All of a sudden, there’s 6 programmes today, and quite a mix. The first recording starts with the end of Sportsround. There’s a trail for Saturday Morning programmes. Then it’s What’s New Scooby-Doo? – Big Scare in the Big Easy. In New Orleans, some tourists get scared by ghosts near an old graveyard. The gang are in town for spring break. Their hotel is close to town, just across a graveyard. The gang are chased by the same ghosts. They’re saved by the tourist bus from earlier, and Crawdad…

Bild: Brenscheder Straße, Kirchviertel, Werktag, Mittag. (30.04.2026) Die FGSV verlangt an dieser Stelle beidseitig je einen 0,75 m breiten Sicherheitstrennstreifen. Die Opel-Trasse ist gesperrt und plötzlich fällt auf, dass die Brenscheder Straße zum Radfahren ungeeignet ist. Was für ein Wunder. Die WAZ:»Der gefährlichste Abschnitt ist die Brenscheder Straße zwischen Universitätsstraße und Kirchviertel. Er ist relativ eng, hat keinen Radweg und ist zu beiden Seiten vollgeparkt. Wer nicht gegen…

I feel a lot of pride being a long-time member of an organization like the Classic Movie Blog Association! And, thanks to the CMBA Board’s fantastic suggestions and prompts, I felt like marking National Classic Movie Day on May 16th, 2026 by wandering off the beaten path a bit, celebrating a few favorite hidden gems—those … Continue reading CMBA’s Challenge in Celebration of National Classic Movie Day on May 16, 2026 – Hidden Gems!

Long-time readers may recall that I reviewed Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story back in 2022. The movie is a mockumentary, but it's also so much more than that. This documentary-style Hollywood biopic is written and directed by Scott Fivelson. It centres on Oskar Knight, a director (utterly fictional), once critically acclaimed, who holds the record for having been nominated for an Academy Award more times than any other director in history. I have said more than once that Near Myth: The Oskar…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organisation that presents the Oscar awards, recently clarified their rules regarding the use of AI in films they will accept nominations for. According to rule two, regarding eligibility, specifically clause seven, there are instance where AI, and “other digital tools” (things like visual effects, computer-generated imagery, and green screen, I expect) can be used by filmmakers (PDF), to a degree : With regard to Generative…

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For Adults OnlyIf Peeping Tom and Videodrome and Don't Torture a Duckling had a bastard child this might be the sleazy result. The plot hinges around a series of snuff videotapes circulating Tokyo's underworld, and both a private investigator and the janitor in a porn video arcade are obsessed with discovering the source. But that's not the film's priority, which seems twofold, pretentious and prehensile both: to indulge the filmmaker's obsessions, which include celebrating his influences…

„Restsommer“ von Kea von Garnier ist im Blessing Verlag erschienen Manche Bücher erkennt man ziemlich schnell. Nicht im Sinne von: Man weiß nach 20 Seiten schon exakt, was passieren wird. Sondern eher so: Man versteht den Ton, die Richtung, die emotionale Temperatur. Bei „Restsommer“ von Kea von Garnier war das bei mir relativ früh der Fall. Eine queere Liebesgeschichte, die ich euch empfehlen möchte. Ein Sommer. Eine Kleinstadt. Zwei Jungs. Eine erste Liebe. Dazu dieses Gefühl, dass ein Leben,…

by Cláudio Alves Could Koji Fukada's THE REAL THING have been a Palme contender in 2020? The second day at Cannes came and went, and the race for festival gold is on. Not just the prizes chosen by Park Chan-woo’s jury, mind you. In a rare move by the programmers, the Main Competition opened with two films that are also up for the Queer Palm. They are Koji Fukada’s Nagi Notes and Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s A Woman’s Life. Neither was effusively received, but there are pockets of praise, even…

Whimsy, murder, and more in this month's expansive Cinemascope—see you at the flicks! by Janice L. Newman Tales From Muppetland: The Prog Frince…er, The Frog Prince After the success of Sesame Street, I’ve been paying more attention than ever to the Muppets: Jim Henson’s gang of puppets that have appeared in commercials, on The Mike … Continue reading [May 14, 1971] Cinemascope: A Plague of Frogs and Nazis → The post [May 14, 1971] Cinemascope: A Plague of Frogs and Nazis appeared first on…

If you love pre-Code as much as I do, you’ll tune into TCM on Friday, May 15th for one of the best satiny line-ups I’ve seen since Heck was a pup! I’ve written about each of these features here at Shadows and Satin — I’m listing the films below and linking to my write-ups on each. Spot White says tune in! Check ’em out — there’s not a clunker in the bunch. You only owe it to yourself. Midnight Mary (1933) Mandalay (1934) The Divorcee (1930) The Reckless Hour (1931) Beauty for Sale (1933)…

A classic string board appears in Daredevil: Born Again s02e03 (Disney+, 2026), mirroring one in the previous season [NST #1191]. ▲ Daredevil: Born Again s02e03 (Disney+, 2026) ▲ Daredevil: Born Again s02e03 (Disney+, 2026) From contributor Justin Wigard.

