L'ascensore per il secondo piano

"The problem with publishing is the relentlessness of the apocalypse. Since the seventeenth century,..."

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:54:59 +0100

“The problem with publishing is the relentlessness of the apocalypse. Since the seventeenth century, catastrophe has desolated the book industry on a generational schedule, and the villains have been legion: a censorious Catholic court, Jewish moneylenders, the War of the Spanish Succession, the Gregorian calendar (which led, in its maiden year, to a disastrous misscheduling of the Frankfurt Book Fair), the railroad, the post office. Yet books, and the culture they prop up, have more or less survived, as publishing has always proven itself capable of repelling the barbarians.”

- Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The last book party: Publishing drinks to a life after death

“Harper’s Magazine”, March 2009

nevver: Do The Strand, Suze

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:11 +0100

nevver:

Do The Strand, Suze

"Edward will always be their first love. They are going to be 80-year-old women in the future that..."

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:02 +0100

““Edward will always be their first love. They are going to be 80-year-old women in the future that will remember Rob, love Edward Cullen, and remember Twilight. That’s kind of awesome.”
Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight” director)”

- http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1940543,00.html

Mah

grassroot: (via gatekeeper)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:05 +0100

grassroot:

(via gatekeeper)

Impersonations by Kevin Spacey Hat tip to Francesco

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:49:43 +0100

Impersonations by Kevin Spacey

Hat tip to Francesco

Letty Lynton (Brown, 1932) (immagine via Legendary Joan...

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:35:44 +0100

Letty Lynton (Brown, 1932)

(immagine via Legendary Joan Crawford)

My Fall Movies # 29

bidonica: Fuoco e bukkake: Rammstein live @ Palau Olimpic de...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:33:45 +0100

bidonica:

Fuoco e bukkake: Rammstein live @ Palau Olimpic de Badalona (12 novembre 2009) « Conversation pieces
(Dove si parla di tedeschi minacciosi, catalani disciplinati, lanciafiamme, tecnici del suono in pericolo di vita, manuali del perfetto frontman, sadomasochismo, malattie veneree e bukkake, con tanto di supporto video e fotografico)

LOL

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:06:41 +0100

LOL

Today We Live (Hawks, 1933) My Fall Movies # 28

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:32:48 +0100

Today We Live (Hawks, 1933)

My Fall Movies # 28

Photo

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:03:23 +0100

The Band Wagon (Minnelli, 1953) My Fall Movies # 27

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:48:05 +0100

The Band Wagon (Minnelli, 1953)

My Fall Movies # 27

suicideblonde: Harry S. Hood Bride Examing Her Wedding Gown in...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:41:56 +0100

suicideblonde:

Harry S. Hood Bride Examing Her Wedding Gown in the Mirror 1930

Bible Navigator X: First ever Bible Reader on the XBOX...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:28:36 +0100

Bible Navigator X: First ever Bible Reader on the XBOX 360

Repent for the game is near?

Marriage of Miss Rose Carmel and Mr Solly Gershcowit (1925) (via...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:06:46 +0100

Marriage of Miss Rose Carmel and Mr Solly Gershcowit (1925)

(via BFI National Archives)

An Airman’s Letter to His Mother (Michael Powell,...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:58:43 +0100

An Airman’s Letter to His Mother (Michael Powell, 1941)

(via Shadowplay)

The Garden of Eden (Milestone, 1928) My Fall Movies # 26

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:50:03 +0100

The Garden of Eden (Milestone, 1928)

My Fall Movies # 26

Jeremy Geddes, The Cafe Me wants

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:40:13 +0100

Jeremy Geddes, The Cafe

Me wants

The True Story of the Pickford-Fairbanks Hold Up! (via Allure)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:00:12 +0100

The True Story of the Pickford-Fairbanks Hold Up!

(via Allure)

The Awful Truth (McCarey, 1937) My Fall Movies # 25

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:58:44 +0100

The Awful Truth (McCarey, 1937)

My Fall Movies # 25

WARNER BROS. DISTRIBUTORS LTD135 Wardour Street (Registered...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:24:23 +0100

WARNER BROS. DISTRIBUTORS LTD
135 Wardour Street (Registered Office)
London WIV 4AP
Telephone: 01-437 5600
Fax: 01-437 9544
Telex: 22653
Registered in England No. 259661

Dott. Rocco Moccia
Direttore Generale Dello Spettacolo
Ministero Del Turismo e Dello Spettacolo
Via della Ferratella in Laterano, 51
00184 Roma
ITALIA

5th October, 1987
Dear Dott. Moccia,
You will undoubtedly understand my disappointment that my film “Full Metal Jacket” has been classified so as to prevent it being viewed by young people under the age of 18. Obviously I do not regard young Italians as being substantially different in nature, character or temperament to young people in other parts of the world and it was my earnest desire that my film be an experience capable of being shared by the widest audience possible.
This is important to me because I sincerely hope that “Full Metal Jacket” will be regarded as making an important and relevant contribution to the ways in which people view their own nature.
My intention was not to relish violence for it’s own sake but to emphasize the reality of both the training process undergone by the recruits and the war situation in which they found themselves. A crucial aspect of this process is the use of language to dehumanise the young men. This had to be presented in a totally truthful way otherwise I would have compromised the reality of the story.
I make no apology for taking such an approach. It is what attracted me to the project from the beginning: it’s sense of uncompromising truth. “Full Metal Jacket” offers no easy moral or political answers.
I think you should know that Sweden has classified the film, 15, New Zealand has a 13 age restriction, Finland has given it a 16 age restriction, as has Germany. These ratings were applied without any cuts.
I believe that all the people should be given the opportunity to see things the way they are.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed)
Stanley Kubrick
cc: Dott.ssa Rosa Alba de Gaetano Leardi
Mr Bernard Weinreich, Warner Bros Italia

(via Letters of Note e Archivio Kubrick)