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16th May 2012

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In a manner of speaking - Nouvelle Vague

26th April 2012

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Jack Nicholson
life:

In September 1969, not long after Nicholson had charmed moviegoers and critics alike with his deceptively easygoing performance as a sweet-natured, booze-sodden, small-town lawyer in Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider, LIFE sent Arthur Schatz to photograph the 32-year-old actor at his new home on Mulholland Drive, overlooking Franklin Canyon in Los Angeles. Here, in celebration of Nicholson’s 75th birthday (he was born in New York City on April 22, 1937), LIFE.com offers a series of Schatz’s photographs from that shoot that were never published in LIFE.See more photos here.
P.S. Tumblr, you won’t see this photo by Michael Rougier in the gallery on LIFE.com— the photo above is exclusive to you. We like you that much.

Jack Nicholson

life:

In September 1969, not long after Nicholson had charmed moviegoers and critics alike with his deceptively easygoing performance as a sweet-natured, booze-sodden, small-town lawyer in Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider, LIFE sent Arthur Schatz to photograph the 32-year-old actor at his new home on Mulholland Drive, overlooking Franklin Canyon in Los Angeles. Here, in celebration of Nicholson’s 75th birthday (he was born in New York City on April 22, 1937), LIFE.com offers a series of Schatz’s photographs from that shoot that were never published in LIFE.

See more photos here.

P.S. Tumblr, you won’t see this photo by Michael Rougier in the gallery on LIFE.com— the photo above is exclusive to you. We like you that much.

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26th April 2012

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Orson Welles directs Anthony Perkins on the set of The Trial (1962) Photo by Nicolas Tikhomiroff 

Q. A critic who admires your work very much said that, in The Trial, you were repeating yourself…
Welles: Exactly, I repeated myself. I believe we do it all the time. We always take up certain elements again. How can it be avoided? An actor’s voice always has the same timbre and, consequently, he repeats himself. It is the same for a singer, a painter…There are always certain things that come back, for they are part of one’s personality, of one’s style. If these things didn’t come into play, a personality would be so complex that it would become impossible to identify it.
It is not my intention to repeat myself, but in my work there should certainly be references to what I have done in the past. Say what you will, but The Trial is the best film I ever made…I have never been so happy as when I made this film.”
-excerpted from Orson Welles: Interviews

Orson Welles directs Anthony Perkins on the set of The Trial (1962) Photo by Nicolas Tikhomiroff 

Q. A critic who admires your work very much said that, in The Trial, you were repeating yourself…

Welles: Exactly, I repeated myself. I believe we do it all the time. We always take up certain elements again. How can it be avoided? An actor’s voice always has the same timbre and, consequently, he repeats himself. It is the same for a singer, a painter…There are always certain things that come back, for they are part of one’s personality, of one’s style. If these things didn’t come into play, a personality would be so complex that it would become impossible to identify it.

It is not my intention to repeat myself, but in my work there should certainly be references to what I have done in the past. Say what you will, but The Trial is the best film I ever made…I have never been so happy as when I made this film.”

-excerpted from Orson Welles: Interviews

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21st April 2012

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 Söz uçar, Ian Anderson kalır. Greensleeved, Christmas Album, best of Jethro Tull.


 Söz uçar, Ian Anderson kalır. Greensleeved, Christmas Album, best of Jethro Tull.

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21st April 2012

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Reacción a los primeros paparazzi de la historia.

Reacción a los primeros paparazzi de la historia.

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21st April 2012

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Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash - You Are My Sunshine

From The Dylan/Cash Session (1969)

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21st April 2012

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Altered Art Portraits by Foto Marvellini

Vintage photographs may be cool from a historic view, but have you ever found yourself wishing they were a little less boring? The Marvellinis felt the same way, injecting old photos with superhero masks, latex, and pop culture icons. You just got classed up, history!


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20th April 2012

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Miles Davis Quintet: Capricorn - 1965-‘68: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings Disc 3

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19th April 2012

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19th April 2012

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Book covers for ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald

First published in 1925

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