How ‘Capote vs. the Swan’ predicted everything about culture in 2024

1975 social scene Feud: Capote vs. Swans The Real Housewives of 2024 reminds viewers that they are novices when it comes to shade, gossip, and holding grudges. The first two episodes of Her are currently streaming on FX and Hulu, esquire The magazine was the Bravo of its time.

Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) betrays his friends and destroys his social standing. Esquire’s In late October, “La Côte Basque, 1965,” a fictional story that exposes real-life scandals from the lives of wealthy “swans” in high society, was published.

“I’m always listening,” Capote justifies: “I’m always listening.” feud“We record because this is the way the world works.”

The Daily Beast’s Obsessed takes a look back at Capote’s world in October 1975 and how the events of that month will impact 2024. Although Capote focused on “high society,” the roots of modern society were rooted all around him.

Some comparisons are obvious —feud The first major scene shows Capote comforting Babe Paley (Naomi Watts) about her husband Bill’s (Treat Williams) affair with New York’s First Lady. Capote and Paley may have higher status, but their feelings are like this. vanderpump rules‘ Ariana Madix opens up to Katie Maroney about her wandering boyfriend Tom Sandoval.

Maddix used every detail of Sandoval’s betrayal to create a springboard for a new project. Babe Paley was horrified when her husband’s infidelity became public gossip.

Capote never overlooked romantic deception, whether it was with a big name athlete or someone he admired.. October 1975 was a day full of important moments, all within Capote’s orbit, but some that went unnoticed by him.

Neil Simon scouted Capote for the lead role. murder by death, sniping at Lee Radziwill (Calista Flockhart) as a “grotesque little farce.” On set in October of the same year, Capote co-starred with Alec Guinness, but Guinness had little use for Capote’s “divine” acting skills.

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A script arrives in Guinness’ dressing room. Guinness says a lunch is planned between the esteemed actor and an up-and-coming director, an “enthusiastic” young man. According to Guinness, sci-fi scripts are difficult to understand, but the approach is interesting.

Director George Lucas is fighting in Hollywood for funding as 20th Century Fox turns a blind eye to his expensive creative vision. Lucas has other options. On October 13, Marcia Nasatia wrote a note to her boss at United Artists saying that UA should pursue it if the opportunity arises. Star Wars: “I love this so much,” Nasatya writes. “This story…makes for a great movie.”

Capote captured his current story.Few people predicted that Star Wars We will continue to tell the story for another 50 years.

“It’s all about the story…”

in feud, Capote holds court with a sumptuous dinner. “I think [a story] That’s what it’s all about,” he says. “But it’s not all fun and games. We’ve been talking about society, but I’m interested in what it actually means for society to matter.”

murder by death On October 12, 1975, rehearsals had just begun at Burbank Studios. Los Angeles Times A full-page ad for Bruce Springsteen’s six shows at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip; mahogany Starring Diana Ross.

springsteen single born to run It had just reached number 3 on Billboard’s Hot 200 chart. mahogany Following Roth’s 1972 Oscar-nominated performance, lady sings the blues. In 1975, a black woman who was a music star, actress, and fashion designer was able to headline her own movie. Claudine That spring, Dearhan Carroll had received her own Oscar nomination, and Carroll and Ross were on the verge of breaking out. October 20th, time and newsweek Now available on newsstands, Springsteen appears on both covers.

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In 1975, mass media enabled control of the four corners in an entirely new way. Today, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift share a significant superpower: gravity, which captures every culture they touch.

Springsteen lived a long life time and Newsweek’s Relevance. Swift used Ross’s roadmap to consume even the behemoths of the National Football League.

The NFL can thank Major League Baseball and Carlton Fisk in October 1975 for the sport’s dominance in today’s entertainment industry.

Boston Red Sox catcher Fisk hit a game-winning home run in Game 6 of the World Series early on October 22nd. The victory unfolded in full-color shock and awe, and it was a scene perfect for reenacting for decades. The home run was the only victory for the Red Sox, as they lost in Game 7 to the Cincinnati Reds. But after Fisk’s iconic dance decided Home Run Fair, televised sports changed forever.

Other dancers shared the backside of Fenway’s Green Monster. That October, Steve Rubel worked with a group to open a new nightclub, 15 Lansdowne, complete with a 15-foot-wide disco ball.

It took several years for Rubel to take over New York City from the velvet noose of Studio 54, the late ’70s hangout for Capote and CZ Guest (shown in awkward footage). feud scene), before the seductive rhythms of disco revolutionized music. October 1975.Donna Summer’s Love to Love You Baby It just hit the disco charts and was an erotic secret to everyone but sweaty dancers, but it didn’t last very long.

Mainstream music fans have been eagerly awaiting the second episode of NBC’s new live comedy series. saturday night livefeaturing Simon and Garfunkel’s October 18 reunion.

“Why is it so difficult for anyone to accept the idea that society is full of secrets and lies and loyalties and innuendo, and that…it was worth exposing?” Capote said in self-justification. I say it. feud Abusive language. The time until “revealing” was short, and he wanted to say something else, but it seemed like he couldn’t do it in time. As if in a bad mood, it reveals the fragile mysteries of his social circle.

