I gave up on Warner Fassbinder's The American Soldier. the film's only 74 minutes long, but by the 34 minute mark the stilted acting and uninteresting story left me cold. Fassbinder's attempt at film noir didn't work. It was like trying to put on a suit that was tailored for a completely different body type.
All the elements of noir were there: the sultry platinum blonde, the taciturn hero who's an outsider, the dirty cops. The American Soldier bored. I expected more of Fassbinder, but sometimes "even Homer sleeps." Life is short. I had to give up.
Sepia Saturday challenges bloggers to dig into the past and share photos based on a visual prompt. This week we have a smiling couple with a shiny, sleek car. With that in mind I found these at the Library of Congress. Women's Suffrage Scout Car, 1913 Harris & Ewing, photographer. WOMAN SUFFRAGE. SCOUT CAR . United States Washington D.C. District of Columbia Washington D.C, 1913. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016864356/. Lomax, Ruby T, photographer. Woman sitting in car, Texas . United States Texas, 1937. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2007660045/. Rizzuto, Angelo, photographer. Woman driving car with sunglasses and hair covered with bandana. Child peeking out from behind in backseat . United States New York New York State, 1957. [August] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020636376/.
Sepia Saturday has challenged bloggers with a photo of a man playing solitaire. Playing cards, solo or with others, is a fine pastime. I fondly remember my grandmother teaching me and my siblings to shuffle cards and play gin. An aunt tried to teach us poker. Bridge is a game that seems to have ended with my mother's generation. She still plays, but I never learned. (I do have one friend from high school who joined the high school bridge club. Now I wish I had.) Here's what I found while searching the Library of Congress archives. Opper, Frederick Burr, Artist. McKinley has almost all the chips; - but the game is young, yet / F.Opper . , 1894. N.Y.: Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, January 3. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012648746/. Poker . , 1902. [United States: publisher not transcribed] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018696743/. Siegel, Arthur S, photographer. Detroit, Michigan. Poker hand and hands of girl players . Wayne County United Stat...
Graciously hosted by Natalie the Explorer, Weekend Coffee Share s a time for us to take a break out of our lives and enjoy some timely catching up with friends (old and new)! If we were having coffee, I'd get a skinny chai latte as the temps are comfortably lower. I can't believe it, but I don't think I've been to my usual coffee purveyor for 3 full weeks. I'll go back, but it's good to know that I can kick some habits. Getting off of sweets is a much tougher nut to crack. If you think that I'm on a new platform, you're right. I've left WordPress because I didn't want to pay yet again for more image space. That got pricey. Google did me wrong, gravely wrong in 2011 when I was hacked, but I plan to back up a lot and keep my eyes open for a better home. For now I'm here. Welcome. On Sunday morning I explored St. Ita's Catholic Church in Edgewater, a Chicago neighborhood. A friend tipped me off to it as she noticed the church photos I'...
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