Joan Ellacott (1920-2007) was a prolific costume designer, starting out in film and then moving

“I always think that film music expresses what the actor can’t show or tell.” —Bernard Herrmann, interviewed by Ted Gilling, Sight and Sound, 1971–72 “I feel that music on the screen can seek out and intensify the inner thoughts of the characters… It can propel narrative forward or slow it down. It often lifts mere … Continue reading Bernard Herrmann: The Sound of Suspense

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'Prestige like Brockley barbers'- new track from Novelist, 'Diamonds dancing' (featuring Skepta) namechecks barbers at Brockley cross.See previously:Novelist on growing up in blue borough (2018)

D. W. Griffith’s moral tale of agricultural greed, borrowing from Frank Norris’ antimonopolist fictions.

My fan poster for Kamen Kalev’s Eastern Plays (2009) The post <I>Eastern Plays</I> fan poster appeared first on tourist wannabe.

Today’s yummy topic for The Daily Dish is so much fun to think about – Favorite Noir Duo. There are so many great couples in the shadowy world of noir, and I hope you’ll forgive me (and indulge me) whilst I name some of my favorites. There’s Phyllis Dietrichson and Walter Neff, of course, from Double Indemnity (1944). Kathie Moffat and Jeff Bailey in Out of the Past (1947). Cora Smith and Frank Chambers of The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). On any given day, I could point to any one of…

I put off seeing this in theaters then when I went out to see it I fucking twisted my ankle on the street instead so I ended up not seeing it, and having become Sad about it I proceeded to put off watching it for a year. That's my excuse. Too shaggy and off-kilter to call a "perfect" movie, but inescapably great. Just one of those movies that has another incredible thing behind every corner. Kleber if nothing else proves to be one of the greatest to ever do it simply with how great every last…

Black Doves season 2 is now on Netflix. It’s a spy thriller. I liked season 1, so I started watching season 2. Scenes are not always super great, but the show is fun to watch. Whoever decided to cast Ben Whishaw as an assassin is a genius. He looks kind and unassuming but he’s good at his job, so he’s very dangerous, too.

For what I believe is only the second time since I’ve started these reviews of the 1970s prime time schedules, we come to an evening with not a single series ranked in the top 30. But that doesn’t mean some of the offerings weren’t good or are not worth remembering. CBSThe New Adventures of Wonder WomanThe Incredible HulkFlying HighIt’s the third and final season for Wonder Woman, a valiant but flawed attempt to bring one of our most iconic superheroes to life. As I’ve said in previous posts,…

RINGS ON HER FINGERS. 20th Century Fox, 1942. Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Laird Cregar. Director: Rouben Mamoulian. A department store clerk who is persuaded to work for a pair of society crooks as a lure for young men with more money than brains falls in love with one particular catch instead. The question is, how in the world is she going to wiggle free? Did I mention that this is a comedy? Gene Tierney, one of the most beautiful movie star ever, shows she has talent for physical humor as…

Did Moe beat up some drunk people? Is Moe about to leave Below Deck season 13? Say it ain't so, Moe!

I got up this Monday, dragging a bit. The kiddos took forever to get to sleep; I kept getting woken up by various stuff, I needed some coffee. While the pot was brewing, I opened up the usual general and pop-culture news sites I like to check, and it seems James Gunn and Peter Safran are out at DC? What? Forget the coffee, I have questions! I mean, just a month ago it seemed everything was peachy-keen! Now, Jeremy Latcham is stepping into the role of Chief Creative Officer and President of DC…

Today’s recording starts with the end of The One Show. There’s a trailer for Jimmy’s Food Factory and Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers and one for The Sarah Jane Adventures. Then it’s the first episode of Wallace and Gromit’s World of Invention – Nature Knows Best. This is a fun programme in which Wallace introduces various inventions that have (in this episode) borrowed from nature. Like the German company looking at the Manta Ray to make an airship with wings. Surely, if they’re great engineers,…

Coleen Gray and Tyrone Power in Nightmare AlleyNightmare Alley (1947) differs from the majority of film noirs. First, while most film noirs were either low budget B-movies produced by the major studies or independent, low budget B-movies, Nightmare Alley (1947) was an A-picture with a much bigger budget produced by a major studio, namely 20th Century Fox. Second, Nightmare Alley (1947) is far darker than the average film noir. It is a vision of dysfunction and despair that is intense even by…

