Author Archives: classiq
This Summer We’re Channelling: Lords of Dogtown
This is the ‘70s skateboard counterculture of the mean streets of west Los Angeles, Dogtown, Venice, brought to life by director Catherine Hardwicke with raw energy, youthful grit and incredible visual intuition. You are living it, riding it, immersed … Read More
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Once Upon a Photograph, Once Upon a Lifetime: Alain Delon by Jean-Marie Périer
Alain Delon photographed by Jean-Marie Périer, 1966 (from the book “Alain Delon: Amours et mémoires”, by Denitza Bantcheva with Liliana Rosca) “The first time a friend said to me: ‘Now you are a star’, it was after the release … Read More
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August Newsletter: Lords of Dogtown, Dylan’s Infidels and Trails Worth Hiking
Photos: Classiq Journal “This was a magical time in the ’70s when this burst of creativity came from these kids who were from the wrong side of the tracks.” Catherine Hardwicke, director of Lords of Dogtown … Read More
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The Man’s Fedora Hat, and Its Narrative Role, As Seen on the Heroines of Ozu, Godard and Sautet
Romy Schneider in “Max et les Ferrailleurs”, 1971 A bleak, dark detective story that taps into noir, Claude Sautet’s Max et les ferrailleurs is more than a “policier” film. It draws two fine character studies: Michel Piccoli’s Max, a … Read More
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This Summer We’re Channelling: Grace Kelly in “Rear Window”
One evening this summer, when a cool breeze was starting to push the heat from the earlier scorcher into more bearable a memory, we watched Rear Window in the garden. I have watched it on repeated times throughout the … Read More
