Leslie Zemeckis's Blog - Posts Tagged "affairs"
The Inventor and the Tycoon
First pour yourself a San Francisco cocktail before slipping into this delectable history on the birth of movies.
1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz dry vermouth
dash of bitters
dash of cherry juice
garnish with a cherry and pour into a martini glass
Edward Ball makes a convincing case for photographer Eadweard Muybridge(just one of his many alias) as the inventor of the moving picture. A first class photographer recluse, odd ball and first class shit, Muybridge shoots his wife's lover dead. This being the frontier days the jury - of men - sympathized with the photographer and found him to be not guilty. Sponsored by tycoon Leland Stanford, railroad tycoon and first class shit the two forge a strange friendship. Stanford finances Muybridges experiments with moving pictures. Well written and interesting, I knew nothing of either man. Parts bog down, but ultimately very readable. Enjoy
1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz dry vermouth
dash of bitters
dash of cherry juice
garnish with a cherry and pour into a martini glass
Edward Ball makes a convincing case for photographer Eadweard Muybridge(just one of his many alias) as the inventor of the moving picture. A first class photographer recluse, odd ball and first class shit, Muybridge shoots his wife's lover dead. This being the frontier days the jury - of men - sympathized with the photographer and found him to be not guilty. Sponsored by tycoon Leland Stanford, railroad tycoon and first class shit the two forge a strange friendship. Stanford finances Muybridges experiments with moving pictures. Well written and interesting, I knew nothing of either man. Parts bog down, but ultimately very readable. Enjoy
Those Glamorous Gabors
Either reach for a champagne cocktail or meringue cookie - for this frothy meaningless "biography." Filled with quotes - some from 40-50 years ago, all without sources which always makes me suspicious.
After awhile all the affairs, the multiple marriages, the affairs more affairs even I got bored. And I love the Gabors. This book ultimately wasn't worth the size. How an author writes such intimate detail and again dialogue and note cite the source is a mystery to me.
Hopefully someone will take on the Hungarian bombshells and do them more justice. And if you want read my post in the Huffington Post on them. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/staar/s...
After awhile all the affairs, the multiple marriages, the affairs more affairs even I got bored. And I love the Gabors. This book ultimately wasn't worth the size. How an author writes such intimate detail and again dialogue and note cite the source is a mystery to me.
Hopefully someone will take on the Hungarian bombshells and do them more justice. And if you want read my post in the Huffington Post on them. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/staar/s...
