[ April 24, 2024 ]
Marilyn, Bert Stern, Eros
Lisa De Pasquale, talented Human Events columnist and one-woman wonder who almost singlehandedly puts CPAC on every year, does a Human Events interview feature where she asks political figures non-political questions.
Today, it was my turn — frankly, I love these opportunities to talk about things that I really love and take a break from the ceaseless war. I think you'll enjoy reading the whole as much as I liked answering these cultural questions.
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Here's an excerpt: De Pasquale’s Dozen: Pamela Geller
1. If there were a television channel that only showed one movie over and over, what movie should it be?
GELLER: Any Orson Welles RKO production – Citizen Kane, A Touch of Evil, Magnificent Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai or Welles in Europe, The Third Man.
Early Welles! All day every day!
2. What’s one of your favorite movie quotes?GELLER: “I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart.” — The Godfather II
Honorable mention: Faye Dunaway, Mommie Dearest Pepsi Cola board meeting.
3. In A Clockwork Orange, Malcolm McDowell is strapped in with his eyes propped open and forced to watch images until he was "cured." If you could give President Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Leader Harry Reid the "Clockwork Orange treatment," what movie would you make them watch?GELLER: Yankee Doodle Dandy with James Cagney
4. What pop culture souvenir do you own that people would be surprised to learn that you cherish?GELLER: The full collection of Ralph Ginzberg's first major work, Eros, which was a quarterly hardbound magazine/periodical which had these extraordinary articles and photo-essays on love and erotica. Gorgeous. Only four issues of Eros were published – the third carried the now famous 18-page photo shoot of Marilyn Monroe who had died just six weeks prior to publication. This, her last photo session, was photographed by Bert Stern and it is her most haunting, beautiful and revealing – literally and figuratively.
I was 15 when I bought my very first piece of artwork with money I earned from babysitting and various jobs. It was a Bert Stern silk screen of Marilyn Monroe from this very session. I have it still. And I love it.
Only four issues of Eros were published, because Ginzburg was indicted under federal obscenity laws for the fourth issue. These hardbound books are so beautiful – his arrest is almost impossible to believe in so morally bankrupt an age as this. The low state of our culture could never produce art like Eros.
5. What's your current “guilty pleasure” non-news television show?GELLER: TCM (Turner Classic Movies) If I could I would have classic movies playing 24/7/365. Pre-code films, even better!
The only show that I love on that rare occasion that I catch it, is Project Runway. It is extraordinary and I marvel at the talent exhibited in that show. Very cool.
6. Which movie, television or rock star would cause you to lose your ability to speak if you ever met?GELLER: Alive? No one.
Dead? Robert Mitchum
7. What do you remember most about going to the movies as a kid? How has that experience changed for the better or worse for your kids?GELLER: The movie experience that is seared in my memory was sitting down in the red velvet movie theater chair when I was like five years old and seeing Ann-Margret literally explode off the screen in the opening intro of Bye Bye Birdie. She just blew me away. I was transfixed. Thrilling. I recalled nothing of the movie after except her in that gold dress, red lipstick, blue screen, gyrating, dancing feverishly, running, jumping ……..OMG. She was….hotter than that.
What can I say about movies today? Nothing. There is no there there. Nothing worth seeing. I feel sorry for kids today. There is nothing noble to aspire to, no role models. They have to jump through hoops for the least bit of entertainment. Norma Desmond didn't know how right she was when she said, "I *am* big. It's the *pictures* that got small.." They didn't just get small, they disappeared.
The art of film in America is dead. What a loss.
It is fun to go to a Miley Cyrus flick with my girls because they love her. But there are no moments of life changing cinematic greatness. More's the pity.
8. What was the first rock concert you ever attended and where did you sit and who went with you?GELLER: I went to see Stevie Wonder with my best friend, Bonnie Goldsmith. My dearest, closest friend, we were attached at the hip for close to 30 years. We sat in nosebleed seats, of course.
