…For a time “Chief Pontiac” served as a logo for the Pontiac line of automobiles, discontinued by GM in 2010… …many automobile advertisements of this era emphasized safety, none more prominent than the “Body by Fisher” ads that frequently featured happy little children…oddly, no one ...
…last week I noted that Packard was doubling down on promoting the elite status of its premium automobile; however, the carmaker did introduce a “120” that cost a fraction of its luxury models and helped the company’s bottom line… …Packard’s competition was Lincoln and Cadillac, among...
per person): Killer great lineup of TV & movie stars Janeane Garofalo (9:00 pm only), Ted Alexandro (possibly 9:00 pm only), Christian Finnegan, and more performing at the only comedy club in the East Village: Eastville Comedy Club [TOP PICK] 9:00 pm ($10): Some of the finest ...
WAR IS HELL…Clockwise, from top left, movie poster for 1930’s All Quiet on the Western Front; German soldier Paul Bäumer (Lew Ayres), falls into a shell crater with a French soldier and draws his knife; in one of the most moving scenes in cinema, Bäumer is forced to spend the...
23 “Sky Line” column, Mumford agreed that the floodlit buildings looked impressive, recalling Hugh Ferriss’ romantic, futuristic visions of the city; however, the darkness also concealed a decorative scheme that was ”bad with an almost juvenile badness.” A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE…Lewis ...
Posted on November 9, 2022Categories advertising, celebrities, cinema, Great Depression, New Yorker cartoons, prohibition, The New Yorker MagazineTags Alexander Korda, Charles Laughton, Edward Angly, Ernest Boyd, Gardner Rea, Harry Brown, Irene Castle, James Thurber, John Mosher, Leonora Hughes, Loi...