Category Archives: Film
In conversation with Matt Needle
Aided by a sharp eye for detail and a perfect distillation of the “less is more approach” to poster design, illustrator and graphic designer Matt Needle champions an artistic sensibility seldom seen nowadays. He specialises in editorial illustration, key … Read More
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A look for the ages and my annual reiteration of “Three Days of the Condor”
Robert Redford in “Three Days of the Condor”, 1975. Dino De Laurentiis Company, Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises I’ve made a habit of watching Three Days of the Condor over the holidays. It’s a Christmas classic. But the word … Read More
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November newsletter: Aftermath, Circus Mirandus and Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud
Photos: Classiq Journal “I remember that winter because it had brought the heaviest snow I had ever seen. Snow had fallen steadily all night long and in the morning I woke in a room filled with … Read More
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Just the right girl: Gloria Grahame in “In a Lonely Place”
”In a Lonely Place”, 1950. Columbia Pictures Humphrey Bogart wanted Lauren Bacall for the part. The Studio wanted Ginger Rogers. Nicholas Ray wanted Gloria Grahame. He was right. In a Lonely Place wouldn’t be the film that it is … Read More
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In conversation with artist Tatsuro Kiuchi
Illustration by Tatsuro Kiuchi Tatsuro Kiuchi is a Tokyo-based illustrator, painter and educator. He is one of the most influential illustrators in Japan, having contributed an extraordinary variety to the field and to the visual culture of our time. … Read More
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