Fatale Abstraction

In honor of the French ban on Smoking

To kick off their campaign to stop global warming, the French have banned lighting up in public.

Here's a golden chestnut from the one and only John Waters. I'll never forget the revelatory moment I saw this clip for the first time at the Inwood theatre at the world premiere of Basket Case II. What was forgettable was the film that was premiering that evening - it was either Basket Case II or Frankenhooker. I didn't keep careful notes, alas.