ann-margret in furs...

the temperatures outside may be chilly, but on 'planetcool,' they are steadily rising, thanks to the sultry and plush shot of miss ann-margret in a fancy pink high-collared fur. man, how has ann-margret managed to stay so virtually unscarred in her lifelong fantastic career? i cannot remember ANY serious drama, except for when she dated Elvis and fell off a stage in ...Vegas, i think it was? she should've won the Oscar for best supporting actress for 'tommy.' she killed that role. she was nominated... who won that year? ( checking.... ) oh, well... it was louise fletcher from 'one flew over the cuckoo's nest.' actually, as much as i'd like to, i find it difficult to argue with that. notably, milos forman is one of my favorite directors... i am far more in love with ken russell, but i don't make the rules. ( shrugging gesture.)

cheers, lovers

man, the longer i go in between posts, the more pressure i seem to put on myself for them to be like, groundbreaking or like, hilarious. so bear with me for the next few nights where i may have to write about something, anything, just to get my wings back into shape. so i can't think of a better way to jump back into this than by like, praising The Master, ken russell. i was talking to lucynell about ken earlier, and how he seized my brain at such an early age. well, here's a screen capture i took some time ago, from the incredible opera 'tommy.' it's a great, drifting, dreamy, hand-held camera shot... ken must've been riding next to the limo in the parallel lane. and hey, i know ann-margret was nominated for an Oscar for her role as Tommy's mother, but i want to go on the record saying that roger daltrey's acting job in the movie is largely overlooked. he is completely convincing, and compelling.

ann still shakes

yeah, hi everyone. man, i'm tired. getting up early takes a lot out of me... so please excuse any misspellings and stuff like that. so, ummm... it looks like the planet needs a jolt of color, so how about this slinky pink pic i found of the one and only ann-margret, with a caption attached. first of all, i love her barbie-doll make-up job. and secondly, i love that slinky pink dress. like, could it be any more revealing? its the shoestring-strappy-most! i love that complicated confluence of strands and ribbons at her breast area. man, i wonder if there's video anywhere in existence that shows her dancing and flailing around in that skimpy number. i love the caption, too. i wonder if if was an exact quote. oh well, i've got to hit the mattress soon. but just remember i love you all. and keep shakin'!

hot pants

yes, i'm not really feeling the whole 'posting' creativity or energy tonight, but i totally don't wanna leave the night 'un-posted-on,' so i figured we'd all be cool with a shot of the groovy miss ann-margret in chili pepper red hot pants! hey, the whole outfit is great, and she looks great in it. but what's with the crossed-arm pose? is she feelin' vulnerable, or is she just cold? mmm, her feet look warm, in those swingin' tan leather funk-boots. and i also dig those free-hanging swaths of black from her mod belt. i'd love to see her do a real thrashin' wild crucial energetic dance number in that get-up. she'd like, be real hot, and 'take no prisoners,' sexy-wise. (mmm, what in the hell does that mean, exactly?) so, hopefully the coming week will bring a larger variety of stuff i can show you, but until then, please remember that i love you all.

ann, unintentionally hilarious

man, i wanna start off by saying i'm one of the biggest ann-margret fans i know. in fact, as far as i know, only jean-lucien digs her as much as i do. that being said, this shot really cracks me up. its not that she looks bad, because she doesn't, she looks incredible, with her hot boots and groovy black sweater-dress thingy. she could've stopped there, and just looked very groovy, but for some reason, she decided to 'goof around' with a belt or something, holding it up to her head like its some kind of 'crown,' and pooching up her lips, 'i'm hot'-style. hey, ann... you don't need to try so hard to get our love. we love you like, 'normal.' i don't really have that much more to say about this one... like, i think it speaks for itself.

she's on the phone!

