Author Archives: classiq
The First Good Film of the Year I’ve Seen So Far
There is something about contemporary Spanish films that fascinates me. I am thinking about three movies in particular. First, there was Pedro Almodóvar’s 2011 La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In), one of the best films of … Read More
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Sounds of Summer
What are your plans for the summer? No, don’t answer that. I don’t like that question. So many times what you plan is an entirely different thing from what you get to accomplish. That’s not necessarily bad. It can … Read More
in Playlists, Sounds & Tracks
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Editorial: A Star Is Born
The Editorial: thoughts, short stories or essays about the world of cinema Adrian (Gilbert Adrian by his full name) created some of the most glamorous gowns in films and he was a master at designing a costume to … Read More
M Train
I loved Patti Smith’s Just Kids, but I loved M Train even more. She is such a wonderful writer. She takes us places, many times to Greenwich Village, for many cups of coffee at Café ‘Ino, but also to … Read More
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A different Bond girl: Carey Lowell in “Licence to Kill”
Like The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) before it and Casino Royale (2006) after it, Licence to Kill (1989) introduced us to one of the best and one of my favourite Bond girls, Carey Lowell. She saves Bond’s back … Read More
in Film, Film costume
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