9. What are your two favorite non-news websites?GELLER: There are non-news websites?
10. If Republicans and Democrats had theme songs for 2010 what would they be?GELLER: Republicans: The Ramones, "Blitzkreig Bop"
Democrats: Elvis Costello "The Imposter"
11. What question do you wish reporters would ask you? What’s your answer to that question?GELLER: Why do you do what you do?
For Art! Music! Love!
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21 Comments
13 years ago
Beautiful, Pamela. I loved it.
13 years ago
I would make the President watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” over and over and over again until he recognized that Soros was Potter, Obama is Potter’s lackey and Barney Frank is Uncle Billy’s evil twin.
Pamela, you have gone from a great blogger to a hero who have bravely carried on despite the threat of the islamosociopaths. May God keep you safe and may that mosque fail code checks, have bad concrete and mysteriously fall apart before it can be completed!
Kimbal aka radar
13 years ago
…vile antisemetic comments on the Human Events article.
P.S. “Leave the gun, take the cannolis.”
13 years ago
“there are non-news websites?” lol
13 years ago
never seen any journalist with such a breadth and depth of musical appreciation. pamela posts all kinds of excellent music on her website.
13 years ago
Wow, I watch project Runway as well. I don’t know why. I just love seeing people be creative I guess.
13 years ago
Dear Pam :
I adore your site; and after I saw how the New York Times tried to make you look like an idiot, I have to say I love you, too. You and your work. Hats off!
Look : we just started this new blog, and we were wondering if you would consider putting it on your blog roll.
Our site’s purpose is to bash the New York Times, all day every day. We’re taking up where Accuracy in Media dropped the ball (by abandoning boycottnyt.com in February 2009).
We’re new, we’re new to it, but we are passionate about exposing the criminal liberal bias of america’s newspaper of record.
PLease check it out and link us if you believe in the cause (we’re hoping to attract contributors soon, and make it a one-stop shop for Times bashing).
Thanks Pam,
crimesofthetimes.blogspot.com
13 years ago
Did anyone else fix Marilyn’s Stuffing recipe from the new “Fragments”
book? It was a welcome old-fashioned change from salty Stove Top.
I’m thinking next time I’ll skip the soaking and the raisins, parmesean,
and ground beef. And add flavor with LOTS of hot and spicy pork sausage
13 years ago
http://lamecherry.blogspot.com/2010/11/america-needs-nancy-pelosi.html
Why here you are in all your glory!
13 years ago
Robert Mitchum was busted for smoking pot way back when. At the Police Station they asked him “Occupation?”
“Ex movie star.”
How cool is that!
13 years ago
Great responses, Pamela.
Honorable mention: Faye Dunaway, Mommie Dearest Pepsi Cola board meeting.
I love that scene!
I think I’ve seen that movie close to 50 times, if not more.
13 years ago
GELLER: There are non-news websites? — THAT! Pamela made me laugh! Love it.
The comments that are attached to the original story make me glad every damn day that you are here. The comment thread has be hijacked by the enemy.
Keep up the fantastic work!
13 years ago
The Lady From Shanghai is a Columbia Picture.
13 years ago
If thee Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton, the theme song has to be Season of the Witch.
13 years ago
Nice job Pamela! :+:
I stand with you!
13 years ago
OT I know, but…just brilliant!
How long before this gets banned for offending Muslims?
http://cjunk.blogspot.com/2010/11/food-court-choir.html
13 years ago
I love this one, but if you don’t stop complementing Hillary people are going to think you like her.
13 years ago
Pamela you are the greatest, keep up the good work for a long time.
13 years ago
I am following now. Looks interesting! good luck!
13 years ago
Pamela, how do you stay so balanced and how did you resist saying that you put yourself through all this trouble “for the children”? I know that is a big part of your motivation. My computer went down for a couple of days and while I was wauiting to get it fixed, I realized that TCM (which I love), is not enough. I need my daily dose of this site and of your sanity. Thank you for today’s dose. It should be up there with an apple a day as a daily prescription for everyone.
13 years ago
That was so amazing and just beautiful. Watching the people’s faces was pricelss. Thank you for sharing that!!!!!!!!
Muslims be damned!
