The “this meets that” premise feels more like a hat on a hat.

We’re in to November, which only has three recordings saved for the whole month. That definitely feels like I’m missing a hard drive somewhere. Today’s recording is another episode of Sarah Jane’s Alien Files. This episode is presented by Sarah Jane herself. The programme features the Slitheen. The Blathereen. And Rakweed. Media Centre Description: Sarah Jane Smith opens the Alien Files – the ultimate guide to everything you could possibly need to know when facing hostile aliens. Sarah Jane has…

The very engaging DUPLICITY (2009), a tale of corporate spies in love, has just been released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber.I first reviewed this film here way back in 2009, and I enjoyed it just as much on this revisit.Julia Roberts, always a favorite of mine, and Clive Owen play the referenced spies, whose relationship and goals only become clear gradually, as the story switches back and forth in time.When you come down to it, Roberts' and Owen's characters are really rather awful people,…

Dastardly villainy is afoot in the west! A cad and bounder harasses the town school-marm and assaults a pair of Native American merchants before being run off by the hero but schemes of revenge are being, well, schemed. Home Media Availability: Stream courtesy of EYE. The Bead Trail Movies were invented during the height of […]

The packaging for Criterion’s edition of Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove is truly something.

Unlike Special Agent Dale Cooper’s rock throwing, I use facts and little details when investigating the origin of postcards in my collection. Take this Snoqualmie Falls postcard published by Impact – #18518. The image of the majestic waterfall was taken by a talented husband and wife team based in Washington state. The card’s back contains... The post Snoqualmie Falls Postcard by Impact – #18518 appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950 It’s Noirvember, a time to celebrate the shadowy riches of film noir, and in Where the Sidewalk Ends, the badge is no guarantee you’re on the right side of trouble. In Otto Preminger’s Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950), Gene Tierney reunites with her Laura director and co-star Dana Andrews, this … Continue reading Noirvember! Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950: A Badge Is No Alibi

schläfrig Ich war gerade im Fitnessstudio und bin jetzt ich schläfrig (ein neues Wort für mich). Neue RoutineIch habe bereits früher in der Woche darüber geschrieben. Ich finde meine neue Routine sehr hilfreich. Structured ist auch einen nützliche App. Nachts habe ich die meisten Aufgaben automatisch erledigt, z.B. das Geschirr spülen. Es ist wie ein Dominoeffekt. Sobald ich Tee mache, folgen die übrigen Aktivitäten. Nur gestern Abend habe ich nichts in mein Tagebuch geschrieben, weil ich zu…

Tod Browning’s THE EXQUISITE THIEF (1919) seems to exist only as a single reel discovered frozen in the Dawson City film find. A great shame, since it looks to be a fine example of Browning’s “crook films,” the genre he was most associated with before he became a master of the macabre. (Of considerable interest […]

”What the heck are you watching?” is a phrase I occasionally hear from my wife when I am watching a movie and she glances at the screen. Sometimes it is ”Ugh, that is disgusting” or ”I see you are watching porn again”. Admittedly, I am not exactly making it easy for myself as I have a thing for sleazy erotic thrillers by Brian DePalma and Paul Verhoeven, Italian giallo films or American ‘80s slashers. These are whole genres of film whose defining feature is finding aesthetically great-looking…

Seoul has never been a city to do things by halves (or thirds or quarters for that matter), so when the Avengers come to town, it really doesn’t matter that they are there to celebrate the 2564th film in the Marvel superhero franchise (that would be Avengers: Doomsday), the denizens of the South Korean capital are going to put on a show. The 2026 Marvel Special Hangang Drone Light Show brings together a spectacular meeting of superhero mythology, together with approximately 2,000 drones. The…

Welcome to Day 8 of the Daily Dish, where today’s topic is Favorite Dame Name Noir. What’s that, you may ask? It’s a noir whose title has a dame’s name – you know, like Nora Prentiss or Laura or The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. Or my favorite: Mildred Pierce! Released in 1945, this feature was the first noir I ever saw on the big screen, and I’ve loved it since the opening scene, where a hapless gent is riddled with bullets, uttering a single name as an empty gun is tossed on the floor next to…

Another great “birthday show” from Tina Schlieske at the Dakota. Highlight of the show was her performance of “Man’s World”. Incredible.

Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet... ...The annual November Barnes & Noble Criterion Collection half-price sale has begun! This year it runs through December 6th....Over at 50 Westerns From the 50s, Toby Roan reviewed the Warner Archive Blu-ray release of THE LAST HUNT (1956)...and at Trailers From Hell Glenn Erickson has reviewed the Warner Archive's new PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES (1960) Blu-ray disc....Thanks to James L. Neibaur for his review making me aware…

Opera Australia honours Melbourne with the premiere season of their glossy new production of the world’s favourite opera, La Bohème. Finally retiring the celebrated Gale Edwards’ “Weimar Republic” production of La Bohème (programmed and enjoyed in 13 seasons since 2011), Opera Australia commissions a new production from the next generation of creative talent. Director Constantine Costi leads a terrific team to bring his imaginative vision to life. Set in the early 1900s, this La Bohème plays…

The first recording today starts with the end of an episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures. There’s a promo for The Sarah Jane Academy website. There’s a trail for Arthur. Then it’s a repeat of Sarah Jane’s Alien Files. Media Centre Description: Sarah Jane Smith opens the Alien Files – the ultimate guide to everything you could possibly need to know when facing hostile aliens. Luke, back from university, has the lowdown on his creator Mrs Wormwood, and her fearsome Bane mother, as well as…

My latest Brit Noir viewing is TIME IS MY ENEMY (1954), from from the Kino Lorber Brit Noir Collection IV.TIME IS MY ENEMY is quick 64 minutes which rather reminded me of another lean, mean British crime film, the 69-minute WALK A TIGHTROPE (1963).The movie also calls to mind aspects of NO MAN OF HER OWN (1950), as far as a man from a woman's past showing up to blackmail her, culminating in a "murky" shooting.TIME IS MY ENEMY was written by Alan McKinnon based on the play SECOND CHANCE by Ella…

Yesterday I saw the 4k restoration of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland at the El Capitan Theatre, where the movie is screening for the theater’s centennial. Before the movie started, there was a live Wurlitzer organ performance.About I My Book | Consulting I X I Instagram I Newsletter I Email

If you are looking for a special gift for the Twin Peaks or David Lynch fan in your life, I’ve compiled the Ultimate Gift Guide for 2026. This round-up of wonderful and strange items will have your loved ones shouting, “Hot damn, that gift is good!” SHOUT “GO STEEPLEJACKS” WITH ITEMS FROM PARAMOUNT SHOP “You’re a jack... The post Ultimate Twin Peaks and David Lynch Gift Guide for 2026 appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

Mazie and I sporting our original 2021 Things 4 Good attire.

The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper | Project GutenbergIt was published in 1826 so I thought we could revisit this classic.

Ray Liotta in Something Wild (1986) Vitals Ray Liotta as Ray Sinclair, volatile ex-convict Pennsylvania to Virginia, June 1986 Film: Something Wild Release Date: November 7, 1986 Director: Jonathan Demme Costume Designer: Norma Moriceau WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Three years after his film debut in the 1983 box-office bomb The Lonely Lady, Ray Liotta made a more explosive impact through his Golden Globe-nominated breakthrough performance in Jonathan Demme’s darkly comic thriller…

★★★★: Bits of it felt slow but I appreciated the scope and detail of all of these lives. The characters were hard to root for, but everything was beautifully acted. His wife, especially. Thoughts, questions, comments? Reply to this review.Note that my reviews are scored out of 4. And thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed and supporting the indie web!

I've written on-and-off over the years on the sometimes tempestuous relationship between television and the movies. The big studios have variously viewed television as a novelty, a threat, and a partner; for its part, network television has gone from lusting after major studio films to owning the studios themselves, while ceding actual movies to cable and streaming services.We are, however, primarily interested not in the present but in the past, and so we go back to a time when big-screen…

Watched: The Mongoose 🍿 This was really dumb.

Primetime 2026, Lance Oppenheim My rating: Decent The movie is pretty capable of entertaining for its duration, but it’s kinda forgettable. There are some incredible shots though, and the acting overall is really good, but the screenplay is clearly the weakest part of the movie.

Soup’s on — it’s time for The Daily Dish! Today, I’m serving up Favorite Femme Fatale – one of my favorite aspects of film noir. There are so many conniving, intelligent, seductive dames from which to select a favorite. You’ll forgive me, I hope, for naming just a few of my top candidates: there’s Kathie Moffat, who was the queen of self-preservation in Out of the Past (1947); Decoy‘s (1946) Margot Shelby (1946), who had a one-track mind if ever I saw one; and Jane Palmer from Too Late for…

Despite having watching Twin Peaks countless times in the past three decades, I’m still discovering new things about the show. For example, there is a ceramic duck cookie jar found on the Double R Diner set. As one of three cookie jars in the diner, I thought for certain the duck one appeared often throughout the... The post Twin Peaks Set Decoration – Twin Winton Duck Cookie Jar at the Double R Diner appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

The 1957 Miss America pageant brought glamour, television attention, and a memorable hometown celebration to the small South Carolina community of Manning. Held in Atlantic City in September 1956, the competition attracted an estimated 40 million television viewers and ended with Marian McKnight taking the crown. Her winning performance, inspired by Marilyn Monroe, helped make […]

Another one of those videos which makes you realise how dull the modern railway is compared to the blue diesel days almost 40 years ago. Has anyone got a time machine?