#I love you alice b toklas

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Leigh Taylor-Young on set of “I Love You Alice B. Toklas” in 1968.

#leigh taylor young #I love you alice b toklas #1960's #1960s #1960s movies #my edits

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#I love you Alice b Toklas #movie #my edits #phone wallpaper #q

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On February 21, 1969, I Love You Alice B. Toklas debuted in France.

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Interesting. So Sam was at the Talk Art party, a celebration for the podcast his friend Russell Tovey does. Caitriona's dear friend Aisling Bea is also friends with Russell and Robert and was there and celebrating too. And it struck me again how this kind of thing is exactly up Cait's alley, and she knows Aisling and Russell and she's super into art and clearly loves to talk about art/creativity etc. and it always strikes again me how odd it is that SC are not allowed to be seen in public together. They're just "friends" right? Know the same people. Don't friends go to and perhaps hang out at the same events? 🤔

Dear Talk Art Anon,

I suppose you mean yesterday's 5 year celebration of Russell Tovey and Robert Diament's Talk Art podcast, which happened yesterday at the Toklas Restaurant in London (just across the street from King's College, actually). FYI, I think the venue is named after Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Stein's mustachioed lover. The woman even wrote a cookbook (hashish fudge, anyone?), from which I did try to cook myself, with mixed results.

This should give you an idea of the festive vibe and also the type of crowd in attendance: London glitterati with a marked LGBTQ+ flair and an interesting mix& match (spotted James Corden, too):

I know, I know what the Disgruntled Tumblrettes will say - they still have no clue about the ways of this world and automatically think it's a segregated affair. Not really my fault if their parochial brains are stuck in the Fifties.

You are correct: C's friend, Aisling Bea, was, indeed, there. Such a small world, eh? Always. 😉

And this should immediately fuel further speculation ('who's that girl?'), both chez *urv and Marple. I don't know who the woman is and I honestly think it actually doesn't matter:

And to offer you another question, instead of an answer: over all these years, how come we have seen half a battalion of S&C common friends/acquaintances, but next to 0 of Tait's entourage, which seems to be just about C old friends, many of whom are also friends with S, anyways?

Things that don't even make you go 🤔 anymore.

Very interesting news, indeed. Thank you, Anon. Drop by anytime!

[Later edit, because something crossed my mind right now]: last Tuesday, we did have, as you might know, the third National Day Reception, right at the embassy. My own mum looked on the official FB page and told me she was disappointed I wasn't on any picture. Except I was, half blocked by someone, and she did not see me. Believe what you want, as always.

#shitshow

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Leigh Taylor-Young and Peter Sellers in I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968)🌷⭐️💐

Via @isabelfutre on Instagram🍀⭐️🥀

#60s icons #girlsofthesixties #leigh taylor young #peter sellers #hollywood stars #1968

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Leigh Taylor-Young-Peter Sellers "Te amo, Alice B. Toklas" (I love you, Alice B. Toklas!) 1968, de Hy Averback.

#Leigh Taylor-Young #Peter Sellers #Hy Averback

[nitrateglow]

Thoughts on Popi (1969)

Popi is one of the older Alan Arkin films I hadn’t seen yet and it’s probably the weirdest of his early work. It’s a Chaplin style dramedy about Abraham, a Puerto Rican-American widower (Arkin) living in Spanish Harlem who concocts the most batshit insane scheme possible to get a better life for his two young sons, who are routinely tormented by pigeon-decapitating young hoodlums and temptations of a criminal life. He plans on sticking them in a boat off Miami and making it look like they’re Cuban refugees in the hopes that the Coast Guard will pick them up and then turn them over to the authorities to be given a better life with an adopted family, preferably the rich kind looking for humanitarian clout.

This element of the film is satirical, but the satire might be lost without the proper historical context. This Letterboxd review breaks it down better than I could:

It’s a satire of Cold War politics and a stinging rebuke of the United States’ tendency to praise some immigrants seeking a better life for themselves, especially if those immigrants provide good optics for the world press, while forgetting about the rest. It’s also an unusually sophisticated exploration of the tensions that exist within the United States’ Hispanic community, which is most definitely not monolithic. Following passage of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966, Cubans were granted unique status under U.S. immigration law: regardless of how they arrived — either “legally” or “illegally” — they were guaranteed a fast-tracked path to citizenship, mainly as a way of sticking it to the Castro regime.

