Category Archives: Double Takes
Talk to Her …and sit in this chair.
Here’s a quick one. After writing a previous post on Pedro Almodóvar, I decided I needed to see all his films. My latest one is Talk to Her (Hable con ella), and just like the others before it I was … Continue reading
Filed under Double Takes, Foreign Film, Modern Film
The Brothers Bloom meets The Bauhaus
About two months ago I saw a great movie called The Brothers Bloom and of course, out of no where, BOOM!, design. I was happy to spot a dining table surrounded by Bauhaus style chairs. My first thoughts turned to … Continue reading
Filed under Double Takes, Modern Film
Sleepless in Seattle & the vague term of Egg Chair
I remember watching Sleepless in Seattle when it came out in 1993 and thinking Jonah had the coolest chair I’d ever seen – and that was it. But now, watching it again as an adult and as a follower of … Continue reading
Filed under Double Takes, Modern Film
Mackintosh in Spain
I went to see Pedro Almodóvar’s latest movie in the cinema, Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotas), this past weekend. Besides being amazed by his ability to tell a story and Penelope Cruz’s beauty, it delights me to report I spotted … Continue reading
Filed under Double Takes, Foreign Film, In the Cinema
