#Catalina Esquire

[angerpearl]

The elves are rockin with Donaar because Donaar is rocking with them

[biglisbonnews]

‘Cockeyed’ Map Shows Both Glamour and Margins of 1930s Hollywood If maps allow our imaginations to travel without care or trouble, then maps of the past do one better: They are time machines into different eras. And pictorial maps, which offer the perspective and subjective detail that mere road maps or city plans don’t, add a bit of couleur locale as extra seasoning. Like this one, of Hollywood in its Golden Age. The humming of 1930s Hollywood street life almost bursts off the page—this is the age of the talkies, after all. A vignette straddling Beverly and Vine sets the scene: A slightly cockeyed map of that slightly cockeyed community, Hollywood, executed by that slightly cockeyed topographer … John Groth. Chicago native Groth (1908–1988) was a cartoonist who became art director of Esquire in his 20s. He would go on to have a brilliant career as a war artist for the Chicago Sun. In 1944, he rode the first Allied jeep into newly liberated Paris. If he’d been any closer to the front, “he would have had to have sat in the Kraut’s lap,” joked Ernest Hemingway. After WWII, he reported from Korea, the Belgian Congo, and Vietnam, among other places. But back in 1937, when he produced this map of Hollywood for Stage magazine, that was all still in the future. The 1930s was a time when Hollywood was dominated by the old studio system. Old? That’s relative. To be fair, many of their names still sound familiar today. There’s 20th Century Fox, on Pico Boulevard, right next to the West Side Tennis Club. Just to the south is MGM, near Venice Boulevard. In between: a fair bit of golfing. And, inexplicably, a Bedouin leading a camel down the boulevard. Paramount can be found on the corner of Western Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard. Right next door are RKO and NBC. And right across Santa Monica Boulevard is Columbia. Further down Santa Monica, there’s United Artists, a more elaborate operation than Chaplin Studio, right across the street. To the north, on the other side of the Beverly Hills, there’s the gigantic Universal Studios on Cahuenga Boulevard. It’s big enough to contain an entire village—and attract a herd of elephants, coming down the Santa Monica Mountains. Warner Brothers is also on the other side of the mountains—Mount Hollywood, as it so happens; no mention of the HOLLYWOODLAND sign (the LAND was dropped in 1949). It’s also gigantic: They’re filming a sea battle in the back lot. Astride the roof is a Warner Brothers "g-man": a reference to movie detectives, or to the studio’s real-life enforcers? If you liked fine dining, there were worse places to be than Golden Age Hollywood. Halfway between 20th Century Fox and United Artists, there’s the chefs of the Victor Hugo and the Beverly Wilshire, competing for your attention. In the 1930s, Lamaze was a fancy Hollywood restaurant, not a child-birthing technique; right next door were the Trocadero and the Clover Club—all pretty close to the Hollywood Bowl. By the look on his face, the chef at the Lamaze may be going over to the Clover when his shift is over. Other restaurants of note: Perinos, at Wilshire and Western; Levy’s, at Santa Monica and Vine; and Lucey’s, on Melrose. Sprinkled across town were Brown Derby restaurants. Named after the first of the chain, which opened on Wilshire Boulevard in 1926 and was shaped like a semicircular derby hat, the restaurants were a fixture of Golden Age Hollywood. Even outside the glamour of the studios and the high life of fine dining, Hollywood is portrayed as a city of leisure and entertainment. People in bathing suits are diving into the Pacific along the coast-hugging Speedway, from Malibu via the Bel Air Beach Club and Santa Monica all the way down to Santa Catalina Island. Masses of cyclists—yes, cyclists—are cruising down the city’s boulevards and avenues. Could 1930s L.A. have been a cycling paradise? But then what’s with all the horses, not just polo-playing outside of town, but also racing through the center—their riders showing off with their hats in one hand? Surely, this can’t have been a common sight. Buses overflowing with tourists are driving around town, perhaps already then being shown the homes of the stars. Perhaps a star has been spotted near the Carthay; that would explain the rush of onlookers. In the northeast corner, the Santa Anita racetrack is giving punters a run for their money—literally. Closer by, Mickey Mouse waves to passersby from his home on Riverside Drive, not far from a well spouting oil. Huge crowds gather at the American Legion Stadium in the center. Elegant ladies and gentlemen striding around town complete the picture of a city as elegant and attractive as any in the world. Yet Groth wouldn’t be a perceptive—or ‘cockeyed’—observer if he didn’t also look beyond the glamour. Check the bottom right for a Native American couple and their child making their way into Hollywood, looking for opportunity. Two streets down, a Mexican immigrant is doing the same, his donkey laden with wares he will be hoping to sell. And on the corner of La Brea and Venice, Chinese laborers are moving earth right behind the back of a movie director, seated in the classic folding chair, loudspeaker in hand. All these figures are placed near the edge of the map, a textbook demonstration of what it means to be "marginal." This article originally appeared on Big Think, home of the brightest minds and biggest ideas of all time. Sign up for Big Think's newsletter. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/1930s-hollywood-map

