http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:56:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-berlin/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-berlin/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:18 +0000 Oline Eaton http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3650 Sometimes, the city in which a movie is set plays a role more important than that of the main characters and, over the years, New York and Paris and London have provided lively settings for many popular films. But what of Berlin? With its combination of old world glitzy decadence and the stark deprivation of [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-berlin/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-london/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-london/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:06:58 +0000 Oline Eaton http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3605 Sometimes, the city in which a movie is set plays a role more important than that of the main characters and, over the years, many filmmakers have been drawn to the old school majesty of London. Here are a few films where London—a city of striking contrasts— makes an appearance. Indiscreet (1958) “How dare he make [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-london/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/seattle-worlds-fair-50th-anniversary/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/seattle-worlds-fair-50th-anniversary/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:13:22 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3603 Seattle’s CityStream goes back to the future in preparation for the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World`s Fair. Century 21 was the 1962 Fair’s theme and now that we’ve arrived, it’s time to look towards what the next fifty years will bring. (Thanks Björn)]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/seattle-worlds-fair-50th-anniversary/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/three-classic-movies-to-get-you-into-the-holiday-spirit/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/three-classic-movies-to-get-you-into-the-holiday-spirit/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:05:59 +0000 Jesse Kowalski http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3600 Christmas is around the corner and to make the wait for Santa’s arrival less excruciating, here are three classic movies from bygone years that are sure to get you into that special holiday spirit and festive mood. Which are your favorite Christmas movies from the past? Holiday Affair (1949) This is a romantic comedy about [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/three-classic-movies-to-get-you-into-the-holiday-spirit/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-new-york/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-new-york/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:03:30 +0000 Oline Eaton http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3581 Sometimes, the city in which a movie is set plays a role more important than that of the main characters and, over the years, many filmmakers have been drawn to the crusty liveliness of New York. Here are a few films where, even when cast alongside screen legends like Audrey Hepburn, Robert Redford and Marlon Brando, New [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-new-york/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/design/pan-am-boeing-747-cabin-recreated-in-garage/ http://www.ultraswank.net/design/pan-am-boeing-747-cabin-recreated-in-garage/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:55:22 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3578 Anthony Toth’s home in California holds a hidden treasure unknown to most of the world. From the outside, his garage looks like any garage – but step inside and you are transported back in time to a first class Pan Am Boeing 747 cabin, circa 1979. Anthony, who works as a global sales director for [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/design/pan-am-boeing-747-cabin-recreated-in-garage/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-paris/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-paris/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:15:47 +0000 Oline Eaton http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3560 Sometimes, the city in which a movie is set plays a role more important than that of the main characters and the City of Love, in particular, has long been a favorite of filmmakers. Here are a few films where, even when cast alongside screen legends like Audrey Hepburn and Marlon Brando, Paris was undoubtedly [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/destination-paris/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-match-game/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-match-game/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:00:41 +0000 Katharine Miller http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3542 Long before chat shows, judges and “tabloid infotainment” cluttered up American television airwaves, game shows dominated daytime programming. Several popular game shows of the 1950s and ’60s featured celebrity panelists—To Tell the Truth, Password, What’s My Line, You Bet Your Life, I’ve Got a Secret and Hollywood Squares. Each show had a rhythm and structure [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-match-game/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/le-flirt/ http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/le-flirt/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:57:51 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3472 YouTube user Solsoulvideo produces home grown edits of classical European 1960s and 70s cinema set to groovy, sensual and swingin’ music. Shot around Paris, Costa Brava and Barcelona, “Le Flirt” is a 12 minute love story affair in the Mediterranean with music by legendary Stelvio Cipriani, Piero Piccioni and Bruno Nicolai among others. It is [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/le-flirt/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-playboy-club/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-playboy-club/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:00:24 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3426 With Mad Men out of the game this year and not expected to make a return until spring 2012, television networks are going head to head to see who can fill its gap. ABC is joining the mile high club with their upcoming Pan Am series, while NBC are heading to Chicago and the opening [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/the-playboy-club/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/bewitched/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/bewitched/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:23:28 +0000 Jesse Kowalski http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3375 From age 7 to 30, I was Darrin two all the way. This kid was a macho, red-blooded Dick Sargent devotee. I couldn’t stand Darrin one, Dick York, with his big ears, greasy hair, and constant whining. No sir, Dick Sargent was my man – so much smoother and more willing to roll with the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/bewitched/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-promo-trailer/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-promo-trailer/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:18:42 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3304 A few weeks ago we took the skies with news about a new ABC series centered around the iconic airline Pan American World Airways during the 1960s. Recently a promo was released, giving us a taste of what we’ll see this fall. At a first glance it looks a bit like Mad Men in the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-promo-trailer/feed/ 6 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/saul-bass-%e2%80%93-title-designer/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/saul-bass-%e2%80%93-title-designer/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 05:51:36 +0000 Katharine Miller http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3281 When the opening credits for an Alfred Hitchcock film start rolling, it’s impossible to not be instantly captivated. The simple concept, bold graphics, and dynamic animations are all evidence of Saul Bass’s genius at work. Saul Bass began his career by designing print ads for movies. His first collaboration with director Otto Preminger was the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/saul-bass-%e2%80%93-title-designer/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/architecture/are-we-ready-for-the-jetsons-yet/ http://www.ultraswank.net/architecture/are-we-ready-for-the-jetsons-yet/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:52:13 +0000 Amy Thyr http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3242 What better epitomizes the visionary futuristic-utopia of the 20th century than the Jetsons? Created in 1962 the prime-time animated sitcom took place in 2062… looking 100 years into the future. Besides the futuristic gadgets and gizmos-surely ahead of their time-the architectural influence is clearly that of Googie design. Including “upswept roofs, curvaceous, geometric shapes, and [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/architecture/are-we-ready-for-the-jetsons-yet/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/airport/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/airport/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:27:21 +0000 Jesse Kowalski http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3234 The first of its kind, Airport set the standard for the disaster films of the 1970s. Films such as The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Towering Inferno (1974), and my favorite – Rollercoaster (1977) collected A-list, B-list, and C-list movie stars and put them into some pretty crummy situations. But their pain is our pleasure; the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/airport/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/the-party/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/the-party/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:16:03 +0000 Katharine Miller http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3205 What happens when Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers and Henry Mancini collaborate on a motion picture? Usually, a Pink Panther movie. The exception was the 1968 comedy The Party, with Blake Edwards once again directing Peter Sellers and his antics to a swinging Mancini soundtrack. Edwards and Sellers team up to make a slapstick comedy for [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/the-party/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/maurice-binder-title-designer/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/maurice-binder-title-designer/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:00:30 +0000 Katharine Miller http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3111 The name’s Binder, Maurice Binder. You may not recognize the name but you’d know his work if you saw it. The opening sequence of James Bond looking down a gun barrel is one of the most iconic moments in film history. Through saturated colours and tantalizing silhouettes, Maurice Binder created the most memorable, eye-catching title [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/maurice-binder-title-designer/feed/ 6 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/get-smart/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/get-smart/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 06:51:30 +0000 Katharine Miller http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3065 Would you believe that Mel Brooks and Buck Henry teamed up to create one of the funniest spy shows of the 1960s? Capitalizing on the success of the James Bond franchise, television networks ordered a slew of espionage-themed programs. The Man From U.N.C.L.E, I Spy, Mission Impossible, and The Avengers brought a new level of [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/get-smart/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/remembering-john-barry/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/remembering-john-barry/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:23:14 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3053 One of my absolutely favorite composers of all time has passed away. John Barry, winner of five academy awards and numerous other awards. Many will remember him for his tremendous work of scoring 11 of the James Bond movies and co-authoring the famous 007 gun barrel theme, but that’s only part of his career. He [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/remembering-john-barry/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/mans-favorite-sport/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/mans-favorite-sport/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:45:38 +0000 Jesse Kowalski http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3044 Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss star in Howard Hawks’ film Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964). This screwball comedy is a loose remake of Hawks’ earlier film hit Bringing Up Baby (1938), which starred Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. The plot for this film is relatively complicated for a comedy. Rock stars as Roger Willoughby, a salesman [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/mans-favorite-sport/feed/ 1