Monthly Archives: April 2014

Nesmith Carioca cocktail.

Do you like Letherbee’s gin? I do. I really do. I named this cocktail after a certain musician and visionary. NESMITH CARIOCA COCKTAIL .5 oz. lime juice 1 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice .25 oz. liquefied honey 1 dash Angostura bitters … Continue reading

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3 things about Ronald Neame’s THE HORSE’S MOUTH

The Horse’s Mouth [1958] 1. “You’re missing a big slice of life, Cokey. Half a minute of revelation’s worth a million years of know-nothing.” “Who lives a million years?” “A million people, every twelve months.” 2. As he stands up, … Continue reading

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3 things about Tito Davison’s THE BIG CUBE

The Big Cube [1969] 1. She got that accent in Switzerland? I guess? 2. “Sweetness, baby. Flow with the tide, that’s my bag.” 3. Psychedelic moving telephone.  

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3 things about Wes Anderson’s THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

The Grand Budapest Hotel [2014] 1. Cat splat. 2. “I guess you would call that a draw.” 3. The knot of his tie is always crooked.

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3 things about Billy Wilder’s SUNSET BLVD.

Sunset Blvd. [1950] 1. Jack Webb as a happy-go-lucky party boy. 2. As he’s leaving, his pocket chain catches on the door. 3. “Then they got a couple of pruning hooks from the garden and fished me out, ever so … Continue reading

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