[nievesmorena]

El 8 de septiembre de 1936 nace en Jesi, Ancona, Italia, Virna Pieralisi, más conocida como VIRNA LISI, fue una actriz italiana, famosa en el cine europeo tanto por su sobresaliente belleza como por sus actuaciones en el género dramático y de comedia.

Ya en la adolescencia y debido a su excepcional belleza fue descubierta por los productores Antonio Ferrigno y Pesce Ettore, quienes la introdujeron en el mundo del cine europeo.

Debutó en el cine con diecisiete años, en la película ...e Napoli canta (1953), y obtuvo su primer éxito junto a Totò en Questa è la vita (1954) a la que le siguió “Violenza Sul Lago” (1954) de Leonardo Cortese.

Después de afianzar su popularidad en Italia en producciones transalpinas y co-producciones europeas que incluían títulos como “Luna Nova” (1955), “La Donna Del Giorno” (1957) o “Felipe Derblay” (1959), consiguió llamar la atención internacional (especialmente por su físico) por films como el peplum “Rómulo y Remo” (1961), película de Sergio Corbucci en la que, interpretando a Julia, compartió protagonismo con Steve Reeves y Gordon Scott; “Eva” (1962), película de Joseph Losey basada en una novela de James Hadley Chase que fue protagonizada por Jeanne Moreau; “El Tulipán Negro” (1964), film de aventuras de capa y espada en tiempos de la Revolución Francesa con Alain Delon como co-protagonista; “Las Cuatro Muñecas” (1965) comedia de episodios con Virna dirigida por Dino Risi; o “Casanova 70” (1965) al lado de Marcello Mastroianni y dirigida por Mario Monicelli.

A mediados de los años 1960, Virna Lisi decidió hacer carrera en Estados Unidos, donde se la trató de imponer como una nueva Marilyn Monroe después del fallecimiento de la platinada actriz.

En Hollywood, los productores estaban buscando una nueva figura de reemplazo de Marilyn y la apariencia de Virna Lisi encajaba a la perfección.

Fue contratada por los estudios Paramount y participó en los mismos tipos de roles que le eran asignados a Monroe en el género de la comedia: trabajó junto a Jack Lemmon en Cómo matar a la propia esposa (1965), y con Tony Curtis en ¡Bromas con mi esposa, no! (1966).

Luego Virna Lisi pudo ampliar sus papeles hacia el drama al protagonizar junto a Frank Sinatra Asalto al Queen Mary (1966). También prestó su rostro para una rareza publicitaria: apareció con crema de afeitar en la cara en una fotografía que salió en la portada de marzo de 1965 del Esquire Magazine.

Décadas después, una imagen similar sería protagonizada por K. D. Lang y Cindy Crawford.

Pero Virna Lisi se cansó de su incursión americana porque fue encasillada en el medio hollywoodiense como una rubia mujer seductora, sin poder llegar a interpretar roles de carácter.

Rehusó posar desnuda para la revista Playboy y se cuenta que también rechazó el papel protagonista del filme Barbarella de Roger Vadim, decidiendo regresar a Europa. Este papel sería interpretado por Jane Fonda, contribuyendo a su despegue como estrella. La rescisión de su contrato con la Paramount causó problemas a Virna Lisi: se vio inmersa en un litigio y tuvo que pagar una multa.

Debido a su escasa relevancia en los Estados Unidos, Virna alternó su carrera americana con la europea apareciendo en títulos como “Señoras y Señores” (1966) de Pietro Germi, “La Hora 25” (1967) de Henry Verneuil, “Made In Italy” (1967) de Nanni Loy, “Problemas Extraconyugales” (1968) de Luigi Zampa, “Vidas Truncadas” (1969) de Terence Young o “Mejor Viuda Que…” (1969) de Duccio Tessari.

La mejor etapa de Virna Lisi acabó con el fin de la década de los sesenta.

Siguió apareciendo en bastantes films europeos (y algún que otro americano) en los años 70 y 80 pero en la mayoría eran productos de escasa calidad en los que intentaba salirse de su imagen de sex symbol.

