Archive for the ‘Images’ Category

Baking for Adam’s party

Saturday, June 7th, 2008



Baking, originally uploaded by moley75.

Simple things make nice things: butter, sugar, flour, oats, lemon and syrup. All organic and/or Fairtrade (except the syrup which is Tate & Lyle and even they are moving over to Fairtrade).



Museum Steps (1946)

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Liverpool in the winter of 1946 taken by Edward Chambré Hardman. This looks like a painting.



And now look at him

Thursday, May 29th, 2008



Birthday breakfast, originally uploaded by grange85.



11 years and a few minutes ago

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Happy birthday, Adam!



“Once More, With Feeling” revisited

Sunday, April 13th, 2008


In July 2006, I made my first attempt at admitting my addiction and I thought I’d do another montage to see if there was a marked difference in the images I chose from Screencap Paradise.



Bette Davis 1908-1989

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Bette Davis in Cabin in the CottonBette Davis in The Letter
Bette Davis in The Little FoxesBette Davis in All About Eve



79 Years of Best Picture Winners in Posters

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

This is an interesting list (from Movie Poster Addict) in many ways but not least because the Best Picture winners for approximately 75 out of 79 of those years are clearly not the best picture of that year and many are quite, ahem, ordinary films (The Great Ziegfeld, The Greatest Show on Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Sting, Rocky, Braveheart, etc) which perhaps shouldn’t even have been nominated.

The art of the movie poster seems to have moved from paintings to photographs which in the case of the “who is she?” poster of Rebecca seems to be a good thing.

My favourite posters are All Quiet on the Western Front, All About Eve, West Side Story and Amadeus.



43

Friday, February 22nd, 2008



43, originally uploaded by moley75.



Cuteness

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Isn’t this still of Reese Witherspoon adorable?

Reese Witherspoon in Penelope


Album covers

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

This is a rather pointless post on album covers.

I had never listened to Electrelane before, despite several albums in the house, but when I saw No Shouts No Calls, I was struck by the great cover and gave them a go and now I like them (just as they go on hiatus…).

All these albums are in our collection and only include music I regularly listen to so
there will be no reference to Blind Faith’s Blind Faith (eww) or to Luna’s The Days of Our Nights.

Covers that work for me:
No shouts
Electrelane – No Shouts No Calls – I like the simple colours and the fact it looks like a badge.
Espers II
Espers – II – This cover in no way misleads as to the content of the album.
Lost in Space
Aimee Mann – Lost in Space – Aimee’s covers are usually unenticing and this I suppose for many would be no exception but the songs on the album are gloomy and you get what you pay for. Pylons are oddly beautiful, I think.
Visible Forms
Audrey – Visible Forms – This is pretty.
On Leaving
Nina Nastasia – On Leaving – I like images of black and white trees a lot.
Advisory Committee
Mirah – Advisory Committee – To be honest, this cover makes me feel a little uncomfortable and yet it is intriguing.
Carbon Glacier
Laura Veirs – Carbon Glacier – Another black and white image which I find arresting. If I was flicking through the racks in a record shop I would definitely stop at this.
Noe It’s Time
Paula Frazer & Tarnation – Now It’s Time – Aww, this is so beautiful.

Covers that don’t work for me:
The Trials
Midlake – The Trials of Van Occupanther – Wtf were they thinking? It must have been fun to dress up like that but how many casual sales did they lose?
Aerial
Kate Bush – Aerial – Kate Bush’s sleeves are generally naff (except The Dreaming) but this is plain horrible. I bought Aerial regardless but I think this is dated and ugly. Kate, take at look at any Espers album cover, that’s what your music is like.
Fur & Gold
Bat for Lashes – Fur & Gold – Flipping heck, thank goodness Natasha Khan’s music is in better taste than her costumes and artwork.
Hips & Makers
Kristin Hersh – Hips & Makers – This is actually not that bad for a work of art. I can imagine it on my wall but in miniature on a CD case (or LP sleeve) its too messy and dirty looking.
The Bird of Music
Au Revoir Simone – The Bird of Music – Snore.