Tag: Edith Head

L13FC: Vertigo

Posted on May 13, 2016 by

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 Who cares if it’s Friday the 13? I feel lucky you stopped by to comment on this month’s discussion of The Lucky 13 Film Club. Welcome, Eric, whose favorite film is Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Whether you’ve seen it once or ten times, there’s something new…

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Barbara Stanwyck: Sorry, Wrong Number

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

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Sorry, Wrong Number(1948) is a film noir starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster. Directed by Anatole Litvak with Sol Polito as cinematographer, it was first written as a radio play in 1943 starring Agnes Moorehead, then adapted to the screen by Lucille Fletcher.  The film’s structure…

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What a Way to Go (1964)

Posted on June 14, 2015 by

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Shirley MacLaine is a one-woman show in this goofy, dark comedy about a lady whose four husbands can’t help but make loads of money and then abruptly die. Edith Head had full reign and a limitless budget, it seems, creating exotic, costume ensembles–some of…

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Today I’m happy.
BOOK ONE: It all begins in 1900.

Illinois mining, riot & murder

BOOK 2: Inside The Gold-Plated Pistol

It’s 1928. German Expressionism, the Western & Hollywood musical

Book 3: Set in 1942, two Jewish sisters from Minneapolis end up in the Philippines. One becomes a POW nurse. The other is a spy.

Peek behind the curtain.
One of my favorite movies and one of my favorite hobbies. I’m at the place where I can hit the balls in—practicing my bank shot is the next step! #poolshark #poolplayers #billiards #thehustler #cindybruchman #cynthiabruchman #ivoryhandle #goldplatedpistol #ITGPP #TKWTIH #indieauthor #author #books #historicalfiction #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram
Here’s a shot from when I took my students to the Scottish Highlands last July. As a teacher, educational travel is a hugely important part of my practice; it’s amazing to see how young people come alive when you take them out to experience the world. #educator #teacherlife #travel #traveling #scotland #scottishhighlands #adventure #optoutside #nature #outdoors #cindybruchman #cynthiabruchman #ivoryhandle #goldplatedpistol #ITGPP #TKWTIH #indieauthor #author #books #historicalfiction #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram
Mescal Trail
Another one from the same trip to the Mogollon Rim. One of the things I love most about where I live is what you can find an hour from your front door. #hiking #optoutside #outdoors #nature #cindybruchman #cynthiabruchman #ivoryhandle #goldplatedpistol #ITGPP #TKWTIH #indieauthor #author #books #historicalfiction #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram Book links: https://www.amazon.com/Cynthia-Bruchman/e/B07QG3TPZG News, Friendship and Fun: https://cindybruchman.com/subscribe-to-my-newsletter/
Here’s a throwback from a great camping trip last November. When I’m not writing, I try to spend time outside as much as I can. #cindybruchman #cynthiabruchman #ivoryhandle #goldplatedpistol #ITGPP #TKWTIH #indieauthor #author #books #historicalfiction #camping #optoutside #outdoors #nature #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram
Milly hiking in Sedona
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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Words I take to heart

Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't. --Eleanor Roosevelt

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. --Benjamin Franklin

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.--Milton Berle

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. -- Robert Louis Stevenson