Though having a non-Puerto Rican actor play this part is problematic for modern viewers to say the least, Arkin’s characterization is very interesting in how it sidesteps easy sentimentality. Arkin doesn’t make Abraham the most likable guy-- his plan is genuinely insane and actually more dangerous than he realizes, he refuses to listen to his far more rational girlfriend Lupe (played by a woefully underused Rita Moreno), and he’s pretty slap-happy when disciplining his kids (though this is probably just another reflection of the time, if my father’s stories about my Oma going after him with a rug beater when he was a kid in the late 60s is anything to go by). However, you never doubt he loves his sons and would die for them if need be. He has some genuinely touching moments because of this.

The movie around this satire and this performance isn’t entirely satisfying though. The first half is very padded out with lackluster slapstick that could have been comfortably pruned out. Arthur Hiller’s direction does well in emphasizing urban squalor and giving some scenes immediate, documentary verisimilitude, but I can’t say the tonal variety of the piece is handled in the best way. Most of the comedy didn’t land for me at all. I did like the bittersweet, borderline unresolved ending though-- it reminded me of contemporary works like The Graduate or I Love You, Alice B. Toklas which also conclude in unexpected ways, not allowing the audience an easy happily ever after.

#popi 1969 #alan arkin #rita moreno #arthur hiller #new hollywood #thoughts

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I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968)

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Peter Sellers and Joyce Van Patten in I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)

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Sutton—who perfected the on-screen persona of an overgrown simpleton with a Southern drawl—graced several Sennett talkies of 1933.

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and educated in Florida, Grady came to Hollywood in 1924, appearing in Harold Lloyd's The Freshman (1925), and other features such as The Boy Friend (1926), The Sophomore (1928) and Tanned Legs (1930). Sutton appeared in universal shorts of 1932-33, and at the same time was one of the stars in Hal Roach's collegiate answer to Our Gang, "The Boy Friends." From 1933 to 1935, Sutton was a mainstay in RKO's "The Blondes and Redheads" series. Producers liked Sutton as well, and he became one of Hollywood's best recognized character actors in major pictures like Alice Adams (1935), My Man Godfrey (1936), The More the Merrier (1943), White Christmas (1954), My Fair Lady (1964), Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966), and I love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968).

-Walker, B.E., 2010, Mack Sennett's Fun Factory, McFarland&Company, Inc., Publishers, p.547

with Carol Tevis

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[bethestaryouareradio]

Garden of Eating

By Cynthia Brian

 “The gathering of salads, radishes, and herbs made me feel like another about her baby--how could anything so beautiful be mine?” Alice B. Toklas

 The final month of summer is the most delicious time of the season when summer crops, especially tomatoes and squash are at their tastiest. Throughout the year I look forward to this moment when I can pluck sun-ripened heirloom tomatoes right off the vine, pinch a basil leaf or two, and devour the combination while working in my potager.

 Since medieval days, the French have been combining flowers, herbs, and vegetables in kitchen gardens called potagers. Still popular today, according to government surveys, at least 25% of consumed vegetables in France are home-grown. With the cost of fresh fruit and vegetables at an all-time high, many Americans are following suit and smartly growing their own groceries. 

 Growing up on our farm, our edible gardens were expansive. Everything we consumed we either grew or raised, except for dairy products. Whenever we visited friends or relatives, we always brought a box of freshly harvested goodies. Our meals were colorful, flavorful, and nutritious, making me a life-long advocate of continuing the tradition of growing my own organic crops and sharing the bounty with others. 

 Everyone benefits from enjoying a little patch of earth; however, most people don’t live on farms with acres of land. The good news is you don’t need a hectare to grow your own herbs and vegetables. With limited space, window boxes, balconies, doorsteps, and porches become your personal, edible Eden.

