NOTICE BOARD

This is the noticeboard in our kitchen ....

and this is the play we are looking very forward to seeing on Wednesday night  .....

and the rest is just lots of favorite stuff .....

Louise Bourgeois ....

and Picasso postcards ....

smoking nuns  ......

a paper lantern .....

favorite cards .....

a feather from a special day .......

and Serge Gainsbourg .....

speaking of .... Jane Birkin is presenting a documentary on Serge and a
Q & A at The Chauvel on Thursday night as part of The French Film Festival .....
so excited to be seeing such an iconic woman, actually very, very excited !!!

SUBMARINE

 Watched Submarine last night on DVD (we missed it when it was on at the movies a while back) ....

what a totally adorable film, darkly funny, very English, great actors (especially Craig Roberts and Noah Taylor) ....

.... and a great soundtrack by Alex Turner

.... loved every minute of it !!!

you can view the trailer here.

DAVID BAILY

Last night I watched a documentary on TV about photographer David Baily called "Four Beats to the Bar and No Cheating" and it was so, so good ....

see a little preview here ....

 Synopsis ..... via here

From Vogue magazine fashion photographer to filmmaker, painter and sculptor, Bailey is the working-class Londoner who befriended the stars (Mick Jagger, Andy Warhol, Jack Nicholson, Roman Polanski), married his muses (Jean Shrimpton, Catherine Deneuve, Marie Helvin) and captures the spirit and elegance of his times with his refreshingly simple approach and razor-sharp eye.

He is also the man whose life and work inspired one of the cult movies of the sixties, Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up, and who has constantly travelled the globe either with the most beautiful models or chronicling the contemporary reality of Papua New Guinea, Brazil, Vietnam, Afghanistan and other countries with ground-breaking reportages.

Above all, Bailey is a romantic with a delightful sense of humour approaching his 73rd year and showing no sign of slowing up. Director Jérôme de Missolz shuttles with him from his London studio to his country home in Devon, SW England, where, surrounded by family and friends, he continues to create one of the most varied and pertinent collections of any modern artist.

Featuring interviews with art critic Martin Harrison, Bailey's former wife Catherine Deneuve, his current wife of over twenty years Catherine Dyer, and his close friend Jerry Hall, Jérôme de Missolz's documentary is an engaging portrait of this very private man who bared the soul of the swinging sixties and seventies with his photographs and films. Grounded, honest, open and ferociously creative, Bailey makes art the way Count Basie played jazz: Four beats to the bar and no cheating.

David Bailey, the super-cool, super-talented fashion photographer who was the model for the lead role (played by David Hemmings) in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 classic film Blow-up, is now over 70. He is still active as a photographer, both in the fashion and art worlds. Director Jérôme De Missolz was permitted to film him from pretty close up. We see Bailey in his home, with his wife and children, and in discussions with his friends. We are also witness to the inception of a new photography project on his home turf, the East End of London. Bailey turns out to be an artist with no time for pretentiousness or over-complicated theorizing about his art. "Four beats to the bar and no cheating" is one of his favorite quotations from his hero Count Basie. In his photographs, this approach leads to the transparent style for which he has become famous. If possible, we can even forget we are looking at a photo, let alone a beautiful, exceptionally composed or creatively arranged photo. All we see is the person Bailey has photographed, in all his or her nakedness. Bailey's admirers also give their views, including his ex-wife Catherine Deneuve. No, he ever learned a word of French throughout their marriage. This is typical of the man: a rough diamond, even in his seventies. 

Really worth watching if you get the chance.

THE RED BALLOON

 My daughter Meg had to make a two minute film as part of an art project about "Flight" ....

she decided on the theme of a red balloon that flies away ... loosely based on "The Red Balloon" and with the help of our lovely little friend Sophie .... they filmed at our local beach on a cloudy winter afternoon.

  Meg in her role as film maker.

 Her little actress Sophie worked like a real trooper running up and down the beach again and again  .....

(so good to work with good actress and she only wanted to be paid in lollies !!!)

The dogs managed to swindle their way into the film too.

  The final shot of the balloon slowly flying out of sight ....



 and it's a wrap .... 
now the editing begins, I can't wait to see the finished product.
Well done girls, what a great team !!!

HANNAH AND HER SISTERS

I watched Hannah and Her Sisters on the weekend, I haven't seen it for years but it's always been one of my favorite Woody Allen films.

I always love the loft space Lee shares with artist Frederick in Soho, especially those bookshelves, I could happily move in without changing a thing .....

 

..... and considering the film was made in 1986 that makes it a pretty timeless space !!!

Whats your favorite film decor? 

FRIDAY FAVORITES

This beautiful work by  Paul W Ruiz, 

thanks for the intro Greer.

 What's not to love about Sophie Cuvelier and her
Fabulous Garlands .... 

... and his amazing space.

click image for a better look.

 via here

 Loafers .... 

 via here

.... and blazers, always classic.

 via here

These wise words ....

via here

this vintage medicine cabinet ....

 via here

..... and this beautiful hair.

via here

and  I really like the look of this film .... 

  

.... and I love this cat, such attitude !!!

via here

 Happy Friday ....

Hope you a great weekend

XXX

FRIDAY FAVORITES

 This great fireplace ....

.... and this space (love the red couch).

via here

This doily light shade ..... especially the shadows it gives off.

 via here

 This photograph from this post .... so classic. 

The latest photo from "Downtown From Behind" .... 

... and speaking of bikes, been seeing a lot of these signs around town .... I remember The Humble Vintage from when I was in Melbourne .... great to see it has opened in Sydney now.

Loving this vintage inspired swimsuit my daughter bought this week, just adorable, think we might have to test it out here on the weekend ...

.... and also looking forward to finally seeing "Blue Valentine", I've heard some great reports plus I love Michelle Williams !!!

Hope you have a great weekend ...
What are you up to?