Korla Pandit, anyone? - Beyond Tiki

V vintagegirl Tiki Socialite Los Angeles Joined: Jun 12, 2002 Posts: 542	V vintagegirl Posted posted on Fri, Mar 28, 2003 10:16 PM Hanford wrote: Although nothing compared to my fondness for Tiki, I also love the whole concept of a bar in Arabian Vernacular. I'm not thinking of anything authentic, but something that looks like it's from the set a 40s/50s action adventure flick. Silks and pillows, real saturated desert colors. Perhaps a chess-playing mechanical Turk in the corner. A Genie Lamp. Korla music playing in the background. Well if it's exaggerated 1940s/50s Hollywood technicolor Arabian stylings you want, check out the films of Maria Montez, if you haven't already. I don't know if many are available on video, but I got to see a great retrospective at the Egytpian theater a couple of years ago. For those that don't know, she was known as the "Queen of Technicolor" and her films consisted of "a fabulous kingdom of sarongs, silken turbans, artificial flowers, plaster and paint in films like COBRA WOMAN, WHITE SAVAGE and ARABIAN NIGHTS" as the Egyptian's brochure said. That last one also co-stars Shemp Howard and Sabu. Don't expect any great acting, but your eyes will be dazzled. [ Edited by: vintagegirl on 2003-03-28 22:18 ]

Hanford wrote:

Although nothing compared to my fondness for Tiki, I also love the whole concept of a bar in Arabian Vernacular. I'm not thinking of anything authentic, but something that looks like it's from the set a 40s/50s action adventure flick. Silks and pillows, real saturated desert colors. Perhaps a chess-playing mechanical Turk in the corner. A Genie Lamp. Korla music playing in the background.

Well if it's exaggerated 1940s/50s Hollywood technicolor Arabian stylings you want, check out the films of Maria Montez, if you haven't already. I don't know if many are available on video, but I got to see a great retrospective at the Egytpian theater a couple of years ago.

For those that don't know, she was known as the "Queen of Technicolor" and her films consisted of "a fabulous kingdom of sarongs, silken turbans, artificial flowers, plaster and paint in films like COBRA WOMAN, WHITE SAVAGE and ARABIAN NIGHTS" as the Egyptian's brochure said. That last one also co-stars Shemp Howard and Sabu.

Don't expect any great acting, but your eyes will be dazzled.

[ Edited by: vintagegirl on 2003-03-28 22:18 ]

Post #28520 by vintagegirl on Fri, Mar 28, 2003 10:16 PM