 If you are wondering what is a potager or kitchen garden, the best description is that it is a place where you grow your own garden of eating. In other words, what do you want to bring into the kitchen? Fruit, herbs, flowers, and vegetables are all welcome in a kitchen garden. Kids are instilled with better eating habits as well as a love of gardening by giving them a small plot or pot to grow foods they want to eat. Whether you are a green thumb or a non-gardener, growing edibles in a container on your patio or deck next to the grill make the ingredients easier to use in your meal planning. Most people don’t want to hike out to the back forty to harvest a handful of chives. Ornamental edibles are gorgeous and entertaining as herbs, flowers, and vegetables flow seamlessly together, attracting beneficial insects to keep the garden healthy and in balance.

 Although it is too late this year to plant a kitchen garden for summer harvesting, the forthcoming fall offers the opportunity to plant winter crops. And by salivating now over the luscious summer offerings of tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, eggplant, and more, you can plan next spring’s planting.

 What do you need to grow a mini garden of tasty delights?

 Containers: Anything that can hold soil and water will work well. You can purchase decorative containers in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors, and textures or you can recycle unlikely items for more of a unique design statement. I grow herbs and plants in old cowboy boots, coffee mugs, shells, wine boxes, teapots, toys, and even hats.  Drainage is critical, especially for any vessel without a bottom hole.  Add an inch of gravel or packing pebbles to the bottom of any containers to improve the drainage. Water damages surfaces. Provide saucers to prevent runoff staining.

 Soil: Synthetic “soils” are best suited for growing vegetables and herbs in pots. Purchase pre-made bags or make your own by mixing sawdust, wood chips, peat moss, perlite, vermiculite, fertilizer, compost, or other organic mediums. Mixtures must be free of disease and weed seeds, be able to hold moisture and nutrients, be lightweight, and drain well.  Before planting, water the new soil thoroughly.

 Sun: Growing herbs or vegetables requires sunshine. Make sure to position your planters in a non-drafty area receiving five to six hours of sun daily. A south, southeast, southwest, or west location is ideal. Most containers are easily moved from place to place. If very large or extra heavy, utilize the assistance of a hand truck!

 Seeds: Whether you choose seeds or small plants, you’ll want to choose herbs or veggies that won’t grow too tall or too wide and don’t have a deep rooting system. My favorites are parsley, mint, basil, chives, sage, thyme, dill, strawberries, and lavender. I have had success in growing tomatoes, eggplant, lettuce, cabbage, and peppers in containers on my patio. If you have vertical space on a balcony or porch, pole beans are fun while cucumbers and squash can be trained to trail. For great barbecue flavors, keep a wagon of herbs, specifically rosemary, within rolling distance.

 Water: Herbs and vegetables drown when water-logged. Water sparingly. Once a week during cooler seasons or in hot weather, once a day is sufficient. Poor drainage kills plants while wet leaves encourage disease. Be diligent. Feed once a month with a fertilizer designed for edibles. 

 My Asian pear and apple trees are overflowing with fruit this year as are all my citrus trees including lemon, lime, tangerine, and tangelo. Grapes are ripening and will be harvested next month. Miniature or dwarf fruit trees are available at local nurseries allowing you to grow your favorite treats in troughs or containers. Berries can be grown in barrels to boost your antioxidant quotient to fight disease and keep you healthy. 

 There is nothing better than plucking a few leaves from your aromatic herbs, ripe fruit from your tree, tangy berries from the bush, or any veggie growing in your personal plots to add flavor and health to your cuisine. Growing in the ground or pots near your cooking environment will decrease stress and improve your happiness quotient.  Your botanical babies are beautiful!

 Plant your own garden of eating today.  Enjoy paradise on a plate. Bon appetite!

 Happy Gardening. Happy Growing.

