. . . Older mats below Mandalorian and Grogu got Marsten Mats like they reused some old John Wayne sets

A few nights ago, I was in the edifice that I still insist on calling the National Film Theatre, where I picked up a leaflet claiming to be The Insiders’ Guide to the BFI London Film Festival. It’s produced by Puck, which is apparently “a news brand focused on the inside stories in entertainment, media, finance, politics, politics, artificial intelligence, the businesses of fashion and sports, and the art world”, which is nice. Included in the slim volume is a piece by one Matt Belloni, a…

At 33 seconds into the above video of BBC Two continuity from the 29th October 1999, we get a trailer for something rather interesting: the first late-night showing of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, airing at 11.10pm on Sunday, which was a repeat of the episode premiered the day before at 6.45pm (season 2, episode 6 "Halloween", original US TX almost exactly two years beforehand on 27/10/97).The early-evening showings had been subject to heavy censorship, whereas obviously these post-watershed…

The Lord Of The Rings (1978)

Incredible movie. Does something genuinely original and effecting. If you’ve seen all the Friday the 13th movies you’ll get all the loving references, but it’s not necessary to enjoy. Great needle drops as well. Hahah einbinder is perfectly cast and Gillian Anderson is jaw droppingly magnetic. God damn this movie rules so hard I’m mad.

When a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a remote town, a fisherman must fight to protect his family, his community, and his way of life. Whoa. This mini-series is short, but will definitely take you places. Excellent writing and the filming locations in Newfoundland are breath-taking. There’s mystery, a bit of monster horror, some gore and a mini series that’s pretty unpredictable (although a bit implausible). But on the other hand, it’s fiction, so it’s okay. It’s not made to be a…

The first recording today starts with the end of League of Super Evil. There’s a trail for Live ‘n’ Deadly. Then there’s a short episode of Newsround. Barney’s Barrier Reef – Take My Breath Away. Barney and Gemma are looking at the way sea creatures breathe underwater. This is a Potato Cod. A Moray Eel. A Manta Ray. Squat Lobsters. A Barnacle. A Jellyfish. A Sea Snake. A Sea Cucumber doing bottom breathing. A Mud Lobster. A Mudskipper. A Minke Whale. A Dolphin. A Hawkfish. Media Centre…

by Joanna Sodeman-Taylor There’s nothing like writing about the premier selections of the New York Film Festival... at night. Speaking of, let’s talk about Beatrice Gibson’s debut feature At Night, a delicate, hypnotic city symphony that premiered to great reviews at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, where she won the Best Emerging Director Award, before being programmed into NYFF's Currents program. At Night stars Gibson as a filmmaker named B who’s scouting locations in Paris for an upcoming…

Detail of a classic De Tomaso Pantera spotted at the Autos in the Park event at the Cooper Institute in Dallas. The post Pantera appeared first on 75CentralPhotography.

Schon wieder Schnittchen? Ja! Mir gehen einfach die Ideen für die Brotverwertung nicht aus und dieses Rezept gefällt dem Lieblingsmann besonders gut, denn er liebt auch Pizza Hawaii. Die bestellt er immer, ohne jemals die Pizzaauswahl zu studieren. Wie immer bei Schnitten gilt: als Brot kannst Du nehmen, was Du hast. Ich hatte drei sehr große Scheiben Bauernbrot, es geht prinzipiell

I love finding rare gems that I’ve never seen in all the years of being a Twin Peaks fan. I particularly like production paperwork as it provides insight into what it took to create the wonderful and strange show I adore. One such thing is a Worldvision Enterprises, Inc. press kit for “Year Two” of Mark... The post Twin Peaks Publicity – Twin Peaks Year Two Slide – Heather Graham as Annie Blackburn appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

I decided to watch The Lair of the White Worm in preparation for watching the new release of Ken Russell’s The Devils this weekend. I know that movie only by reputation, and am not that familiar with Russell’s other movies. I had no patience for Tommy, and I might have seen Crimes of Passion, but have no memory of it if I did. The only ones that I’m sure I’ve seen before are Altered States and Women in Love, and I only watched each of them once, years ago.1 To be completely honest: I’ve always…

...will not appear this weekend, as I'm on the TCM Classic Cruise.For anyone who missed it, be sure to check out my post on the cruise's guests and schedule.The column will return next Saturday, October 24th.For the most recent classic film links, please visit my October 3rd column.

1973 horror, dir. Robin Hardy, Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee: IMDb. Where is Rowan Morrison?

