Weekend Conversation Starters

[Messy Nessy Chic]   Dim the lights! All the glamour of the Venice and Deauville film festivals has got me in the mood to talk about movies. With the industry abuzz about the long-awaited adaptation of Dune, did you know that [the most ambitious sci-fi film never made originally starred Mick Jagger, Salvador Dali, and Orson Welles](? And [speaking of lost films](, did you know that it's estimated that more than 90% of films made before 1929 are no longer in existence? Including the original movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby, a Hitchcock flick and other Oscar winning movies… But if you’re just in the mood to watch some good old-fashioned romance, you might want to consult my list of [10 Time Travelling Paris Movies to Cozy Up With](. While you’re at it, [join me on a charming visit to one of the last cinema prop houses in Paris](. And don’t forget in the Keyholder’s Vault, there’s the [MessyNessy Movie House]( with a giant list of titles from Francophile & Paris-themed movies to time travel & historical interest films. All you need is popcorn. Stay curious, [Nessy]   [Snooping Around Manhattan’s Abandoned Art Deco Bank](  [IMG_0823]( Wander around Lower Manhattan you’ll find perhaps the most beautiful doors in the whole city. Curved and ornately designed in silver and bronze, they are adorned with panels depicting methods of transportation from the golden age of travel: luxury steamships, fleets of sleek aircraft, hot air balloons and grand railroads. Most of the passersby that…  [Continue Reading](   [The Greatest Movie Starring Mick Jagger, Dali, and Orson Welles That Never Got Made](  [tumblr_nxxjkaPZHR1qlmfbyo1_640]( Once a month at a Parisian café near the Place de la Bastille, you can find a peculiar crowd of characters trying to squeeze into the local bar du quartier, lining up feverishly to meet a silver-haired man, dressed in all-black and promising to give them a tarot reading.  [Continue Reading](   [Black Debutante Balls: Curtsying with Pride since 1778](  [tumblr_nxxjkaPZHR1qlmfbyo1_640]( Debutante balls, or cotillions, are a centuries old tradition with roots in Europe as far back as the 1700s. The word “debutante” translates to female beginner in French, and refers to a young woman making her debut into polite society. The first of these lavish events was held by King George III in 1780 in…  [Continue Reading](   [10 Time Travelling Paris Movies to Cozy Up With](  [IMG_6449]( On these dark winter nights, is there anywhere else you’d rather escape to than Paris? In a time machine no less…  [Continue Reading](   [He’s the P.T. Barnum of the Deep South, leading a One-Man Art Movement](  [IMG_6449]( Butch Anthony’s cabinet of curiosities, aka the Museum of Wonder, isn’t easy to find. Beyond the help of Google Maps down these sparse backroads of rural Seale, Alabama, you have to rely on Anthony’s hand-drawn map. There’s no sign, just an ordinary black mailbox. Your one clue that you’ve found the place is the address…  [Continue Reading](   [New York’s Forgotten Outpost of European Aristocracy](  [caf7a321a1ea6f1b_large-1]( The far end of New York’s Long Island is a place filled with secrets. Set against a beautiful backdrop of rocky Atlantic coastline, charming fishing towns, lighthouses and exclusive boatclubs, are hidden places where you’re not allowed to go. There’s the decommissioned Camp Hero in Montauk, an old coastal defence station disguised as a fishing…  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DLXVII)](  [Perspective_interior_view_of_Sir_Ashton_Levers_Museum_in_Leicester_Square_London_March_30_1785._Watercolour_by_Sarah_Stone]( [Continue Reading](  Interested in Becoming a MessyNessy Keyholder? [Apply now to unlock the Vault!](    [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Blog]( [To read more from MessyNessyChic visit the Blog]( and make sure you keep getting these email by adding contact@messynessychic.com to your address book or whitelist us. Our postal address: In a Café, Paris 75001 Want out of the loop? [Unsubscribe](.