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Carry On #14: Follow That Camel
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Oct 17, 2019
Ouch. How could I put this into simple words? Let say that Follow That Camel (Gerald Thomas, 1967) is not excellent. It’s not completely bad either, and it remains enjoyable. But it’s weak if you compare it to many of the other Carry On films and a disappointment after watching Don̵ read more
The Sorcerers (1967)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 17, 2019
The Sorcerers
Directed by Michael Reeves
Written by Michael Reeves and Tom Baker
1967/UK
Toby Tenser Films/Curtwel Productions/etc.
First viewing/Amazon Instant
They Shoot Zombies Don’t They? Interesting premise plus Boris Karloff made this unsung thriller a very pleasant surprise. Aged hynost read more
British Pathé - Plastic Skeletons ( 1965 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 17, 2019
Ever wondered how your body is structured? If you were curious enough, you've probably examined a model of the human skeletal system. Medical students need to look at skeleton models in detail to understand how the body moves the way it does.....and that is where plastic skeletons come in handy.&nbs read more
The Watcher (2000, Joe Charbanic)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 17, 2019
I do not regret watching The Watcher, which features Keanu Reeves as a serial killer who sees the world like a shitty late nineties video camera. It might not even be a video camera. The shots might just be through a shitty video viewfinder. There’s a lot of… competency on display in the film, but read more
Book Review--Cult Filmmakers: 50 Movie Mavericks You Need to Know
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Oct 17, 2019
Cult Filmmakers: 50 Movie Mavericks You Need to Know
Ian Haydn Smith
White Lion Publishing, 2019
While there isn’t a definitive definition of what makes a cult film, there is an essential agreement among film fans that these movies are not business as usual. The description “cult” read more
When a studio's survival is Paramount
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 17, 2019
Carole Lombard (shown in a 1936 swimsuit shoot) spent more than seven years at Paramount, and the relationship was, well, complicated. While it ranked among the industry's leaders, the studio never fully utilized Lombard's skills, and most of her signature films were made elsewhere. (Carole wasn't a read more
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look at – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Oct 17, 2019
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look at – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) The indisputable masterpiece of German Expressionism is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari–both because it’s a perfect example of the style done right (which was less common than you’d think!) and because it’s just plain read more
The CMBA 10th Anniversary Blogathon: Top Five Film Noirs from 70 Years Ago
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Oct 17, 2019
There’s a reason why they called it “The Golden Age of Hollywood.” These days, if I were to decide on any given evening that I wanted to go to the picture show, I’d be hard-pressed to find something that was worth my time or money. But that wasn’t the case 70 years ago. The year 1949 saw the read more
Watching 1939: Torture Ship (1939)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 17, 2019
In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more
book: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (20009; trans 2018 Antonia Lloyd-Jones) by Olga Tokarczuk
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 17, 2019
Tokarczuk received the Nobel Literature Prize the other day, and so I scuttled along to my local library to borrow this book, which was the only one of hers they had. For once the dearth of an author’s books was actually rather cheering: Tokarczuk’s English-language translation have app read more
Rd 10 (Performance) Muscle Car Tourney
All Good Things Posted by monty on Oct 17, 2019
Here we go with rd 10:
Rd 10 (Performance) Which car would you rather drive in a race?
Rd 10 (Performance) Which car would you rather drive in a race?
Rd 10 (Performance) Which car would you rather drive in a race?
Rd 10 (Performance) Which car would you rather drive in a race? read more
The Third Man At 70
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 16, 2019
Oh, how I love The Third Man (or The 3rd Man). Regardless of how you write it, Carol Reed‘s post-war noir is one of those special films that was a case of love at first sight. I knew some of the reasons already, but watching the film with a friend (on his first viewing) teased them out even read more
Carry On #13: Don’t Lose Your Head
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Oct 16, 2019
I wasn’t expecting much from Don’t Lose Your Head (Gerald Thomas, 1967). To me, it felt as if it was going to be one of these nice but somehow forgettable Carry Ons. That was mostly because the film is not necessarily the most famous or the most talked-about of the series, just one amon read more
book: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) by Mohsin Hamid
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 16, 2019
I picked up this shortish book on impulse recently and am very glad I did so. It was only when I got it home that I noticed (duh) that it had been shortlisted for the Man Booker back in the day — presumably 2007 or 2008. Somewhat to my shame, I found myself wondering if spotting the relevant read more
The Wild Bunch - Looking Back on Peckinpah's Classic After 50 Years
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 16, 2019
William Holden in The Wild Bunch.
Fifty years ago, two of American cinema's most influential Westerns were released: the revisionist Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch. Neither film staved off the decline of the Western genre, but each impacted Hollywood in s read more
Section des Disparus (1956)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 16, 2019
vt Seccion Desaparecidos; vt Of Missing Persons France, Argentina / 80 minutes / bw / Guaranteed, CICC, Borderie, Discifilm Dir: Pierre Chenal Pr: Jaime Cabouli, Raymond Borderie Scr: Pierre Chenal, Domingo Di Núbila, Agustín Cuzzani Story: Of Missing Persons (1950) by David Goodis Cine: Américo read more
An auction from Loretta's estate, plus National joy in D.C.
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Oct 16, 2019
Artist Sanniya Harmony created this image of Carole Lombard with two similarly ethereal Hollywood legends, Loretta Young and Marilyn Monroe. We bring this up because Young's daughter-in-law, Linda Lewis, has announced that Julien's is to hold an online auction of many items from Loretta's estate, an read more
THE BLOOD BEAST TERROR
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 16, 2019
The latest issue of Richard Klemensen's LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS, #43, is chock full of goodies. Two films are exhaustively covered in this issue. The first one is CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED, the almost-forgotten sequel to the original VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED.
The second is THE BLOOD BEAST TERROR, a 1967 read more
Carry On #12: Carry On Screaming!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Oct 15, 2019
As I told you at the end of my last article, today, I’ll be reviewing a film that is perfect for Halloween season: Carry On Screaming! It’s still mid-October, so this gives you the second half of the month to see it! read more