I saw Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie two nights ago, and it blew my mind. It reminded me of the first time I saw The Science of Sleep by Michel Gondry. Back then, my mind was just, "You can do that in a movie?" This time, though, I already knew you can do whatever you want. The rules are arbitrary in every aspect of our lives. What really shook me was seeing someone actually doing those kinds of things: that kind of humor, and a story that moves forward as if they were making it up as…

I never did make a category just for “super beautiful but super depressing” movies (as

In the Acts of St Colluthus, which record events in May 304 AD, the persecutor Arianus attempts to get Colluthus the physician to apostasise by sacrificing to the gods. Not that Arianus, nor the emperor Diocletian who set him to work, actually believed in the gods. The demand was made precisely because it was known to be one that a Christian could not accept, and would cease to be a Christian if he did. Once he had done so, his Christian identity was gone. This tactic is a standard one, even…

Richard Egan in The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) Vitals Richard Egan as Jim Blair, writer At sea from San Francisco to Hawaii, Summer to December 1941 Film: The Revolt of Mamie Stover Release Date: May 11, 1956 Director: Raoul Walsh Costume Designer: Travilla WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Though it made waves for its controversial themes and Jane Russell’s eponymous performance at the time it was released 70 years ago in May 1956, The Revolt of Mamie Stover remains a barely remembered…

Mark Frost and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks captured the attention of millions of viewers when it first aired on April 8, 1990. People had never seen anything like it on television which inspired some like Joseph Dispenza, former Albuquerque Journal correspondent and once chairman of the Communication Arts Department at the College of Santa Fe,... The post Reviewing Peaks – Santa Fe’s Joseph Dispenza Raves about the ‘Twin Peaks’ pilot appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

I enjoyed Soderbergh’s new film THE CHRISTOPHERS but somehow don’t feel I have much to say about it. But here goes. Maybe the lens of “late style” would be appropriate, since that’s partly its subject, and Soderbergh as director, editor and cinematographer seems very relaxed. Soderbergh has said in the past that studios err in […]

Heute brachte Professor Caprese ein leeres Marmeladenglas mit, das mit einem Aufkleber versehen war. Was darauf stand, wollte er mir noch nicht sagen. »Zuerst möchte ich Ihnen eine Geschichte erzählen. Ein Ingenieur, der aus Umbrien stammte, nennen wir ihn Luca, arbeitete einige Jahre in Finnland in einem Wasserkraftwerk. Es gefiel ihm gut. Die Arbeit machte ihm Spaß. Aber er hatte auch Heimweh. Ganz starkes Heimweh. Sie wissen schon.« Er schaute mich fragend an. Ich nickte. »Also, Luca hielt…

Oh boy, vintage Disneyland ephemera! My favorite. Today I am featuring a wonderful 1963 brochure printed for the "World Premier Engagement" of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room (which debuted on June 23rd of '63). These are rare-ish, but often fetch high prices on the collector's market, often over $200. The cover graphics show talking tikis, a hint to what guests would see inside the attraction.Unfolding the brochure once, we see an add for "Papotin's Revue", a "unique musical fantasy starring…

The Sandlot (1993)

July is nearly at an end so let’s take a look at the themes we had for #MurderEveryMonday, this month…

Antoinette Bower, who guest stared on such shows as The Twilight Zone, The Wild Wild West, and Star Trek, died on April 30, 2026, at the age of 93. Antoinette Bower as born on September 30, 1932, in Baden, Germany. Her mother was German, while her father was English. She was educated in England. Her family later moved to Canada. Following World War II, she was a field language supervisor and welfare counsellor with the United Nations' International Refugee Organization. In 1953, she moved to…

"My name is Peter Parker. You don't remember me, but we used to know each other." You might remember from Spider-Man: No Way Home that nobody can remember who Spider-Man is now (it’s Tom Holland). Without his friends or girlfriend (Zendaya), he’s just a full-time crimefighter and is starting to suffer from burnout. Fortunately a new threat appears on the scene to take his mind off it. All over the cinema there were signs to not give out spoilers after the film (surely a given??), what’s more…

Ok, so I kinda have to post about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. It’s made a huge splash, it’s filling theaters, and it’s gotten people talk about a 2,500 year old poem. So I need to discuss it. I have a lot of thoughts, about different pieces of it, so this post is gonna be things I can talk about in short chunks. The Visuals The film is visually striking, with great cinematography. I loved the treatment of the Trojan Horse, and the film’s depiction of Troy is a reasonable stab at a Bronze…

Feel good Australian comedy classic movie, The Castle, made in 1997, is set the join the likes of Back to the Future, The Color Purple, and Titanic, in being adapted for the stage. The story follows a working class family trying to stop cashed-up property developers seizing their home. The producers of the film, including Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro, Jane Kennedy, and Rob Sitch, will be involved in the writing and production of the stage show. Fingers crossed then the adaptation will retain the…

