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DVD Review: Before Nanook of the North, There Was In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 4, 2015
At the turn of the twentieth century, photographer Edward S. Curtis made his name documenting Native Americans, striving to preserve memories of a culture that he saw slipping away. Feeling these static images were not enough to capture the richness of native life, he turned to the new medium of fil read more
Video of the Week: “Head”
The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on Feb 18, 2015
Today we learn of the death of June Fairchild, free-wheeling starlet of the 1960s and ’70s whose promising career never quite materialized. Her only film with Timothy (they don’t appear on-screen together, unfortunately) was Bob Rafelson‘s Head (1968), the notorious vehicle for The read more
Pic of the Day: “Head” revisited & Happy Birthday Byron!
The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on Jan 9, 2015
Today is the birthday of my amazing hubby Byron, so in his honor I let him choose today’s pic. It’s Lord High ‘n Low again from Bob Rafelson‘s Head (1968). “BOYS……… Don’t you ever – but never – make fun of no cripple.” Wise adv read more
Want To Play More Than 2300 MS-DOS Games? Head Over To The Internet Archives
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 7, 2015
That’s right, just on the heels of putting up almost 650 games in the Internet Arcade last year, the Internet Archives has just opened up a new section with over 2300 MS-DOS based games that are playable right in your computer browser. What’s MS-DOS I hear a bunch of you ask? I’m a read more
The best romance is the one in your head. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jan 5, 2015
By Fritzi Kramer on January 5, 2015 in Blog, GIF, Humor The “coat hug” scene from The Artist is yet another nod to a silent era film. Most people think that the idea of a woman imagining herself being hugged by the owner of a coat originated with Janet Gaynor in Frank Borzage’s 7t read more
Pic of the Day: “Head” revisited
The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on Dec 30, 2014
Today we celebrate the 72nd birthday of my favorite Monkee, Michael Nesmith. What better way to do so than to revisit Head (1968)? Here is the birthday boy (slightly blurry, sorry about that) with the late Davy Jones (also born this date), Micky Dolenz, and Timothy as Lord High ‘n’ Low. read more
Don’t make me throw a brick at your head. That’s not a metaphor. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Nov 22, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on November 22, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Mary Pickford is famous for playing kids but the images of her in lace dresses really don’t capture what her child persona was like. Pickford didn’t enjoy playing sweet little things. She detested playing Pollyanna (even though s read more
Universal Head Confirms The Studio’s Wrongheaded Take On Their Classic Monsters – Get Ready For Monstervengers
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Nov 18, 2014
Desperate to find some way to complete with other studios’ franchises, most particularly Marvel’s Avengers movies, Universal Studios have come forward with what may be their most wrong-headed plan yet. Since they don’t have any superheroes in their character roster, they’re g read more
Universal Head Confirms The Studio’s Wrongheaded Take On Their Classic Monsters – Get Ready For Monstervengers
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Nov 18, 2014
Desperate to find some way to complete with other studios’ franchises, most particularly Marvel’s Avengers movies, Universal Studios have come forward with what may be their most wrong-headed plan yet. Since they don’t have any superheroes in their character roster, they’re g read more
Want To Play Over 900 Classic Arcade Games For Free? Head Over To The Intenet Arcade!
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Nov 7, 2014
I’ve written about and/or mentioned the Internet Archive quite a bit over the years. The effort that they have put into preserving our pop- (and at times, not-so-pop-) culture deserves an incredible amount of commendation, as they serve as a repository for countless online books, films, radio read more
Want To Play Over 900 Classic Arcade Games For Free? Head Over To The Intenet Arcade!
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Nov 7, 2014
I’ve written about and/or mentioned the Internet Archive quite a bit over the years. The effort that they have put into preserving our pop- (and at times, not-so-pop-) culture deserves an incredible amount of commendation, as they serve as a repository for countless online books, films, radio read more
Cinema Style--Edith Head Gets Gloria Swanson Ready for her Close-Up in SUNSET BOULEVARD
GlamAmor Posted by on Sep 8, 2014
Few films capture the feel of Hollywood better than director Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard (1950). Though much of the movie feels almost dreamlike (starting with voiceover narration that comes courtesy of a dead man), in many ways it couldn't be more real. Wilder wove fact in with ficti read more
Video of the Week: “Head” trailer
The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on Aug 13, 2014
Our video for this week is a rarely seen trailer for Bob Rafelson‘s Head (1968), the trippy cinematic debut (and swan song) of The Monkees. It features glimpses of scenes that didn’t make it into the final film. Timothy is in there, if you look hard, pay attention and do not succumb to s read more
Edith Head Honored at Comic-Con, UCLA
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Aug 5, 2014
While most of the costumes featured in San Diego Comic-Con’s annual Masquerade typically run towards video game, comic, anime, and blockbuster genre film characters, this year’s had a little something special for the classic film fan: Edith Head! Cosplayers as Hedy Lamarr and Edith Head read more
Classic films in music videos: “Head On (Hold On to Your Heart)” by Man Man
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 31, 2014
This is July’s edition of Comet Over Hollywood’s film references in music videos. The band Man-Man, categorized as “experimental rock,” uses several themes influenced by the 1950s in their music videos. In their video “Piranhas Club,” a little boy starts a 1950s-like “ read more
CMBA Blogathon: Fabulous Films of the 50s – A Hole in the Head (1959)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on May 26, 2014
Fabulous Films of the 50′s: Frank Capra’s A Hole in the Head
“Today I may not have a thing at all except for a dream or two, but I’ve got lots of plans for tomorrow, and all my tomorrows belong to you…”
First of all, I want to say that I am so truly honored to hav read more
Messing with someone’s head is fun! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Apr 24, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on April 24, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Charley Chase is having a bit of fun at his wife’s (Vivien Oakland) expense. I am a self-confessed Chase fanatic and I think this captures his brand of amiable zaniness rather well. It’s from Chase’s 1926 comedy Mighty Like a read more
Pic of the Day: “Head” revisited (5)
The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on Apr 22, 2014
Today we celebrate the 77th birthday anniversary of legendary Hollywood madman Jack Nicholson. As one of the scriptwriters of Bob Rafelson‘s Head (1968), he is at least partially responsible for the creation of Lord High ‘n’ Low, one of the strangest characters in cinematic history read more
Pic of the Day: “Head” revisited (4)
The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on Feb 13, 2014
On this date in 1942, Peter Halsten Thorkelson was born in Washington, D.C. Twenty-six years later he was in a pop group known as The Monkees, had changed his name to Peter Tork, and was appearing with Timothy in a film called Head (1968). Today’s pic is from that very film. It’s a notew read more
The Magical Mystery Tour Inside My Head
A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on Oct 28, 2013
No – this is not a post about the Beatles. It’s about the wonder and magic and endlessly enchanting internal journey that is my love of film. It’s why I write this blog – to give voice to and share that private and personal world of living stories in the dark.
Watching read more