"More human than human"

Film Appreciation

Blade Runner was released in movie theaters on June 25, 1982. Directed by Ridley Scott, the sci-fi cult classic takes place in the year 2019, where a special police operative, played by Harrison Ford, hunts out genetically engineered replicants hiding in Los Angeles.


via ForeverCinematicTrailers


Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Blade_Runner

"Where does he get those wonderful toys?"

Film Appreciation

I was a thirteen year old boy siting in the movie theater waiting anxiously with my friends to watch Batman.

All I knew about "Batman" was from the 1960's TV series starring Adam West and Burt Ward, but the movie previews and TV commercials showed a way different "Batman" than what I was used to.

So, what was I expecting to watch?

The lights dimmed and the movie began.

The Tim Burton movie was dark and slightly uncomfortable, but Michael Keaton, aka Beetlejuice and Mr. Mom, brought reassurance that the movie would be fun.

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)

The Girls of Summer

Florida (1950) by Nina Leen via caylaadams

"You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat"

Film Appreciation

I wasn't born yet when this film was released, but I do remember watching JAWS on HBO when I was little. After watching, it took me years (I mean, years) to finally go into the deep.




via UniversalMovies


Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film)

Billy Joel - It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

Music Appreciation

Since I was very little, I was a big fan of Billy Joel. I remember watching his music videos on TBS Night Tracks. One such music video was It's Still Rock & Rock to Me, which was his #1 hit--the song spent 11 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.


  via BillyJoelVEVO



Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Still_Rock_and_Roll_to_Me
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/jun20.htm
https://youtu.be/5eAQa4MOGkE

The Who - Join Together

Music Appreciation

This day in 1972, the British rock bank, The Who, released Join Together. Written by Pete Townshend, the song reached #17 on the US Billboard Hot 100.


 

  via TheWhoVEVO


Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Join_Together_%28song%29
https://youtu.be/_HDMCCLlGl4

Lillian Bassman

Photography Appreciation

Lillian Bassman was an American fashion photographer known for her contributions to Harper's Bazaar magazine in the 1950s.

She later re-emerged and began to Photoshop her old negatives to create wonderful abstract photography using darkroom art techniques.

You can see more of her work HERE.

Barbara Mullen (Blowing Kiss), Harper's Bazaar (1950) via igetakickoutofyou

It's a Cinch Carmen, New York. Harper's Bazaar (1951) via igetakickoutofyou

Coiffure for Harpers Bazaar (1954) via pleasurephoto

Sources:

http://staleywise.com/collection/bassman/bassman_exhibition.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/arts/design/lillian-bassman-fashion-and-fine-art-photographer-dies-at-94.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

http://www.artnet.com/artists/lillian-bassman/

http://www.blogfundacionloewe.es/2014/06/lillian-bassman-pinceladas/

http://igetakickoutofyou.me/2012/07/27/how-can-you-look-so-naughty-and-feel-so-nice/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Bassman