memory lane

yes, lovers... i must be in a posting mood tonight... i'm really trying to get back into the habit of posting. my biggest obstacle? i get hung up wondering what my audience will think of my posts. i really shouldn't worry about it. i should just do my thing, the thing i set out to do... and that is, to celebrate and spotlight 'all things groovy.' just like this very groovy shot from francis ford coppola's somewhat overlooked movie 'the cotton club.' here's a great shot, snagged by jean-lucien some time ago. it shows diane lane, (when she was still pretty) playing a flapperish girl who's name i can't remember. she's at a swanky party given by a sexy bob hoskins.... some gangster junk goes down, someone gets 'whacked,' (well, stabbed) and after the blood hits the ceiling, it drips down on her ivory flapper-tastic cheek. ever since the first time i saw that shot on vhs, i knew i wanted a permanent shot of it. and, thanks to technology, and the skilled hands of jean-luc, i finally have it. the movie overall? ehhh, it's not so bad. the musical parts are excellent, as are the costumes.... but the plot? kind of, who cares? and it loses a buttload of 'appeal' points, simply because nicholas cage is in it. (click to enlarge)