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s loyalty is full of raw emotion, even the mild insults they shared SNLThe stage that October night. Capote understood jealousy. Garfunkel’s feeling of being marginalized as just a high note, Simon’s resentment of Garfunkel’s cheers for the words he wrote, all of which Norman Mailer felt were Capote’s origins. It was the same as winning an award for writing style.

Simon and Garfunkel – Sometimes they part and reunite. saturday night live The ever-changing lineup made possible one of the most influential shows on television for the next 50 years, bringing cocaine-fueled energy and creative competition into your living room.

Between John Belushi vs. Jane Curtin, Tina Fey vs. Sarah Palin, Chevy Chase vs. Everyone. saturday night live Since its premiere on October 11, 1975, many feuds have been depicted, but there was enough drama for future releases. Unique fiction series.

“Did you see this moment?”

Bad blood pools behind closed doors.

“Is there anything you know that we don’t know?” Bill Paley, head of the CBS Television Network, asked Capote: “Is there anything you know that we don’t?” feud Premier.

Truman answers the question by revealing a hidden murder.

Ann Woodward (Demi Moore), a socialite climber from Kansas, shoots and kills her millionaire husband, believing him to be a burglar breaking into her Oyster Bay mansion. Capote claims that this was just a murder and that the infamous Anne “Bam Bang” Woodward was acquitted because her mother-in-law paid the police to avoid scandal. This incident is examined in Roseanne Montijo’s book. deliberate crueltyin the series feud Based on the work of Lawrence Riemer Capote’s women.

Bill Paley didn’t know much about the Woodward scandal. He knew television.

“You know the chessboard,” Babe tells him. “You’re so far ahead of Truman and I. Did you see this moment?”

What she meant was that she exposed his vulgar behavior. This question also applies to the media changes of 1975.

Television faced threats from products advertised on the October 19th TV show. Los Angeles Times—Sony Betamax cassette recorder. According to the ad, “you can omit commercials from your tapes.”

The network was facing a threat from new pay channel HBO, which had just aired the Oct. 1 Ali vs. Frazier fight on pay-per-view. On October 21, HBO became the first company to license an external production of a Victorian soap opera for the BBC. The Pallisers—Pay $500,000 to build content for subscribers.

The threat went beyond the big three networks: CBS, ABC, and NBC. October 13th issue performance income The magazine’s headline read, “Exhibitors see pay-cable TV as a threat to theater business.”

In 1975, movie theaters printed money.whether mahogany Late night screening, Al Pacino’s new star vehicle dog day afternoonor jaws A year after its release, seats are still filling, but the movie is bigger than ever.

Some experiments didn’t work.campy rocky horror show It was performed to a decent crowd in Los Angeles in October of the same year, but the response elsewhere was lukewarm. Cute idea, but no one thought it had legs.

Producers learned to repeat what worked, but some insisted on resistance.

jaws Director Steven Spielberg told the film festival crowd on October 16th that he had already stepped down as director. Jaws II.

Spielberg scoffed, saying, “Making a sequel is just a cheap, dirty trick.”

What is gossip other than low-rent sequels? A story told over and over again, craving better insults and more sordid details.

Capote needed to restart his self-proclaimed masterpiece. answered prayers. After a lively and betrayal lunch with socialite Swans, Capote’s then-boyfriend John O’Shea (Russell Tovey) tells Capote to use it as material. Look what you got. ”

This comment led Capote to lunch with socialites such as Slim Keith (Diane Lane), CZ Guest (Chloë Sevigny), Paley and Radziwill, and his California friend Joan Carson (Molly Ringwald). Becomes to take advantage of Time Gossip.

This leads to “La Cote Basque, 1965”.

Ann Woodward died of an overdose on October 10th, with a copy of La Côte Basque, 1965 in her hands. The story depicted “Ann Hopkins” as a notorious bigamist, murderer, and social outcast. According to her legend, she could not bear to see her 1955 shooting incident exploited by Capote for the theft of her own life.

On October 22, Capote spoke at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.The newspaper advertised his visit next to the following advertisement deep throat and miss jones devil.

It’s about two miles from UNM’s Popejay Hall, editors said. MITS computer notebook This newsletter was prepared for mailing on October 24th to technology enthusiast readers interested in Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems’ new BASIC computer language.

One of the developers of this language, Bill Gates, wrote a newsletter column describing the programming process for the Altair 8800 computer. In another section, MITS President H. Edward Roberts criticized pirated copies of BASIC.

“To make BASIC available to our customers, we have committed $180,000 in royalties to Micro Soft,” Roberts wrote in an October newsletter. This was probably the first time “Micro Soft” (later his Microsoft) appeared in public print. “Those using stolen copies of MITS BASIC must identify themselves as thieves.”

The swans called Capote a “thief.” But as one fan says, Capote didn’t need to steal. He seduced.

“I will never forgive narrator Have the last word,” another socialite chided Capote.

“Tell me, dear,” Capote asks. “Who has the last word?”

“It’s completely clear. The most powerful person in finance, military, geopolitics. As she said, it’s clear.

Capote knew that the last word would be held by the strongest of all.

“No,” he said. “It’s a memory.”

From October 1975, Last Words We’ll Never Forget is Diana Ross and Bruce Springsteen on HBO. SNL and Star Wars, Bill Gates and the Boston Red Sox. finally, feud; Truman Capote and the swans waltzed back through the door, looking better than their bodies had any right to.