Old Movie Love

I just couldn't resist posting this video from gizmodo about Criterion Films. They're doing such amazing work restoring movies, and this is all about one of my favorites, Hitchcock's 1940 Foreign Correspondent.

they were in the process of restoring Alfred Hitchcock's 1940 espionage thriller,Foreign Correspondent. In the video above, Kline talks about how the first step in the process is tracking down the negative, or a print, that is in decent condition. In this case, that meant going to the Library of Congress, which had the original negative of the film.

Let it slide

Sadly, I've been letting this blog slide, but I've been focusing my efforts over at the Q blog. Most of the fun/interesting things I've seen recently have been videos rather than reading, anyway. I just haven't had much extra time as I'm starting to get Fall things in, so that means unpacking boxes, checklists, styling, photographing, computer editing, marketing, etc. etc.

I'm still here, though...

Cha cha cha

Thanks to Grace Weston for the head's up on this. Cheers me no end to watch! (p.s. Go look at Grace's photography—she's a genius!)

Happy Birthday Dorothy Parker!

Born August 22nd, 1893.

Go join The Dorothy Parker Society.

Nobody Loves Me But My Mother...And She Could Be Jiving, Too

(Thanks to Kelly.)

The Inquisition vs. The Wicked Chalice (meow)

From A Bit of Fry and Laurie. This is just too silly not to post.

Posted without comment.

Hah

What the Dalai Lama Wants for His Birthday

Busy...

Spent the day working on spreadsheets. Just shoot me.

Source: kenhatter.tumblr.com via LB Palmer/shopquotidienne on Pinterest

Staying cool by drinking iced tea with fresh mint and raspberry honey.

Watching dvds of the series Justified, and we are all addicted. On Season 2 now. All I can say is Margo Martindale is one terrific actress.

The dishwasher is on a rapid decline, so the Obscure household is experiencing the delights of handwashing dishes.  It's not so bad, gives my brain a nice break, so I'm not complaining. Really, I'm not.