i was listening to the white light/white heat episode of The History of Rock in 500 Songs podcast* and it made me think about screen tests… which i think are like… “compelling” might be the right word here… Like watching somebody get bored and uncomfortable and space out.
i'm reading seize the day by saul bellow and part of the plot is about a bad screen test. i'm honestly not finding the book very....compelling...but was thinking about how interesting the concept of a screen test is and here are some just like a gift! edie's is magical, it's like you can almost see her thoughts moving across her face.
I love this— screen tests would be such a fun project. Warhol was such a nut, but when he got it right, it hit good.
yes, agreed! when he sucked he really sucked, but when he didn't suck he was amazing
i'm reading seize the day by saul bellow and part of the plot is about a bad screen test. i'm honestly not finding the book very....compelling...but was thinking about how interesting the concept of a screen test is and here are some just like a gift! edie's is magical, it's like you can almost see her thoughts moving across her face.
I love Edie so much. If you haven’t read the Jean stein oral history about her, I highly recommend it.
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