there's only one thing more sexy and personal that a picture of lovely lady or a likely lad smoking a cigarette, and that's a lovely lady or likely lad on the phone...!! its so voyeuristic to watch them... like, what could they be talking about, man...?? come to think of it, watching someone smoke is like, next door to watching them jerk off... its like, you know they're digging it when you watch them doing it; like, you know some private part of their brain is getting off, you know? oh well, perhaps i'm the only person in the world that thinks of it that way. anyway, dig this creamy dreamy sherbet-flavored shot of miss teenage ann-margret on the phone...!! (and just for the record, i have a serious pet peeve; and its 'people who pronounce sherbet as sherbert.' like, there's no second 'r,' you know what i mean? where did they learn the highly incorrect 'sherbert?' oh well, i guess i've got more important things to worry about.)

carnal couple

i'm pretty sure i've posted a shot from mike nichols' 'carnal knowledge' before, but i don't think i've posted this exact shot before. but i figured nobody would suffer if they got a look at the young and foxy and devious and gorgeous mr. jack nicholson and the busty, lusty, gingery miss ann-margret. its been a long time since i've seen this movie. i really should dig it up and give it a fresh look with my modern brain. man, i'm not more than like, 41% gay... but look at that cleavage. woof...! and jack, wow... he was almost at the peak of his looks at the time this was filmed. god, i can only imagine what kind of wire-framed 'pushy-up' bra they put her in to make her chest look like that. i mean, you and i both know, she doesn't need a whole lot of help. and from a cinematic standpoint, i think its notable to mention that this wasn't the only time these two starred opposite one another. yes, i'm sure you'll remember in 'tommy,' ann played tommy's mother, nora walker; and jack played the mysterious 'specialist,' charged with diagnosing tommy's 'problem.' i wonder if she really dug him, or if he got on her nerves? perhaps they were mutually voracious? too bad that sex video hasn't surfaced, am i right, kids? (click to really enlarge)

sultry ann

ahhh, where the hell am i? i just sent lucynell a mail telling her not to expect too much from the planet tonight. like, i have less than zero ideas... so i figured a steamy shot of miss ann-margret can never hurt. like, she's sooo rarely 'hard on' the eyes, if you know what i mean. hey, i wonder if she and jack nicholson ever really had 'carnal knowledge' of eachother? i don't think i ever remeber reading about it if they did. hey, maybe she 'had the hots on' more for art garfunkel. if you ask me, you'd have to put me in the same room with them, and see who held my attention. like, maybe jack would be super 'boring-town' if you tried to talk to him, and maybe garfunkel would be sassy and fascinating. i've never thought art garfunkel was bad looking anyway. i think he 'beats the hell' out of paul simon, just on the pure 'face' scale. (any minute now, ann's gonna bust in here, all 'spitfire' and demand to know, '....hey! what gives?? i thought this post was all about me...!!' well, sorry ann... i warned you, i have no ideas) so a 'stream-of-consciousness' night it is. (mmm, like, when is it not?)

crazy

wow, i just skinned the hell out of the tip of my big toe letting my cat back in to the cabin. she's crazy, and now i have a bleeding toe. but anyway, here's a shot i found of miss ann-margret all painted up and doing the town in some late 60's movie i don't know the title of. and i'm not willing to do any digging to find out right now. hey, all-guys-under-30... this is what a real female body looks like. if you don't like it, educate yourself. she's allll real. anyway, is there anything that says 'late 60's' more effectively than 'psychedelic body paint?' she looks very pretty... but what's with that hooded dude in the background with some arbitrary zig-zag on his abs? and check out the guy in the lower left... i think he knows this is the ultimate high point of his entire existence on earth. i'll bet like, wherever that guy is today, he sits around at thanksgiving dinner and utters the phrase, '...hey, did i ever tell you about the time i was in that movie where they body-painted ann-margret in that yellow bikini? boy, did i have a great view of her can, or what...??'

carnal

okay, i have a bit of a headache tonight, but i didn't want to leave the night blank, so i thought i'd just leave everyone a little love note. i think most of you will recognize the lovely and busty miss ann-margret and the saucy, somewhat scary jack nicholson on their first date from the 1971 movie 'carnal knowledge.' it was directed by mike nichols, and also starred candice bergen and art garfunkel. i haven't seen it in a long time, but i remember digging it very much. i actually think i might've bought it on laserdisc sometime around 1995, if you can believe that. but man...look at that cleave-action, man. some people might say that's 'all push-up bra,' or that its 'all padding,' but umm, we're talking about ann-margret, so i totally think she's doing a lot of the 'work' herself, if you know what i mean. i should try and watch it again sometime. or maybe not. (mmm, apathy is mine.) i love you all very much, and hope to be back in 'full force' soon. kisses.

