Overslept by a full hour. One of the best takes on DIGGER that I’ve seen, CONTAINS ALL THE SPOILERS On the newsletter: the complete first part of COLLIDE by me and artist Jerome Eyquem.

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 →

Eddie Powell as the mummified Ra.Five years after Hammer Films' The Mummy did solid business at the box office, the studio mounted a sequel: the blandly-titled Curse of the Mummy's Tomb. Without Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, this new Mummy was relegated to the second half of a double bill with The Gorgon. It's a lesser Hammer production, to be sure, but still solid fare for the undiscerning horror film fan.In 1900, a trio of British archaeologists discover and plunder the tomb of Egyptian…

I am guessing the wallpaper stayed.

Time to hit that other center of teen action outside of the high school in the 1980s; the mall. Oh. So, I decided that this year, even when I watch multiple movies on the same day, I am going to give them each their own post unless they are obviously related by theme or sequels and the like. It makes it easier for me to come back and find a particular movie if I need to. Chopping Mall (1986)Ok. I'll admit it. I like this movie. It is goofy and weird. Plus, it has a strong cast, including the…

To mark the release of his new memoir ‘Fictional Selves,’ Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan recently embarked on a book tour sharing stories from his colorful career across the United States and beyond. On October 2, 2026, he appeared at San Francisco’s historic Sydney Goldstein Theater. Upon arriving, ticket holders filed in and collected their... The post Kyle MacLachlan Brings ‘Fictional Selves’ Book Tour to San Francisco appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

Going back to 1986 again with some of the oldest-looking high school students so far. I will say this, I am going be completely burned out on canned 80s synth-pop by November. Though in typical 80s slasher flick fashion, we get about 5 minutes in before there is any gratuitous nudity or creepy stalkery types. This one gives us two, Harry AND his mother, Helga Schuler. Harry is a creepy Peeping Tom, and Helga is a live-in nurse who wants to kill her patient. Fun times.The Majorettes…

Castle Lord Masahiro Motoki (lead of Gemini and Bird People In China) betrays the country’s bigwig warlord and imprisons his messenger (Cloud scammer Masaki Suda). Lord MM hopes for victory with help from some alliances, but the movie isn’t focused on military strategy but minor mysteries that plague the lord until he has to ask his imprisoned envoy for help: a murder, a transformed severed head, a missing teapot. All this non-action culminates in an extended confession by the lord’s wife…

THE HUMAN COMEDY (1943), one of MGM's most beautiful pieces of '40s Americana, was recently released on Blu-ray by the Warner Archive Collection.William Saroyan won the Best Original Story Oscar for this "slice of life" tale about a small California town. The movie was nominated for four other Academy Awards, including Best Picture and a well-deserved Best Oscar nomination for Mickey Rooney.Howard Estabrook and the uncredited Herman J. Mankiewicz wrote the screenplay based on Saroyan's story;…

An American soldier embraces the latest technology and petitions to become an air scout in a newfangled aeroplane. This proves fortunate as soon after, the United States of Europe declares war. Home Media Availability: Released on Bluray and via streaming Up in his flying machine Heavier-than-air flight had made the jump from science fiction to […]

The first recording starts with the end of Escape from Scorpion Island. There’s a trail for Ultimate Summer. Then it’s Deadly 60 – Arizona. Steve Backshall meets a Great Horned Owl. He also works with some Harris Hawks. They spend a lot of time looking for a Puma, but don’t find one. He finds a Gila Monster by mistake, the first one he’s ever seen. Another unexpected and very much not deadly find is a tortoise. Finally they find the predator they were looking for – a rattlesnake. Media Centre…

StarringNathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, and Adam BaldwinOverviewYou can't take the sky from me.In the year 2517, the universe is a vast frontier where lawlessness reigns and adventure awaits! Join Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his ragtag crew aboard the spaceship Serenity as they navigate the fringes of society, battling the oppressive Alliance and facing off against ruthless bounty hunters.Review Firefly Sometimes you just need the comfort of the verse. Captain Mal and…

Like Bohdanowicz and D’Ambrose remaking Blair Witch – a research film with cathartic psychedelic ending and good thriller music throughout. “Filmed in gorgeous 16mm” per Hard Light but I dunno, I thought the interiors looked like hell. Mubi: The object is the titular Chronovisor, a device invented by one Father Pellegrino Ernetti that could allegedly pick up signals from long-past events and visualize them, as if translating history from waveforms into a crudely visualized form of TV. But both…

Over the past year or more Kino Lorber Studio Classics has released several sets of both French and "Brit" Noir, providing classic film viewers with interesting films which many of us in the U.S. are watching for the first time.As mentioned yesterday, French Noir III is coming soon, and since July Kino Lorber has released Volumes III and IV of Brit Noir.As I continue to enjoy digging into these films, I've now watched THE TECKMAN MYSTERY (1954), which is part of Brit Noir Collection IV.Echoing…

If you are anything like me, then you may well consider the two-hour flight to Italy for the Pordenone Silent Film Festival at least partially justified by the chance to see four minutes of a lost FW Murnau film. Right or wrong, it’s how we’re made. And yes today I did get to see two … Continue reading Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 2026: Pordenone Post No 2 →

na ja Seit meinem Unfall in der vergangenen Woche war ich nicht so produktiv, aber das ist mir egal. Ich muss mich ausruhen. Mein rechtes Knie fühlt sich komisch an. Morgen habe ich einen Termin bei meiner Ärztin. Design-AuftragIch habe den Projektumfang an meinen Chor geschickt. Bevor ich mit dem Projekt beginne, warte ich auf ihre Antwort. Fitnessstudio gehenIch war bisher nur einmal im Fitnessstudio. Bis mein Körper wieder gesund ist, gehe ich leider nicht hin. D&D spielenAm Samstag haben…

Above: From our TA clan representative in Skopje. Macduff and that other national drink "Moray Cup" are now celebrated in a pub light fitting. Below: One of the better bits of poetic lyric writing forming a fitba chant. Balamory v Pocognoli. Genius. Sound clip omitted but you can imagine.