Glen Hansard died. I’ve been listening to and writing about him and his music for damn near 20 years, so this is a gut punch. A few years ago I wrote an essay for Cinema Sugar about how seeing Once in the theater in 2007 completely changed how I viewed movie musicals, and much more. It’s hard to convey how electrifying it was to see “Falling Slowly” or “When Your Mind’s Made Up” unfold before me for the first time, and how vital all of Glen’s music has remained for me ever since. Let this…

J versorgt mich Mensch ohne Instagram zum Glück immer mal mit Screenshots von den Ereignissen da draußen. Und so kommt es, dass ich weiß, wie es bei Jenni von zines.cool am 2026-07-25 aussah. Sie hat es also wieder geschafft! Danke, Jenni! Meine Tauschpost seht ihr oben und ich bin wieder begeistert! Alltagsharmonie von @doriblocksberg werde ich noch oft in die Hand nehmen—ich weiß es einfach. Die Kombi aus Collage, Illustrationen und guten Impulsen für schöne Momente bringt meinen Puls spürbar…

Watched: Ludwig S1E6, Episode 6 🍿 It’s a really good series. I recommend it to anyone who likes murder comedies.

Though not technically a “spy,” The Thomas Crown Affair does lurk on the periphery. I loved the Pierce Brosnan version from 1999, and it looks like we’re getting a new one from Michael B. Jordan.

As an artist, Leonor Fini has never received as much attention as her contemporary and near namesake Leonora Carrington but this didn’t stop film-makers calling at Fini’s door in later life. The best of the ones I’ve seen to date (and probably the best of all) is the feature-length documentary made by Chris Vermorcken in 1987 but there are many other short ones, several of which were made for television. Fini worked as a costume designer for the theatre and later for film which may have helped…

A classic string wall appears in John P. McNamee’s “Guess I’m the problem” cartoon, posted to instagram (27 July 2026) [similar to NST #213]. ▲ John P. McNamee, “Guess I’m the problem” (instagram, 27 July 2026) From contributor Colin Beineke.

2026/07/29: Today Dona Lupa is receiving her biweekly (every 14 days) IV fluid therapy.

Angela Pleasence (1941-2026) was born into an acting family, and her father Donald Pleasence is

One of my favorite characters in all of Twin Peaks is Chris Isaak’s Special Agent Chet Desmond in David Lynch’s 1992 prequel film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. For more than three decades, I’ve been mesmerized by his dreamlike performance during the first 35 minutes of the film. I also happen to love his music,... The post Chris Isaak Speaks about His Role as Special Agent Chet Desmond in September 1992 Interview appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

While seeking to unravel the mystery of his twin brother’s disappearance, reclusive puzzle-designer John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor takes on his twin brother James’s identity as DCI on Cambridge’s major crimes squad. David Mitchell being himself in a nice whodunnit mini-series. Properly British, very funny and very entertaining. Although the first series has only 6 episodes, they are very good and entertaining. Also the Second season is due to drop in August 2026, so there’s that. Five popcorns and jumps…

Say Zues’s Law one more time… I was gifted a perfect preview of this film before watching the latest James Cameron Avatar in iMax last year. They just showed a straight 5-10min of the Trojan Horse scene, uncut, from gifting to gating. It was the best preview I had ever seen: continuous music building, tension increasing, a crashing wave of resolution. If only the whole film had been like that. There were some very lovely parts, as all Odyssey retelling tend to have. I loved Circe’s warping…

As far as Spider-Man is concerned, the world has amnesia. Still heralded as a crime fighter, Spider-Man has become a loner. Even his closest friends have forgotten that he’s also Peter Parker, a nice guy from Queens. To clarify: The collective loss of memory that underlies Spider-Man: Brand New Day stems from developments at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), the previous installment of the four-film series starring Tom Holland as Spider-Man. Directed by Dustin Daniel Cretton, this…

I’m finally coming into the home stretch, y’all, and wrapping up my coverage of the new-to-me movies from last year’s TCM Summer Under the Stars event – just in time for this year’s event! Here goes . . . August 18: James Gleason – Murder on the Blackboard (1934) These two made quite a team. This mystery-comedy stars Edna May Oliver as schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and Gleason as gruff, world-weary inspector Oscar Piper. Murder on the Blackboard was the second of six RKO films featuring…

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Widow’s Bay is by far my favorite show of 2026. Patricia (played expertly by Kate O’Flynn) is the standout of the series. Patricia is a wonderfully awkward badass! From middle-aged mean girls to the Boogie Man, she handles it all in season one. Speaking of those middle-aged mean girls, they appear prominently in two Patriciacentric episodes from this season. Episode four “Beach Reads” illustrates what happens to Patricia when she tries too hard to impress the “mean girls” from her high school…

For the heck of it, I decided to whip together a submission for the Killer Shorts one-page horror script competition. Since the actual text might not see the light of day unless it's a finalist or winning entry, I wanted to archive it here for anybody who might like to read it. Presenting, for your enjoyment... BIRDCALL EXT. FOREST - DAY Scattered BIRDSONG trickles from the dense canopy overhead. Below, JUSTIN and ASHLEY tiptoe among the leaves. Their mutual shy affection suggests a first date…