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Alex Rocco as Moe Greene in The Godfather (1972) Vitals Alex Rocco as Moe Greene, brash mob-connected casino operator Las Vegas, Summer 1954 Film: The Godfather Release Date: March 14, 1972 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Costume Designer: Anna Hill Johnstone WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Do you know who I am? I’m Moe Greene! I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders! Despite his inflated opinion of himself and his importance to the city, Moe Greene actually had little to…

May 16th is Classic Movie Day. The day was created by Rick Armstrong, the founder of the Classic Movie Blog Association, of which I am a very proud member and board member. The CMBA board have encouraged our members to put together articles to celebrate this day. You can learn about how I became a classic film fan below. My Classic Film Journey I have decided to take this opportunity to highlight some hidden gems made outside of America. While I understand and share the acclaim and attention…

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 … Continue reading →

Miyu was once the picture-perfect rich man’s ewife—devoted, loyal and utterly consumed by her marriage. Then, she finds out about her husband’s affair. But the betrayal didn’t stop there. She divorces him after finding out the mistress, Lu Zhen Zhen, is pregnant, but Nie Yucheng hid his money from her so that she gets nothing after the divorce. Broke, heavily in debt and utterly humiliated, Miyu is forced to take a job as a housekeeper at a luxury hotel just to keep her head above water. When…

Before I went to pee halfway through Project Hail Mary, I could say I was invested. but after a two-minute break away from the constant assault of flashy images and dialogue made to maximize audience engagement without allowing a single thought to pass, I felt the most excruciating boredom I had ever experienced in a movie theater.

One of my earliest blog posts (in 2008) was a list of my favorite depictions of geologists in movies. I've revisited it once or twice. It came to mind as we prepare to offer a showing of "Tremors" as a geology field studies fundraiser at the State Theatre in Modesto on May 20th at 7 pm. If you would like to attend or donate to our field studies fund, please check out the first comment! What are the best depictions of geologists in movies? I have the definitive list below! I listed my number one…

Twin Peaks crew member turned actor Frank Silva was interviewed by Nik Garifalakis from Australia’s Sunday Herald Sun on May 19, 1991. Silva passed on September 13, 1995 so it’s a treat to hear him discuss his role as Killer BOB in Mark Frost and David Lynch’s groundbreaking series. This article was included in a... The post ‘I Killed Laura Palmer’ – Frank Silva Interview in Australia’s Sunday Herald-Sun on May 19, 1991 appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

Today’s recording starts with a trail for Saturday Morning programmes on CBBC. Then it’s Shaun the Sheep – The Kite. It’s a very windy day, and a kite finds its way to the farm. It spooks the sheep. Shaun gets tangled up in the tail and it takes him flying. He gets away when the kite gets stuck in a tree. Shaun and the Sheep try using a mattress to bounce on and get the kite, but can’t manage it. They try another method. Shaun has another plan. I’d love to think that’s a genuine formula for…

by Elisa Giudici Peter Jackson. Photo by Elisa Giudici At the end of the ’80s Peter Jackson arrived in Cannes for the first time as a self-taught splatter filmmaker from New Zealand and immediately got thrown out of the Palais for wearing shorts. Nearly four decades later, he returns to the Croisette as the director behind one of the most successful trilogies in cinema history. The director is still talking about movies with the enthusiasm of somebody who never stopped being the kid borrowing…

I frequently reacted out loud while reading Mary Clare Jalonick's oral history of January 6th. Here's a (partial) list of reasons why.

During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win. You got Aliens, you got Predators, you got a team of human morons caught in the cross-fight. It’s dark, it’s slow, but in the end it’s a decent watch every decade or so. Three popcorns. To see all 18 photos, visit the article page. This article was originally…

Jerome Yates and Tia Bannon in I’m Not Being Funny, Bush Theatre. Photo: Richard Lakos I’m Not Being Funny at the Bush Theatre is a play which at one point has you laughing at Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On and then later crying during the same song. It is a bittersweet story of a young couple with a 3-year-old child, forced to face a future no one wants to think about. Billie (Tia Bannon) has signed up her and her husband, Peter (Jerome Yates), for an open mic night. With daughter Ruby…

I've returned from spending most of two weeks at back-to-back film festivals, and coverage of both fests will be coming as soon as possible.First, though, a couple of film reviews!Regular readers know that I've fallen under the spell of French film noir and crime films, mostly thanks to an ongoing series of releases by Kino Lorber Studio Classics.Kino Lorber's latest release in this genre is MAIGRET SEES RED (1963), known in France as MAIGRET VOIT ROUGE.The film is a police procedural starring…

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This in full is the Publishers Lunch story from 20 April: The fallout from the firing last week of longtime CEO of Hachette-owned Grasset Olivier Nora continues. Controlling owner Vincent Bolloré confirmed that Nora was fired due to a dispute over the publication date for author Bouale Sansal’s account of his imprisonment in an Algerian jail, which will be released on June 6. “The head of Grasset had wanted to release it at the end of the year—a move contrary to the wishes of Hachette’s…

We’re always trying to track what historical costume movies and TV shows are coming up.

LAIKA Studios on YouTube: There are places you don’t go. One choice changes everything. Watch the Teaser Trailer for Wildwood now, and see the movie in theatres everywhere October 23. From the makers of Coraline, Wildwood is a sweeping, darkly magical adventure about a young girl who ventures into a dangerous hidden forest to rescue her brother – an odyssey shaped by love, power, and the courage to confront the unknown. LAIKA movies feel as special, unique and fragile as the animation style…