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strangewood: That 1963 disappearance was a scandal. She had...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:21:02 -0400

That 1963 disappearance was a scandal. She had been the most beloved of film stars, her handsome face, accepting smile, known to all. And then, suddenly, rudely, without a word of apology, she was going to disappear—to retire.

Here, where the stars hang on, voluntary retirement is unknown, particularly for one the caliber of Setsuko Hara. She had become an ideal: men wanted to marry someone like her; women wanted to be someone like her.

This was because on the screen she reconciled her life as real people cannot. Whatever her role in films—daughter, wife, or mother—she played a woman who at the same time, somehow, was herself. Her social roles did not eclipse that individual self, our Setsuko.

— Donald Richie, Japanese Portraits

Setsuko Hara
Born June 17, 1920

salesonfilm: Une Femme est Une Femme (Jean-Luc Godarad, 1961)

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:11:00 -0400

salesonfilm:

Une Femme est Une Femme (Jean-Luc Godarad, 1961)

1517 - WhitestBoyAlive

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:22:00 -0400

1517 - WhitestBoyAlive

The cool kids and their records, circa 1950s.

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:54:17 -0400

The cool kids and their records, circa 1950s.

monocoleporter: Paris, Texas (1984)

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:47:04 -0400

monocoleporter:

Paris, Texas (1984)

Chaser: A scene from the actual film.

Sun, 05 May 2013 23:20:00 -0400

Chaser: A scene from the actual film.

Shot: 20C.Fox’s Trailer for Weir’s ‘Master And...

Sun, 05 May 2013 23:19:52 -0400

Shot: 20C.Fox’s Trailer for Weir’s ‘Master And Commander’

fylatinamericanhistory: The entire April 1913 issue of National...

Sat, 04 May 2013 11:14:13 -0400

fylatinamericanhistory:

The entire April 1913 issue of National Geographic magazine was devoted to Machu Picchu and the National Geographic Society-funded expedition of the Inca site which had taken place during the previous year. American academic Hiram Bingham, III claimed to have “discovered” the centuries-old site on this date in 1911. The original article is up at the magazine’s website.

magic-of-cinema: Smultronstället 1955 / Ingmar Bergman

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:42:17 -0400

magic-of-cinema:

Smultronstället 1955 / Ingmar Bergman

life: On the birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted — the father of...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:11:31 -0400

life:

On the birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted — the father of American landscape architecture — we celebrate Olmsted’s and his partner Calvert Vaux’s best-loved creation: Central Park.

Here, photos of Central Park from the summer of ‘61.

(Leonard McCombe—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

the-overlook-hotel: Continuity Polaroid of actor Danny Lloyd on...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:46:07 -0400

the-overlook-hotel:

Continuity Polaroid of actor Danny Lloyd on the Guest Room Hallway set of The Shining.

(photo courtesy Filippo Ulivieri, who has written an Italian biography of Kubrick’s longtime personal assistant Emilio D’Alessandro)

salesonfilm: The Spirit of the Beehive (Victor Erice,...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:48:46 -0400

salesonfilm:

The Spirit of the Beehive (Victor Erice, 1973)

Favorite.

Learning to ride sequence from The Black Stallion (1979)

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:11:27 -0400

Learning to ride sequence from The Black Stallion (1979)

karlstraube: Willie Mays, “The Catch.” Game 1, 1954 World...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:14:11 -0400

karlstraube:

Willie Mays, “The Catch.” Game 1, 1954 World Series. New York Giants vs. Cleveland Indians at Polo Grounds.

Video

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:32:06 -0400

life: Seven decades ago, Jackie Robinson stepped onto...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:24:18 -0400

life:

Seven decades ago, Jackie Robinson stepped onto Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field and changed not only the face of professional baseball in America: in ways subtle and profound, he changed the nation itself.

Here, a selection of both classic and, in some cases, rare pictures that paint a portrait of a man whose dignity, competitive fire and grace under pressure set him indelibly and inevitably apart from his peers and his rivals.

(Allan Grant—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

"I don’t like this expression ‘First World problems.’ It is false and it is condescending. Yes,..."

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:34:50 -0400

“I don’t like this expression ‘First World problems.’ It is false and it is condescending. Yes, Nigerians struggle with floods or infant mortality. But these same Nigerians also deal with mundane and seemingly luxurious hassles. Connectivity issues on your BlackBerry, cost of car repair, how to sync your iPad, what brand of noodles to buy: Third World problems. All the silly stuff of life doesn’t disappear just because you’re black and live in a poorer country. People in the richer nations need a more robust sense of the lives being lived in the darker nations. Here’s a First World problem: the inability to see that others are as fully complex and as keen on technology and pleasure as you are.”

- Teju Cole (via semperes)

smithsonianmag: Beautiful Photos of Old Baseballs As a new...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:51:14 -0400

smithsonianmag:

Beautiful Photos of Old Baseballs

As a new season of Major League Baseball begins, one photographer focuses on baseballs past — that is, baseballs that have lain dormant well after their last pitch.

For years, photographer Don Hamerman walked his dog near an old baseball diamond in Stamford, Conn. And in all different seasons, in all kinds of weather, Hamerman picked up old baseballs.

He brought them back to his studio, where they sat around for years until he finally decided to start photographing them in 2005.

Hamerman, who hasn’t been to a ballgame in 10 years, admits that he cares more about aesthetics than history. He says he doesn’t even know what baseballs are made of — he just loves the way they look.

Finding Beauty In A Baseball, After The Last Pitch

Photo Credit: Don Hamerman

via nprradiopictures

Ed note: Meet the man who custom designs baseball bats for the pros.

Manual Mashup (part 2 of 2): Piero Piccioni - Traffic Boom

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:47:35 -0400

Manual Mashup (part 2 of 2): Piero Piccioni - Traffic Boom

Manual Mashup (part 1 of 2): Day Of The Jackal trailer

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:46:36 -0400

Manual Mashup (part 1 of 2): Day Of The Jackal trailer