Word: boudoirs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...follows in the noble independent film tradition that also includes Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise. Like Stranger, the low budget heavily dictated the nature of the script, but it didn't dampen the spirit of the film. Filming in 11 days, with minimal sets (either Nola's boudoir or the streets of Brooklyn) and a small no-megastar cast, Lee made the most of what he had. And that includes a terribly talented family circle: his father, the esteemed jazz pianist/composer Bill Lee, furnished the splendid score as well as a nice cameo performance as father Darling; and Joie...
...chosen a dressing gown--bathrobe to most Yanks--made from turquoise, fuchsia and cobalt-blue silk faconne and worn over a formal dress. "Wearing it in public put the royal seal of approval on it," said delighted David Sassoon, who designed the robe for her after seeing the boudoir look in U.S. publications. Meanwhile, Charles and Diana accepted an invitation to visit Ronald and Nancy Reagan this fall. Even now, Washington socialites are probably ordering their own new bathrobes...
...Edge, Negotiation Edge and Communications Edge) have been available for more than a year, although at $250 and up they have never sold particularly well. But Human Edge recently came out with a $50 program called Mind Prober that took the concept out of the boardroom and into the boudoir. When supplied with a few dozen descriptive adjectives about an individual, Mind Prober will concoct an instant character analysis that includes a report on his or her romantic attitude. Backed by some come-hither ad copy ("We'll get you into her mind. The rest...
...love of swinging night life. Now he is back on the Great White Way in a different uniform, that of a U.S. Navy officer. Namath is making his Broadway debut in a revival of Herman Wouk's crackling 1954 drama, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. The boudoir eyes and patent leer that marred the actor's film (C.C. and Company) and TV performances were refreshingly absent last week as he took over the role of Lieut. Maryk, a well-intentioned innocent who assumes command of a wartime minesweeper from the unbalanced Lieut. Commander Queeg. Clearly awed...
...this is opera, after all--as is evident when, just as the Count is about to discover Cherubino in the Countess's boudoir, everyone stops and sings for 40 minutes. Thus numerous small discontinuities seem unimportant and even proper. The English translation by Elizabeth McNary, for example, has moments of startling insipidity ("Do it my way/ Take the sly way/ Don't sit dreaming/ Don't by scheming") and a few jarring mistakes ("My lordship"). And the occasional intervals of equally forced dialogue sit strangely among the arias. But once you adjust to the production's apparent aim--to showcase...