Ejemplos de esta etapa son “Barba Azul” (1972) de Edward Dmytryk, “Colmillo Blanco” (1972) de Lucio Fulci o “El Serpiente” (1973) de Verneuil.

En los años 90 continuó trabajando, principalmente en el medio televisivo, pero sin descuidar sus contadas apariciones en la gran pantalla.

En 1995 tuvo una triunfal reaparición en el cine: ganó un premio en el Festival de Cannes así como el César francés a la mejor actriz secundaria por su participación en La reine Margot donde encarnó a Catalina de Médici. En este filme trabajó junto a Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Vincent Perez y Miguel Bosé, entre otros.

Luego participó en la película de comedia Las cien y una noches de Agnès Varda, con un reparto coral de lujo: Michel Piccoli, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Fanny Ardant, Catherine Deneuve, Robert De Niro, Jeanne Moreau, Assumpta Serna y Patrick Bruel.

En 2002 protagonizó el filme Il più bel giorno della mia vita, de Cristina Comencini, pero en la década de 2010 Virna Lisi se volcó en la televisión, con casi una decena de trabajos.

En 2013 murió la persona con quien pasó una vida entera, su marido Franco Pesci, arquitecto y ex presidente del equipo de fútbol Roma; juntos tuvieron un hijo, Corrado, nacido en julio de 1962 que les dio tres nietos: Franco, nacido en 1993, y los gemelos Frederick y Richard, nacido en 2002.

Virna Lisi murió repentinamente a la edad de 78 años 18 de diciembre 2014, a causa de un tumor que le habían descubierto un mes atrás.

La canción TV Caliente, perteneciente a la banda de rock argentina Sumo, está dedicada a ella, ya que la actriz era el amor platónico de su legendario lider Luca Prodan.

#Porsimelees❤

[shirtoffmyback]

Golf Cart Traffic!!! Catalina!!! #catalina #catalinaisland #style #stylish #fashion #fashionforward #gq #esquire #details #streetstyle #streetfashion #streetwear #gent #dandy #dapper #swag #swagger #onfleek #personalstyle

[its-moopoint]

I know you probably don’t want to, but would you be able to translate the esquire interview?

Let’s compromise, I won’t translate it all with his shit and usual lines about his own projects and product selling but I will give you the bits that relate to the quotes I already posted and we wondered how they came about. The thing is the whole text feels like a chinese whispers game because with the translation it doesn’t really make sense at times so this will be a translation of the translation... 

Anyway, he’s asked if he’s the perfect son in law and they explain he smiles as he listens to the question then goes “nooooooooo” and then adds “I don’t know, I can be whatever you want” (here they mention Jennifer Allen is in the next room because they hear her ask if something is burning after Rolando has played with the matches and fire, anyway I include it to point out she was there as his celeb babysitter as they called her). 

The question was you are still single, how’s the women thing going/how are things with women? And they explain he raises his eyebrow and laughs then says the good, haven’t divorced yet. Then journo insist he really is the pefect son in law and he goes “I don’t know who I am, who do you want me to be? I like being a good  man though I’m sure at some point I’ve pissed someone off. That’s the great thing about being an actor, you can be a lot of different people... blah blah blah... middle age white men has many problems, for example we never talk about our feelings. When we are sick we don’t speak about it either. It would be great if there was somewhere everyone could share their worries. 

And, sit for this, journo insists “well, I’m still gonna write you are the perfect son in law.

Thanks, I am but... what if I appear later on some photographs doing something I shouldn’t? And he laughs. 

That’s it. That’s the PR bullshit disaster. 

PS: I’m still trying to remember if the photog, this Juankr rings a bell because he’s the same photographer a certain twitter dude followed on facebook, the dude to commented on Twitter about Catalina being pregnant and her starting her own not all waists are washboards campaign. I don’t know why his name seemed familiar. Maybe I’m wrong. 

[artisantextile]

// ESQUIRE Colombia  N°42 //

- El número de la Música - Portada Noel Gallagher. Editorial con Catalina García @madameperine [Portada Digital] Vestuario: Saco Tejido a mano, sin costuras. de 3/27 Knit por Diego Mendoza García

[dawnkrp]

WELCOME TO THE CITY, ANA CATALINA!

im nayeon, twenty-four, bartender at the hideout, part-time cashier at bean box cafe, residing at esquire studio.

▸ can you describe your childhood?