The wonderful Myrna Loy is the October Star of the Month on Turner Classic Movies.A whopping 56 Loy films will be shown every Monday this month, in both the daytime and prime time hours.Loy was previously honored as the Star of the Month at least three times, in May 1995, September 2004, and December 2016.The entire schedule appears below. Please click any hyperlinked title for a complete review.October 5thNOAH'S ARK (1928)THE SQUALL (1929)THE GREAT DIVIDE (1929)SHOW OF SHOWS (1929)THE TRUTH…

In late summer 1990, David Lynch was “hotter than Georgia asphalt.” His roadtrip film Wild At Heart was released in theatres in mid-August. ABC Television was rebroadcasting the groundbreaking first season of Twin Peaks. And the show’s second season along with product tie-ins would soon be released in September. The world couldn’t get enough of the Eagle... The post Reviewing Peaks – Kathy Huffhines Profile of David Lynch on August 19, 1990 appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

I documented my then-new Gingerbread Man Soap Dispenser on The New Leaf Journal last December. I then documented my second refill of Mr. Gingerbread Man back in July. Today, it was time for re-fill three. I had some peppermint castile soap for the job, but I wanted to dilute it. In order to know how much water to add, I needed to know the volume of the soap dispenser. Fortunately, I had a good source: Me. While I did not specifically note the volume in either of my two NLJ articles, I included…

On Sunday morning, the first in October, shall we be industrious and fruitful? No, I don't think so, definitely not. Feel more like this guy right now!This Sunday, we're watching 1950's commercials, starting with our favorite radio comedians, Bob & Ray, as Bert and Harry Piel.Can't wait to celebrate National Jell-o Week!Especiallly like animated cigarette commercials. Relax - it's light up time!Instead of the dance of the hours today, it's the dance of the marching cigarettes.

Rock Hudson and Dorothy Malone in Written on the Wind (1956) Vitals Rock Hudson as Mitch Wayne, oil company geologist Texas, Fall 1956 Film: Written on the Wind Release Date: October 5, 1956 Director: Douglas Sirk Costume Designer: Bill Thomas (credited for gowns) WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background German-born director Douglas Sirk’s third in a trio of lushly photographed melodramas starring Rock Hudson, Written on the Wind, premiered in London seventy years ago this week on October 5, 1956.…

With the news that the BBC are tendering for a new series of Doctor Who, I thought I'd write down what I want from the show. This is, to be fair, pure fan-service wankery with zero chance of being made. I've based it on the oft-made observation that Hollywood is obsessed with remaking successful films rather than trying to remake unsuccessful ones. Do we really need another Spider-Man origin story? No. Do we need the umpteenth remake of "The Italian Job"? Boring! Why don't producers take a film…

It’s a space movie. I like space movies. But this is not the best of its genre IMHO. I can’t complain about how it’s made, really. I definitely enjoyed the acting and most of the visuals and sets.Rocky is very cute and I like how their friendship develops. I found the flashbacks on Earth were a bit too silly. And this could have been shorter. So, this is definitely more on the “light entertainment” side of space movies. I guess I generally prefer my space movies more doomy and gloomy…

Is there a way of me trying to tell you that I’m currently doing a season of Raquel Welch films, without sounding like a dirty bastard? Maybe I could say that I highly recommend her 1967 film Fathom, a Bond pastiche which she is fantastic in, and which avoids every single Mary-Goodnight-shaped mistake you might worry they would fall into. My feminist credentials duly restored, I also recently watched the double-length Mork & Mindy episode “Mork vs. the Necrotons”, broadcast by ABC on the 18th…

Felix Holt (b. Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, 20 December 1897; d. Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 3 June 1956*) Felix Cacilock Holt was the sixth child of Crawford Duncan ("C.D.") Holt (1858-1950) and Sally Bridewell Allen (1861-1947), who were married on 3 July 1878. He had two older sisters, plus three siblings who had died young. His education ended with the eighth grade

Becca and Jack are aware this weekend and I, unwittingly, have stumbled into a Christopher Nolan themed couple of days. I love movies, I love the art, the cinematography, the camera shot choices, the scripts, the characters arcs, the whole thing. From set design, lighting choices, editing choices and more, is utterly fascinating. I grew up watching old movies on a Sunday afternoon. We had 3 TV channels and that was your choice. Thankfully some of those movies were Hitchcock (a surprisingly…

The second season of the anime adaptation of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten aired for 12 episodes from April 3, 2026, through June 19 of the same. The first season had aired for 12 episodes three years prior in 2023. The anime adapts an ongoing Japanese light novel series of the same name. I had reviewed the first season of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, published a specious 2023 article about having correctly predicted a second season announcement, and then previewed the second…

Hōkio Rosemary saga…

Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet......Kino Lorber Studio Classics has announced the very welcome French Noir Collection III, featuring THE LAST ONE OF SIX (1941), THE MOMENT OF TRUTH (1952), THE STRANGE MR. STEVE (1957), and PARIS PICK-UP (1962). The set, set to be "coming soon," features favorite names like Jean Gabin and Lino Ventura. Can't wait!...Kino Lorber has also firmed up the release date for the previously announced Dark Side of Cinema XXVIII…