m is for margret ...ann-margret

hey, you know... i'm not gay or anything but... wow. dangerous curves, man! i don't remember where i found this shot, but wow. they just don't make 'garter' outfits like that anymore. and they don't make bodies like that anymore either. i mean, imagine damn stringy gweneth standing next to miss ann. yeah, nice try gweneth, better luck next time. like, if i looked like that in a corslet and garter belt, i'd never wear anything else. like, i'd wear it down to the stop n' shop. the hair looks great on her, too. and man, i've seen her recently, and she still looks great. what a firecracker. didn't she have like, some kind of 'fall' or accident during one of her vegas shows and like, broke her collarbone or something? i don't have 'the facts' on that. man, whatever happened to the hourglass figure? i say we 'bring it back,' you know? okay, this is a pretty lame post, but ann sure looks great, am i right folks? oh, and i have to tell lucynell specifically, she should input ann's name into the above left search field, and check out something i posted a long time ago. its a 3 minute advertisement she made for 'canada dry' beverages. its the 'now' costume-change-dance-number most! (click to enlarge, i think.)

k is for ken russell

yes, i realize i've already given ken adequate praise on the planet, and often. but i couldn't let the k's go by without at least letting him have a slot. so, i wanted to post something obscure from one of his best films. so, a few hours ago, i threw my 'tommy' dvd in, and took some shots. i saw this frame of tommy's mother, (ann-margret) and step-father (oliver reed) primping and preening in the hallway just before going out for a night on the town, leaving tommy in the 'care' of his sadistic cousin kevin. (paul nicholas.) i liked the shot because it keenly depicted the arrogance and self-interest that frank and nora have settled into at this particular point in the story. they haven't given up on tommy's plight altogether, but they have no problem letting him 'just be' as they watch the telly, eat tv dinners, drink booze, and step out to escape their bleak and hopeless 'family life.' i also like this shot because it handily illustrates ken's eye for the theatrical. he has a great talent for getting his actors to go jussst a bit too far, just a bit over the top, in order to relate a mood or nuance or feeling. as in the best silent movies, the facial expressions in ken's films are often exaggerated, as are mannerisims, etc. but i like it. this movie is one of his best. (click to enlarge)

frankly, no

that is the answer to little tommy's question concerning his mother's new mate, uncle frank : "did he fight in the war?" you can almost hear oliver reed's thick flat cockney accent answering with a smug and gruff, '...not bloody likely." this is a shot i never tried to snag before, but i'm surprisingly pleased with the way it turned out. i managed to get frank like, mid-sneer... and the colors in the child's bedroom still came through. i actually split the shot in half and tricked each side separately. but it worked, i think. what a great shot, ken. it says it all. you are the best... even after over a thousand screenings, it still gives me chills. literally.

venus and mars

what a picture... what a couple of mad geniuses these two are. that's ann-margret on the left, looking very ...ahuh, smashing, if you'll pardon the pun, and the wild master himself, mr. ken russell on the right. this was taken some time during the filming of the great rock opera 'tommy.' if you've ever seen the movie, then you know what happens to that all-white room they're posing in. i often wondered if they filmed 'the scene' last, or if there was perhaps more than one white set built. because i seriously doubt they let ann and the chocolate and beans and suds have one take, then went through the trouble of cleaning everything up. this picture struck me because i've never seen it before, even though i've seen the movie more times than i can count. i wish i could remember where i found it, but sadly i don't.

it's ann-margaret day...!

that quote was actually from 'mel,' who was looking for an excuse to close the diner. in any case, any day is groovy enough to celebrate miss ann-margret. check her out here, and please roll the video below. you won't regret it.