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Double the Hitchcock, Double the Fun?

Some behind the scenes photos of Alfred Hitchcock holding a plaster dummy head of himself on the set of Frenzy (1972). Frenzy was the third and final film that Hitchcock made in Britain after he moved to Hollywood in 1939. The other two were Under Capricorn (1949) and Stage Fright (1950). The last film heContinue reading “Double the Hitchcock, Double the Fun?”

30 Awful Album Covers Volume 8

Art is a strange creature. Ever mutating, evolving, and forever changing. Often the most obvious is overlooked. Often the over-looked is the most obvious in how we view the world around us. Often that which is overlooked is over shadowed by a more imposing medium. We identify so much with what we listen to andContinue reading “30 Awful Album Covers Volume 8”

Candid Photographs of Alberto Giacometti at Work in His Studio in Paris, 1958

Alberto Giacometti was born in Switzerland to an artistic family in 1901. His father was post-Impressionist painter Giovanni Giacometti; his father’s second cousin was Symbolist painter Augusto Giacometti; and his godfather Fauvist Cuno Amiet. In addition to his three younger siblings, two of Alberto’s cousins were raised in his family home after they became orphaned.Continue reading “Candid Photographs of Alberto Giacometti at Work in His Studio in Paris, 1958”

Amazing Photos by James Craig Annan From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

James Craig Annan (1864–1946) was a pioneering Scottish-born photographer and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. The son of the early documentary photographer Thomas Annan (who published Photographs of the Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow in 1878), J. Craig Annan apprenticed in his father’s photographic printing business. The firm specialized in the carbonContinue reading “Amazing Photos by James Craig Annan From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”

28 Memorable Movie Posters of Bill Gold

Bill Gold (1921-2018) is an American former graphic designer best known for thousands of film poster designs. He began his professional design career in 1941, in the advertising department of Warner Bros.. Gold became head of poster design in 1947. His first film poster was for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1941), and his most recent workContinue reading “28 Memorable Movie Posters of Bill Gold”

20 People Who Got Face to Face With Their Doppelgängers at Museums and Couldn’t Believe Their Eyes

What would you do if you walked around a museum and saw a person in one of the paintings bearing a striking resemblance to you? Get a fright then start excitedly posing for a photo to share with your friends for a laugh? Many people had walked into museums to appreciate artwork, but some ofContinue reading “20 People Who Got Face to Face With Their Doppelgängers at Museums and Couldn’t Believe Their Eyes”

21 Rare Photos From the ‘Like A Virgin’ Cover Session From 1984

Madonna released Like A Virgin, her second studio album, in November 1984. When her name, “Madonna,” first emerged on the music charts in the early ’80s, many had only heard the name in reference to the Christian Mother of God. The original “Madonna” was the matriarchal symbol of Roman Catholicism and Western Christianity. Madonna theContinue reading “21 Rare Photos From the ‘Like A Virgin’ Cover Session From 1984”