huh? No? Wanna guess? Huh? No? Okay. They lose their noses . . . + The scene almost comes out of nowhere, but its an integral piece of the puzzle in what is arguably one of the best …
Continue reading "{STYLE WISE} Jake Gittes, “Chinatown” (1974)"
hush, hush, i thought i heard callin'my name now . . . DEEP PURPLE was/is a progressive psych-rock band formed in 1968 in the small English town of Hertford, and are now regarded as essential members of the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies". Here's a …
We've been rocking out to this jam like crazy this summer! Ever since it caught the attention of our ear drums while watching the epic film "I, Tonya", we just can't get enough! Hopefully you won't be able to either. Lets help give Sir Cliff Richard the resurgence he deserves! Until next time, {theEye} + …
Continue reading "{MUSIC MINUTE} “Devil Woman” by Cliff Richard"
{circa. 1950} It has come to my attention that there may be people out there who have no idea about Sunset Boulevard - only one of the best films of all time by iconic director Billy Wilder. This disturbs me slightly, so here's a glimmer of that inspiration in guise of one of our classic {MUSIC …
Continue reading "{MUSIC MINUTE} “Sunset Boulevard / Main Titles” by Franz Waxman"
Indescribable... indestructible... insatiable... It crawls... It creeps... …
Continue reading "{MUSIC MINUTE} Burt Bacharach “Theme from The Blob”"
Our latest addition to the altar of E.O.F. {STYLE IDOLS & DIVINITIES) was the impossibly stunning Mark Frechette, whose stardom originates as the handsome hero of Michelangelo Antonioni's 1970 counter-culture cult classic Zabriskie Point. We thought it apropos to delve into the fantastic and fundamental stylish-ness of this poignant and severely under-rated film. Whilst the flower …
Continue reading "{STYLE WISE} ANTONIONI’S “ZABRISKIE POINT” +BLOW IT UP!!!+"
“A chance to sit quietly and find out who you are; where you've been and where you're going.” -Ira Levin, Rosemary's Baby {published in 1967} I called this an interlude because of its sauntering sweet nature between the high stakes and drama that is"Rosemary's Baby". Polanski's iconic film had many claiming he had beckoned the …
Continue reading "Music Minute: Krzysztof Komeda “Rosemary’s Baby Interlude”"
Growing up in the dirty thirties, with a rough and tough childhood, our lady crooner has been through a lot more than most have to experience! Bouncing around from city to city through her childhood gave this woman real tenacity. Money troubles abound kept her family on their toes, shifting from town to town running …
Continue reading "{MUSIC MINUTE} MURDER He Says! Betty Hutton cries out loud."
We gave a mention to this seminal 1990s David Lynch classic in one our latest posts, a reblog from The Selvedge Yard regarding the September 1991 photo spread in American Vogue entitled "Wild at Heart". For me, it was easy to see the title as a reference to Lynch's film of the same name, released …
Continue reading "HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Music Minute: “Perdita” by Rubber City (D. Lynch & D. Slusser)"
+THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH+ Leave it to a band called "Garbage" to style one of the most iconic Bond songs ever made. We've profiled Adele's stunning take on the Bond song with "Skyfall" back in 2012, and still agree that it is one of the best, as well as a masterful encapsulation of the …
