Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Show People

Last night I watched "Show People" starring Marion Davies. It's a silent film from 1928, and I was surprised because it was actually very watchable. The plot was relevant for today, and it was actually very funny. The star, Marion Davies, reminds me of the photographer Cindy Sherman. Davies can look so different [her photos are below] in each roll. Cindy Sherman is a modern photographer who creates film stills for movies that don't actually exist. She also has the ability to look really different in each roll she creates.

Still from "Show People"

http://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.com/archives/filmstills/showpeople.jpg
Marion Davies

http://www.hearstcastle.org/images/marion_davies/marion_davies.jpg
colored photograph...
MarionDaviesVeryGlitzy.jpg Marion Davies, Lots of Glitz! image by gagman66
Cindy Shermanhttp://www.four-thirty-three.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/still15.jpg
http://photographycourse.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/6a00d834527a7669e200e5520a83d18833-800wi.jpg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/genius/gallery/images/sherman.jpg









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Which brings me to my very own little actress, Kristin Barnes







2 comments:

Unknown said...

sweet. marion davies is very pretty. i love being your little actress. teach me to use your camera and lets do this again. i'll shoot you. you shoot me. :)

Unknown said...

definitely!