Photos and more: https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue1614/Digging-Deep-with-Goddess-Gardener-Cynthia-Brian-Garden-of-eating.html

Press Pass: https://blog.voiceamerica.com/2022/08/31/garden-of-eating/

 Cynthia Brian, The Goddess Gardener, is available for hire to help you prepare for your spring garden. Raised in the vineyards of Napa County, Cynthia is a New York Times best-selling author, actor, radio personality, speaker, media and writing coach as well as the Founder and Executive Director of Be the Star You Are!® 501 c3. Tune into Cynthia’s StarStyle® Radio Broadcast at www.StarStyleRadio.com. Her newest children’s picture book series, Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventures, will be available soon. Buy copies of her books, www.cynthiabrian.com/online-store. Receive a FREE inspirational music DVD and special savings. Hire Cynthia for writing projects, garden consults, and inspirational lectures.

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On June 20, 2006, I Love You Alice B. Toklas was released on DVD by Warner Home Media.

#i love you alice b. toklas #hy averback #peter sellers #leigh taylor young #rom com #romantic comedy movies #stoner comedy #hippie movies #psychedelic film #1960s #60s movies #fan art #tcm underground #movie art #art #drawing #movie history #pop art #modern art #pop surrealism #cult movies #portrait #cult film #dvd #home media

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Vintage MTI (Movie Tie-In) from the 1968 comedy starring Peter Sellers, and introducing Leigh Taylor-Young ("Soylent Green").

From IMDB: Peter Sellers stars as Harold Fine, a self-described square--a 35-year-old Los Angeles Lawyer who is not looking forward to middle age and his upcoming wedding. His life changes, however, when he falls in love with Nancy, a free-spirited, innocent, and beautiful young hippie. After Harold and his family enjoy some of her "groovy" brownies, he decides to "drop out" with her and become a hippie too. But can he return to his old life when he discovers that the hippie lifestyle is just a little too independent and irresponsible for his tastes? * The film's title is a tribute to Gertrude Stein's lifelong partner, Alice B. Toklas, who published a cookbook in 1954 that contained the first printed recipe for hash fudge. In one of the movie's most famous scenes Harold Fine unknowingly serves marijuana-laced brownies baked by Nancy to his parents and fiancée. * Peter Sellers developed a crush on Leigh Taylor-Young, who was married at the time to Ryan O'Neal. That made a huge problem with the scene in which his character is supposed to turn on his hippie sweetheart. Hy Averback tried to get Sellers to change the way he was playing the scene to no avail. When Paul Mazursky stepped in and told Sellers his behaviour was hurting the film, the actor turned on him, ending the relationship they had just begun to repair. * Originally, the film included interviews with Beat poet Alan Ginsberg and counter-culture guru Timothy Leary, but the studio cut them, claiming most filmgoers had no idea who they were. Peter Sellers would later claim he, Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker bribed a guard to let them into the editing room, where they recut the film to represent their vision, but Warner's refused to release that version. * Warner Brothers/Seven Arts sold the film with the tagline "The saga of Harold...from dedicated lawyer to dedicated dropout." Afraid of the film's humorous depiction of recreational drug use, the studio backed off from Paul Mazursky's suggestion that they make the poster more psychedelic. * Although the film was still in release when the Motion Picture Association of America replaced the old Production Code with the current ratings system, the film's producers did not submit it for a rating. They simply kept to their original "For Mature Audiences" label on advertising and at theaters.

Title: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! Author: Bill Friday (from the screenplay by Paul Mazursky & Larry Tucker) Publisher: Bantam S3919 Cover Illustration: Photo Cover Paperback Original (PBO) Printing: 1st, November 1968 I WANT IT! LINK

#Peter Sellers #i love you alice b toklas #paul mazursky #leigh taylor-young

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#asdkfögädlsjsj #peter sellers #leigh taylor young #i Love You Alice b Toklas #1960s

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#ummm UNFAIR #peter sellers #leigh taylor young #I love you Alice b Toklas #or as the Germans call it: let me kiss your butterfly #oh peter could kiss my butterfly any day:((((((( #1960s

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Peter Sellers and Leigh Taylor-Young in I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968).

#I Love You Alice B. Toklas! #1968 #60s #Movie Still #Peter Sellers #Leigh Taylor Young