As I continue archiving all sorts of details related to David Lynch’s works, I came across an interview with the late artist from “Buzz Magazine.” Launched in fall 1990, this glossy magazine was once considered the “best journal yet on the local scene” in Los Angeles, California. This interview is one of several I scanned... The post David Lynch Interview from the May 1993 issue of ‘Buzz Magazine’ appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

Captain Britain Omnibus #HC-A Release: Apr 13, 2022 Creators WriterJamie Delano | Steve Craddock | Mark Farmer | Dez Skinn | Gary Friedrich | Roy Thomas | Larry Lieber | Chris Claremont | Grant Morrison | Dave Thorpe | Len Wein | Jim Lawrence | Bob Budiansky | Mike Collins | Paul Neary | Alan Davis | Steve ParkhouseCover ArtistAlan DavisPencillerPaul Neary | Howard Purcell | John Stokes | Alan Davis | Herb Trimpe | Ron Wilson | John Buscema | Noel Davis | Pablo Marcos Studio | Pablo Marcos |…

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 800. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is … Continue reading →

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Ich bin auch am Überlegen das Mastodon Profil aufs Blog umzuziehen. Allerdings(!) ist das Follow Feature halt noch recht neu und so wirklich glücklich bin ich damit auch noch nicht geworden. Das darf IMHO noch eine Weile köcheln. Bis dahin bleibt der “echte” Mastodon Account für den daily chit chat 🤓 Voll in die POSSE by Niklas Barning (niklasbarning.de) Manchmal möchte ich einfach einen Gedanken aufschreiben. Eine Beobachtung, eine Idee oder irgendetwas, das mir gerade durch den Kopf geht. Für…

Scottish actor Mark Bonnar is objectively one of my favorite male actors these days; he

Review from: Thrown Together festival, National Centre for Circus Arts, London; 25th October 2026 I walk into the National Centre[…] The post ‘Thrown Together’ Juggling Convention, Day 2 appeared first on The Circus Diaries.

Gerald Mohr in Guns, Girls, and Gangsters (1959) Vitals Gerald Mohr as Chuck Wheeler, slick armed robber and ex-convict December 1958 to January 1959, Nevada/California state line Film: Guns, Girls, and Gangsters Release Date: January 1959 Director: Edward L. Cahn Men’s Costumes: Einar Bourman WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background “Noirvember” continues with a post from the lean and lurid 1959 noir Guns, Girls, and Gangsters starring Gerald Mohr, a prolific mid-century actor who died 58 years ago…

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We all know that November 11 is Veterans Day, right? Not in 1976, it wasn't. Thanks to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, Veterans Day was changed to the fourth Monday in October, starting in 1971. It didn't go over very well; veterans groups especially objected to it, some states never did change the date, and in 1978 it was moved back to the original date. That's still in the future though, and so you'll not see any war movie marathons. What you will see, though, is NBC's memorable miniseries…

Shang Zhitao leaves Harbin for Beijing, lands her first job at a hip advertising agency, and promptly collides with Luan Nian, the genius director who made his name young and guards it behind a wall of aloofness and a very sharp tongue. They should be oil and water, but they end up in a secret relationship nobody can know about, because he’s her boss and she’s terrified of looking like she slept her way to the top. What follows is a slow-motion trainwreck of two people who plainly love each…

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THE HUCKSTERS (1947), an MGM advertising drama with a terrific cast, was just released on Blu-ray by the Warner Archive Collection.I first reviewed THE HUCKSTERS nearly 20 years ago, in 2007, after watching it on VHS. The movie was later released by the Warner Archive on a DVD-R in 2011. We've certainly come a long way from the VHS recording I watched years ago to the Warner Archive Collection's sparkling Blu-ray! We're really living in the best of times in terms of high-quality prints…

The topic for Day 9 of The Daily Dish is Favorite Noir. I’ll give you three chances to guess what mine is, and the first two don’t count! Without question or hesitation, Double Indemnity (1944) will forever be my favorite noir – the one I’ve watched the most, the one I can quote the best, the one I’d recommend to any noir novice. It’s just perfect, for my money. It’s got an opening that grabs you with a vise-like grip, standout performances from stars Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and…