tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post2783284183447469965..comments2024-03-28T18:32:38.243-04:00Comments on Poseidon's Underworld: Focusing on Material ThingsPoseidon3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-22722370103616718272023-12-05T04:04:09.429-05:002023-12-05T04:04:09.429-05:00Faye was absolutely perfect Faye was absolutely perfect Nachoman12https://www.blogger.com/profile/08145292187125289189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-31688302908045499242022-11-01T08:30:24.123-04:002022-11-01T08:30:24.123-04:00Oh yes, I do love "peak" Ava, her "...Oh yes, I do love "peak" Ava, her "55 Days at Peking" photo shoots are astounding. I remember the first time I saw "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" despite the fact that it's an amazing film to look at (that carrrrrrrr!), being disappointed in how Ava looked in it. I kept thinking she wasn't fully evolved yet, she hadn't totally bloomed. That earth mother goddess thing she settled into, how SEXUAL she is in "Iguana". I like to pay a little game with the seniors at work and ask them who the most beautiful woman in film was. Hayworth of course comes up a lot, and trust I bow down, but Ava is usually the first out of their mouths. I find it fascinating that they're all over the place with the men, there really were SO many to choose from. Ptolemy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04334386659240438250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-40761575491500433372022-11-01T07:54:40.913-04:002022-11-01T07:54:40.913-04:00For me, she never has and never will look better t...For me, she never has and never will look better than she did in "Inferno." Just amazing. I'm glad you caught this post because it ends with those INCREDIBLE portraits of Ava in the wind. Had you seen them before? I suppose you had. But I love her face in them both. You know, she had this faint little facial bump, the residual damage from a night of wild revelry in Spain and, if I recall correctly, a bull(!), and she obsessed over how her face had been marred. But Ava always looked sensational, before and after that incident. I don't care for the movie, but "Mayerling..." OMG. She looked amazing. Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-63239713370725788972022-10-31T13:28:11.743-04:002022-10-31T13:28:11.743-04:00Found this one too! hahh. I don't think Faye ...Found this one too! hahh. I don't think Faye ever looked more beautiful, and I think she was well aware of it. She had that kind of female face that has SLIGHT masculine edges, much like Bacall. Incredibly strong jaw line. Some would say she's even more stunning in "Bonnie and Clyde" but I think she's a goddess in "Inferno". Much like many of Ava's films, a walking talking goddess caught on camera. Ptolemy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04334386659240438250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-16356324466411124442017-02-13T09:06:39.891-05:002017-02-13T09:06:39.891-05:00Bruce, I can't thank you enough for taking tim...Bruce, I can't thank you enough for taking time to leave such a nice comment on this post! It did my heart good today. I'd love it if you came back and read though some more of Poseidon's Underworld. Otherwise, the nearly 600 posts I've done over the past seven years just sit around collecting dust! LOL I can't say I think you'd like ALL of them, but I dare say if you see a movie or person in the list of tags on the right that you enjoy, you might like reading more about those. I'm alerted to all comments, no matter the age of the post, so if you have more remarks or questions, fire away. Thanks, again! Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-85025868044504700282017-02-13T01:14:51.545-05:002017-02-13T01:14:51.545-05:00I only found this website because I was doing rese...I only found this website because I was doing research on chiffon in the 1970s, but I ended up reading this entire post (and a couple that were linked within the body of the post) and I was completely fascinated! I've never thought of this material as anything special (I'm a guy, for one thing) but the way you speak of it and show examples was so charming and informative that I think I'm a convert. Thank you, Poseidon, for this post. I think I'll be coming back to this site and reading other entries. Really fun.Bruce H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01873583513894963221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-13435814293580121612014-08-30T09:29:10.157-04:002014-08-30T09:29:10.157-04:00I think what caused a lot of people to grouse abou...I think what caused a lot of people to grouse about him is the fact that his costumes for The Swarm and When Time Ran Out were nominated when they were not very memorable. I still can't believe it is costumes for The Towering Inferno were not nominated while those other movies were.Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-47672340902116480492014-08-26T15:22:56.742-04:002014-08-26T15:22:56.742-04:00A lot of people bitch about Paul Zastupnevich'...A lot of people bitch about Paul Zastupnevich's Oscar nominations, but his costumes for The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno are memorable.<br />Happy Birthday!<br /><br />ArmandoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-85395639128481087162014-08-25T16:32:37.096-04:002014-08-25T16:32:37.096-04:00Beef, I too loved that portrait of Ms. Montgomery!...Beef, I too loved that portrait of Ms. Montgomery! I came upon it during research on Bewitched's Alice Pearce and just had to be sure to include it in this post, even if her nightgown was mostly satin. Thanks!Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-15581393096631145402014-08-21T13:30:12.142-04:002014-08-21T13:30:12.142-04:00Love this post! And wow--Elizabeth Montgomery loo...Love this post! And wow--Elizabeth Montgomery looks like a goddess in HER chiffon photo! (Also, belated "happy birthday"!) <br />Re: The "toilet scene" in "Fun With Dick and Jane": Jane does sit on the toilet at one point (and, um, wipes)--but she's actually relieving her bladder in the scene, not "taking a dump"! It was still quite surprising and odd in 1977!Beefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483716577697671062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-81879333258352264572014-08-21T08:26:07.403-04:002014-08-21T08:26:07.403-04:00Thanks, everyone for your reflections and remarks!...Thanks, everyone for your reflections and remarks! Joel, I too noticed the similarity between Faye's and Ava's expressions in those photos. I love them! When I was in my twenties, I had a collage of expressions like that from disaster movies (Carol Lynley seeing the water creeping up in "Poseidon," Karen Black in "Airport 1975," etc...) and I loved it, but it began to seem a little weird (gee... I wonder why! LOL), so I disassembled it. I just loved these movies and people so much...<br /><br />Dave, I know precious little about fabric and there are surely photos in this post that aren't chiffon (though most have at least some in the outfit.) To me, chiffon is light, somewhat see-through, gauzy fabric that wafts whenever the wearer movies. I love silk, too, in the right conditions. I tried to avoid calling things chiffon here if I suspected it might not be and just used the catch-all "fabric." Oh, and I do know that Cyd Charisse number and LOVE it!!<br /><br />Good lord, Narciso! I only saw "Dick and Jane" on TV and wonder if the toilet scene was edited. No recall of it. But I do recall cackling at parts of the movie. It's always for sale in DVD bargain bins for $3.00 and I ought to pick it up sometime. I can cover my eyes during Jane's excretions. LOLPoseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-91539285784994540182014-08-20T14:23:02.073-04:002014-08-20T14:23:02.073-04:00That is a lovely photo of Marilyn Maxwell. Like he...That is a lovely photo of Marilyn Maxwell. Like her nightclubbing companion Rock Hudson, I have always had a soft spot for her. She had a lovely singing voice and was a radio staple. And then there is Jane Fonda. Interesting you chose a photo of her from "Fun With Dick and Jane." I was only fifteen years old when that came out in 1977, and even I was shocked by the scene when Jane is sitting on the toilet taking a dump as she banters with screen husband George Segal. Method acting I guess. I even believe she wiped. It's been years since I have seen the film so I can't confirm, but it is seared into my memory. In any case, I'm sure it didn't help popcorn sales at the snack bar. By the way, the above "Comment deleted…removed by author" was me. I merely wanted to edit my post; Lord knows I don't like parading my ignorance through errors. And Happy Birthday!Narcisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145756558278365203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-59794584125599616592014-08-20T14:16:00.872-04:002014-08-20T14:16:00.872-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Narcisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145756558278365203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-15122527593466453892014-08-20T07:38:37.802-04:002014-08-20T07:38:37.802-04:00Happy Birthday and many returns of the day! And, m...Happy Birthday and many returns of the day! And, may you never be without chiffon!NotFelixUngerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812102754911699275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-45349323569243959132014-08-19T15:39:09.432-04:002014-08-19T15:39:09.432-04:00What about Joan's Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte co...What about Joan's Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte costume test? http://paperspots.tumblr.com/post/23378370157/hush-hush-sweet-charlotteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210311131343110093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-50377660215232326112014-08-19T15:10:06.379-04:002014-08-19T15:10:06.379-04:00The first thing that came to mind when I saw this ...The first thing that came to mind when I saw this topic was Cyd Charisse's amazing billowing fabric in her dance with Gene Kelly in Singin' In The Rain. You know the shot with the horizontal stairs?<br /><br />PS how do you know something is chiffon and not something else? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845967694366470260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-78746140534719092012014-08-19T14:32:15.813-04:002014-08-19T14:32:15.813-04:00Happy Birthday Poseidon! That's quite a collec...Happy Birthday Poseidon! That's quite a collection of billowy luxury you've assembled.<br /><br />Can't help but notice the similarity between that last picture of Ava and the expression on Faye's face in the roof collage of photos. <br /><br />I love that Inger Stevens picture! The sleeves of her dress are very cool and she is of course beautiful. The picture of Lana Turner that immediately follows is also quite the confection but it doesn't really look like Lana. Glancing at it I thought it was another picture of Inger until I read the paragraph above it.<br /><br />Dietrich knew how to work that wind machine better than almost anybody.<br /><br />That first dress on Sharon Tate looks like it's getting ready to swallow her up, the second is okay but doesn't set off her looks as well as the dress she actually wears in the film so they made the right choice.<br /><br />Stella Stevens, stunning!!<br /><br />Again have wonderful birthday, thanks for all the terrific posts.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com