Ana would only ever let you know about her childhood if you were deemed close enough to her. She cut ties with her family very early on after experiencing a disastrous childhood. Her parents were expecting her at the tender age of seventeen, and thus, got married very young. While struggling to provide for the family, her dad became a frequent alcohol abuser. Her mom, resultantly, blamed the family's failure on the young girl — and did not hesitate to physically abuse her. Ana was done. When she was sixteen, she decided to run away from this life. Since then, Ana changed her middle name to be her surname as she learned to rely on herself for her own security and happiness.

▸ can you describe your current life? 

Ana is a lover of traveling — she is a true adventure enthusiast. Ambitious and young, she wanders airily, making ends meet by taking on odd jobs. She is highly motivated, knowing that she will eventually have whatever she wants. You will occasionally find her humming and strolling away with her trusty camera, snapping shots of anything that captivates her. She seems like an ordinary girl from the outside, but as you get to know her, you may find yourself discovering more of her secrets.

faceclaims profile

fc’s name: im nayeon

age: 24

group/occupation: twice

applied through aff. reserved until 01/14, kst.

[vintascope]

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[shirtoffmyback]

It's Gonna Be One Hell Of Ride!!! Catalina!!! #catalina #catalinaisland #style #stylish #fashion #fashionforward #gq #esquire #details #streetstyle #streetfashion #streetwear #gent #dandy #dapper #swag #swagger #onfleek #personalstyle (at Avalon Harbor, Catalina Island)

[shirtoffmyback]

I'll Be Ur Chauffeur For The Afternoon!!! Danger!!! Asian In Da Driver's Seat!!! Catalina!!! #catalina #catalinaisland #style #stylish #fashion #fashionforward #gq #esquire #details #streetstyle #streetfashion #streetwear #gent #dandy #dapper #swag #swagger #onfleek #personalstyle

[shirtoffmyback]

Civilization!!! The Natives!!! I'm On A Boat!!!! On My Way To Catalina!!! #catalina #catalinaisland #style #stylish #fashion #fashionforward #gq #esquire #details #streetstyle #streetfashion #streetwear #gent #dandy #dapper #swag #swagger #onfleek #personalstyle (at Avalon Harbor, Catalina Island)

[shirtoffmyback]

Goin' To Da Boat!!! Day Trip To Catalina!!! #catalina #catalinaisland #style #stylish #fashion #fashionforward #gq #esquire #details #streetstyle #streetfashion #streetwear #gent #dandy #dapper #swag #swagger #onfleek #personalstyle #concertjunkie #concert (at Catalina Sea & Air Terminal)

[its-moopoint]

To sum up

- Rolando hasn't watched Catalina's movie yet, or at least gushed over her in public like he used to.

- He's ignored her tweet about appearing on TV trying to engage him in banter (have no idea if he replied on IG apart from just posting her capture on his stories)

- He's gonna suck as Paul Newman. Thank God the man won't see it.

- Catalina has nothing to say about Rolando landing her favourite actor (unless again she said it on IG and I missed it)

- Rolando and Skeleton can have dinner together and document and share it. Rolando and Catalina can't. They hide it.

- He pings bit time.

- His stylist and team suck.

- Need to check if the photographer in the Spanish reportaje is the same one that dude who asked Catalina on twitter if she was pregnant and that prompted the notallstomachsarewashboards (Hi Eiza!) followed. Maybe I'm confusing them.

Edited to add: esquire Spain worked real hard to release the photoshoot footage to make up for the first still that woman posted...LMAO so obvious.

[shirtoffmyback]

Smell The Salty Sea Air Wind Against My Long Luxurious Hair!!! I'm On A Boat!!!!On My Way To Catalina!!! #catalina #catalinaisland #style #stylish #fashion #fashionforward #gq #esquire #details #streetstyle #streetfashion #streetwear #gent #dandy #dapper #swag #swagger #onfleek #personalstyle #concertjunkie #concert (at Catalina Express)

[shirtoffmyback]

Captain Gets Da Large Ice Cream!!! Cuz...I Have Neapolitan Complex!!! Catalina!!! #catalina #catalinaisland #style #stylish #fashion #fashionforward #gq #esquire #details #streetstyle #streetfashion #streetwear #gent #dandy #dapper #swag #swagger #onfleek #personalstyle

[shirtoffmyback]

Takin' Da Scenic Route!!! Catalina!!! #catalina #catalinaisland #style #stylish #fashion #fashionforward #gq #esquire #details #streetstyle #streetfashion #streetwear #gent #dandy #dapper #swag #swagger #onfleek #personalstyle (at Avalon Harbor, Catalina Island)