Woke up today thinking of Ernie Kovacs, who ranks, along with a few silent movie greats, atop my list of favorite comedians.Am especially thinking of Kovacs' very catchy ditty Hot Cakes And Sausage.This great tune prompted the thought that today's post would be all about breakfast food. After all, wrote a pancake-packed post on National Flapjack Day last March!Hot Cakes And Sausage was Ernie Kovacs' song; he even used it as an intro to his way-out kiddie show spoof The Kapusta Kids In Outer…

I have a lot of fondness for the old Universal Studios tour, having first experienced it in the early 70s when Alfred Hitchcock did the TV commercials. I can still hear his distinctive voice saying "Universal Studios too-wa"! Today's trio of photos are from May, 1979, and features the Universal Studios Screen Test Airport (at least that's how it's listed on two websites, though it is awkward if you ask me). It was specifically a version of the Screen Test Theatre that used the theme and sets…

Tonight’s movie is The Initiation, a 1984 slasher featuring college students, sorority pledges, buried family secrets, recurring nightmares, and a late-night trip to a department store that goes very badly.This one has been on my list for a bit now. Despite the title, there really is not all that much initiation going on here.The Initiation (1984)Kelly Fairchild, played by Daphne Zuniga in her first major role, is in the midst of pledging a sorority but is also haunted by a recurring dream in…

watching my way through all the Laika films, starting with Missing Link.

by Cláudio Alves When one’s engagement with cinema happens mostly through mainstream productions, it’s easy to fall into the false belief that narrative and documentary film are two strictly separated categories. However, almost since the medium's birth, the line between the two has been blurred, the barrier porous and permeable. One might go as far back as the Lumières’ artificial staging for their shorts, or perhaps relitigate the authenticity of Flaherty’s Nanook of the North for the…

Tense, funny, insightful, and terrifically entertaining, The Shark is Broken takes the audience behind the scenes on the fraught filming of cinema’s original US summer blockbuster, Jaws. First seen in the UK in 2019, the West End run of The Shark is Broken was delayed until late 2021, with a Broadway season following in 2023. Timing for this Australian premiere tour benefits from interest sparked by the fascinating 2025 documentary Jaws @ 50 The Definitive Inside Story (Disney+). The Shark is…

The first recording today starts with the end of The League of Super Evil. There’s an episode of Newsround. There’s a trail for Live ‘n’ Deadly. Then it’s Barney’s Barrier Reef – I See You Baby. Barney and Gemma are looking at vision in sea creatures. They look at Damselfish. They explain the origin of the term Crocodile Tears. A Turtle. Next it’s a mudskipper. There’s a Mantis Shrimp. A Pistol Shrimp, and a Gobi. A Box Jellyfish has lots of eyes but no brain. The Octopus does a lot of colour…

The Double R Diner set in the first two seasons of Twin Peaks is filled with wonderful set decorations that make it feel like an actual working diner. Some of the earliest articles on Twin Peaks Blog identified artwork hanging above the diner’s booths were action took place. I’m happy to identify another set decoration... The post Twin Peaks Set Decoration – Falstaff Beer Sign ‘Sunset’ by Lloyd R. Jones at the Double R Diner appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

Squire Trevenyan (Peter Cushing), a magistrate in 18th century Cornwall becomes entangled with a dangerous gang of shipwreckers led by the brutal Black John (Bernard Lee). In attempting to stop the wreckers one evening, his son Christopher (John Fraser) kills one of the men. He feels that his testimony to their actions is enough to put the whole gang in chains, yet his father is reluctant to do so and instead ushers his son away to London. Black John has a hold over the squire that he is…

In Samuel Abrahams’ debut feature a documentary crew turn up at the palatial stately home Ravenhyde Hall to make a film about the life of its enigmatic owner Lady Isabella. Yet it soon transpires that things are not as they seem and the director becomes drawn into the eccentric aristocrat’s self-absorbed world. I’d been wanting to see this for a while but it had a limited theatrical release and is now on Amazon Prime. If you watch it don’t assume that the knockabout trailer or opening segment…

Feels like we should be knee-deep in scary season and instead we're getting jumbo-sized docs, unlikely restorations, and a couple new versions of things from when I was in college. The biggest new version looks to be Georgia Oakley's take on Sense & Sensibility with Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles, who give off a great sisterly vibe in the trailer although, boy, does the Ang Lee version

A classic string board appears in Coyote vs. Acme (dir. Dave Green 2026). ▲ Coyote vs. Acme (dir. Dave Green 2026) ▲ Coyote vs. Acme (dir. Dave Green 2026)

Jekyll and Hyde (2015) In my review earlier this week, I mentioned that the show

I wrote years and years ago about MACISTE IN HELL AKA THE WITCH’S CURSE, a Riccardo Freda join in which a be-oiled he-man in a loincloth unexpectedly shows up in 18th-century Scotland to foil a curse and save an innocent accusee from the bonfire. Interesting how the film is anti-witch-hunting — they’ve got the wrong […]

The Goodies was a British sketch comedy show that ran in the 1980s and 90s, with an accent on absurdist and non-PC humor. At Cult TV Blog, John looks at the episode "Black and White Beauty," which most assuredly falls into both categories.David takes a moment at Comfort TV to remember one of the truly great pioneers of television, Steve Allen. We've always done a lousy job in TV land of remembering our heroes, and David reminds us why we should remember Steverino.Speaking of absurdity, at The…