My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Houbigant Iris des Champs. You can read it here.
The Creative Spark in Film: Artist Biopics
I can’t stay away from movies about artists, no matter how sentimentalized they are (or even how far they may stray from the truth). I recently wrote a “listicle” about artist biopics for Biography.com; you can read it here.
George Bellows, “A Morning Snow: Hudson River” (1910)
George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925). A Morning Snow–Hudson River, 1910. Oil on canvas. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Daniel Catlin, 51.96
Screen Time: Perfume in “Sunset Boulevard”
I recently re-watched “Sunset Boulevard” (1950, directed by Billy Wilder) in order to include it in a list of movies with famous New Year’s Eve scenes (see here). There’s not much more to say about this movie that hasn’t already been said, but I did want to mention its two references to perfume here, as part of this ongoing series of posts.
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Confetti on the Silver Screen: New Year’s Eve at the Movies
New Year’s Eve has never really been a favorite occasion of mine. 2014 was a frustrating and disappointing year for me, so I’m glad to see it end. I just can’t work up much cheer. That’s the way it crumbles, cookie-wise. (Apartment reference!)
All the same, I have to admit that this last day of the year works well as a plot device for movies. I recently wrote a “listicle” of ten films that take place partially or entirely on New Year’s Eve. You can read it here, at Biography.com.
Image: Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960).
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