Stephanie Zacharek

KING

Project! Just dyed these fisherman sandals a muted olive brown. Forgot to take a “before” pic, but it was the same yellow as pic 3 (with the exact same scuffs in the same places). I loved the original color, just not on me. I’m so happy with the way they turned out—and that I didn’t mess them up!

Amazon review of Pride and Prejudice, left by carlton p morgan on 30 July 2010: "Just a bunch of people going to each other's houses"

Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate

I can safely say see it for her, but otherwise I feel it squanders its promise.

Thank you so much, Lance!

Pamela Anderson Is Quietly Revolutionary in 'The Naked Gun' Opposite a totally fine Liam Neeson in the franchise reboot, Anderson is a joy in every scene she's featured in.

She's got a face that has chosen joy: Pamela Anderson is the best thing in the new NAKED GUN. time.com/7306445/the-...

So how can it still be called the Environmental Protection Agency? Needs to change its name to the Environmental Exploitation Agency.

Happy Birthday, William Powell. He's my guy! And maybe yours.

Mick Jagger's BD
Note 2 key films:
Performance - Our take: midcenturycinema.org/node/200
Man From Elysian Fields - *Mick's best screen work* more via @szacharek.bsky.social: salon.com/2002/10/08/e...
See also Charlie is my Darling, more via @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/rich...

Maine, the No-Frills State

Shark-alert flag, Bailey Island, Maine. Swimmers and scuba-divers beware!

The flame-throwing at the beginning really makes it.

It is. I’ve been depressed about it all day because I truly do not want to feel sorry for this guy. But it seems that somewhere there was a rejection of joy.

The granny-plastic-slipcover train. No passengers allowed in the parlor!

Yes! Though I'd argue that much of -that- guy's art had an icky sentimental streak that's thankfully absent in these doodles, whatever we might make of them.

There's something in these drawings that's kind of whimsical and free—NOT personality traits I would ever associate with this individual—and it makes you think about how people become what they are, and about what they might have been had the stars aligned differently.

It’s so good!

'Clueless' Proved Amy Heckerling Was Brilliant. But It’s Not Her Only Stroke of Genius As Clueless turns 30, its filmmaker's Hollywood success can't be measured by the usual metrics of box-office returns of awards on a shelf.

CLUELESS (now turning 30—!) is great. But there are other reasons to sing the praises of its director, Amy Heckerling: time.com/7302138/clue...

It's a drop in the bucket compared with the Colbert firing, or the public broadcasting debacle. But the NYT's desire to "go beyond the traditional review" is appalling. By "the traditional review," you mean, like, an essay? Crafted with thought and care? You're sick of that? God help us.

MEKONS FOREVER

Satan's orbs for eyeballs

Donald Sutherland: 'Trust,' Sympathy for the Devil and 60 Years Onscreen Donald Sutherland opens up about new FX show 'Trust' – and sex scenes, being seduced by Jane Fonda, self-doubt, a 60-year career onscreen and more.

BOTD Donald Sutherland!!!
From Us - Sutherland in the 70s: midcenturycinema.org/2024/07/08/n...
More:
@alissawilkinson.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/m...
@szacharek.bsky.social: time.com/6990420/dona...
@davidlfear.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Get outta town!

Yeeessssss....

Superman Is Punk Rock, After All James Gunn's 'Superman' lacks magic, but it gets one fundamental thing right about the least cool, but certainly greatest, of all the superheroes.

Sorry, Batman. Superman—square but oh so kind—will always be my favorite. time.com/7301592/supe...

Can you even imagine being able to walk into such a place?

I don’t think so, sadly!

At last, I have acquired the circa 1950 Frank Rebajes articulated copper lobster brooch I have wanted for—no joke—20+ years. Pic 3 is a postcard of the Rebajes store on 5th Ave, which he opened in 1942. Doesn’t it look amazing? Wish I had a time machine!

My mother, born in 1923, had the biggest lifelong crush on George Raft. She died in 2020, at age 97, his biography nearby on her table. Admittedly, by that point, she was reading the first four pages over & over. But she really loved him, and looking at this studio photograph, it's easy to see why.

This photograph looks like something from a Powell-Pressburger movie. Gorgeous.