20th Century history Archives - Page 6 of 6

Mar 16 2011

Coffin Joe redux

By Glenn Kenny 20th Century history, Auteurs, DVD

José Mojica Marins and Rui Rezende in Encarnação do Demônio (Embodiment of Evil), directed by Marins, 2008 I've quoted this passage from Caetano Veloso's memoir, Tropical Truth, before: In 1967,…

Mar 13 2011

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Audrey Hitchcock

By Glenn Kenny 20th Century history, Actors, Auteurs, Awesomeness, Icons, Images

How To Steal A Million, William Wyler, 1966

Jan 13 2011

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Hairless, toothless

By Glenn Kenny 20th Century history, Anecdotes, Literary interludes

Julius Tannen, after a long fame on the stage, came on hard times in Hollywood. For a number of years he was unable to get a job acting. Tannen’s friends…

Nov 10 2010

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Encounters With Great Recordings Of The Twentieth Century, #1: Pere Ubu, "The Modern Dance" (Release date, January 1978, date of acquisition, some time around January 1978)

By Glenn Kenny 20th Century history, Encounters With Great Recordings, Music, self-indulgence

For Chris Wells. Many were the times during my childhood and adolescence when, due to my consumption and enjoyment of certain particular pieces of popular or, I should more accurately…

20th Century history

Coffin Joe redux

Audrey Hitchcock

Hairless, toothless

Encounters With Great Recordings Of The Twentieth Century, #1: Pere Ubu, "The Modern Dance" (Release date, January 1978, date of acquisition, some time around January 1978)

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