I simply love Katy Perry’s music video Thinking of You – it’s so retro! This World War II era video shows Katy in many lovely outfits. It is a bit of a tearjerker, but it is definitely worth watching.
Watch the video on YouTube here.
Click here for more fabulous photos of the bicycle scene.
Based on the best-seller book of the same name by Ayn Rand, it stars Gary Cooper as an idealistic architect who battles corrupt business interests and his love for a married woman (Patricia Neal). There is plenty of “chewing the scenery”, ridiculous architectural renderings and “interesting” shots in this film (especially at the end). If you love drama and the uncompromising spirit of the individual, then this film is for you.
2:45am EST / 11:45pm PST – TCM: The Fountainhead
{ Not rated, 114 min., b&w }
We must make sure that our fighting men have enough Beech-Nut gum!
(Clipping from Beech-Nut Gum ad (May 1943). Full advertisement available on Flickr.)
As we relax on this holiday, let us take a moment and think of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
(Illustration from “The men and women of Alcoa Aluminum” ad (May 1943). Full advertisement available on Flickr.)
TCM is running a 72-hour Memorial Day marathon starting this Saturday. They will air 36 films, including From Here to Eternity (1953), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Sergeant York (1941).
For a complete list of films, go to TCM.com. It’s war all weekend on TCM!