Entries from SFist tagged with 'joancrawford'
December 17, 2007
Omigod people! A genuine Christmas miracle happened on the latest "Project Runway"!? Didja see it? Wasn't it awesome? Let's discuss. So, on the previous episode of "Project Runway" we lost our last local, Chris March, when he created a "shoulder pads"-inspired jacket that would have made Joan Crawford cry. We were on the fence about continuing to cover the show, as the only local left, Jack, was really just a quasi-local, as he went to......
Continue Reading "SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV"August 10, 2007
-- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: A typical night at the cabaret this is not. The last time we saw Connie Champagne perform (during her stint at the Plush Room), tweakers were passing out in the audience, drunks wept into their vodka rocks, and Connie busted out a dead-on tribute as Judy Garland. Performing Garland's classics (like "San Francisco") as well as songs she might have crooned ("Bohemian Rhapsody" and "A Case of You"), Champagne......
Continue Reading "SFist Tonight"February 28, 2006
Man, that Retro Fit vintage clothing store is so cutting-edge. Not only are they on Valencia, but check out the katoor being modelled by the lady on their website -- who is that, Joan Crawford playing a rebellious spitfire at a girls' reform school ... WITH A PEG LEG??? Dynamite. Which brings us to the following tidbit: Retro Fit is sponsoring a "Competitive Fashion Show and 'Project Runway' Finale Viewing Party." It's Wednesday, March 28......
Continue Reading "Now's the Time to Call in That Favor That Tyra Owes You"June 18, 2005
There is a certain type of theatergoer who, upon seeing Joan Crawford turn, a sudden spotlight on her furious eyes and her dark lips snarled in melodrama, cannot help but cream themselves. Of those types of theatergoers, Charles Busch is king, and more often, queen; he's made an acting career out of evoking the acting style of film divas of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Sometimes somber, mostly hilarious, "The Lady in Question is......
Continue Reading "Frameline 29: The Lady in Question is Charles Busch"