I like Richard Dix in movies, especially his WHISTLER B pictures, and GHOST SHIP, where he fits in perfectly with Val Lewton’s fondness for understated villainy. Unfortunately some the RKO star vehicles I’ve seen from when Dix was something of a leading man tend towards the lachrymose. ACE OF ACES is not RKO’s best biplane […]

Live From The Warehouse, White Bear Theatre. Photo: Deepan Singh Live From the Warehouse is a multimedia play set, as the title suggests, in a warehouse. Tanmay (Aryaman Krishna Aggarwal) and Riyan (Vrishab Wig) are hiding out after a school prank involving a gun goes wrong. With the police in pursuit, they contemplate their options and find ways to pass the time, flirting recklessly with the idea of becoming social media famous and having all eyes on them. Aryaman Krishna Aggarwal and Vrishab…

As the first season of Netflix’s new Little House on the Prairie reach audiences, I want to say thank you to everyone who brought this beloved story to life for the 21st century audience. Bringing a cherished story to the screen requires the talents of countless people: writers, actors, directors, craftspeople, costumers, and so many […]

WatchingWe got Netflix for the month, pretty much exclusively to watch season 2 of the live action One Piece. I especially love the costumes, hair, and makeup for the characters, including Miss Valentine, who wears a crochet hat. I ended up making a yellow crochet hat myself this month, and even though it's a different design, it felt a little like I was pulling inspiration from the show.Miss Valentine's crochet hat in One PieceReadingIn an unexpected turn of events, I've been reading…

David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was released in the United Kingdom on November 20, 1992. As part of publicity for the film, a fantastic Red Room-themed press kit was produced. The kit contained a film synopsis, a chart tracking all the relationships in the film and several black and white publicity photos taken by... The post Twin Peaks Publicity – 1992 United Kingdom Press Kit for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)

An original poster promoting 'The Black Pirate' (1926), which I'll accompany on Saturday, July 18 in Brandon, Vt.I hope everyone had a great 4th of July! I'm away from the keyboard for a short stretch, but will be back doing music for silent film screenings starting in mid-July. Here's a round-up of upcoming programs of silent film with live music by me. Hope to see you soon at a silent film screening!• Saturday, July 18, 2026, 7 p.m.: "The Black Pirate" (1926) starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr.;…

This post is mostly photos but I wanted to document a build a did back in February. I was contacted by someone working on a film who needed a prop. A large (202mm x 202mm x 83mm) device with two buttons that would light up when pressed. Banana for scale. This is a laser cut (and etched) banana but it’s approximately banana-sized. US quarter for scale… just in case you don’t like bananas used for scale. Usually (when I build USB devices) the bottom cover is just a flat piece that gets screwed…

Back to May. Aside from Sleeping Beauty, all of these were part of the Super Saturday Movie Club, whose monthly theme this time was "Monstrous-Feminine". June 6 - In My Skin (2002)A good, if understated movie. Not shot very memorably but this sober, almost workmanlike style added up to be greater than the sum of its parts. It deals with femininity in such a relatable fashion that I was quite touched at moments. It deals heavily in self-repression and not showing emotions, though I wasn't very…

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass brings a slapdash quality to a comedy that opts for a glut of gags that bob on a sea of silliness. Director David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer) delivers a preposterous story, unremitting goofiness, and a disregard for credibility, driving his movie to zany extremes. There's something refreshing about a movie without pretensions, but the problem with a scattershot approach to comedy is that the laughs can be scattershot, as well. Wain and his writing…

A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg’s new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions. I have no idea how this movie flew under the radar for me, but wanting to tick a few more movies from the Top 250 IMDb list, I encounter this, and whoa! Lovely mix of hand-drawn and 3D techniques, a story about friendship, overcoming differences and inclusion without…

Here are all the reality TV shows, docuseries, documentaries, and people nominated for 2026 Emmys—which is very similar to last year with a few differences.

I already knew that Penelope Cruz can be a terrific comic actress, but The Invite, a movie about sex and relationships, reminded me how good she can be. I can’t say I’m a huge Seth Rogen fan, but he gives what might be his best performance in this Olivia Wilde-directed movie. Wilde also has a starring role. Essentially, The Invite is a four-hander with Edward Norton joining the group as a firefighter who has formed a relationship with a psychotherapist (Cruz), who describes herself as a…

Warner Brothers have unveiled the first trailer for Dune: Part Three.Directed and co-written by Denis Villeneuve, the film adapts the second novel in Frank Herbert's Dune series, Dune Messiah (1969). The story takes place some years after the events of the first two movies, with Paul Atreides ruling the galaxy as the Emperor. To solidify his power, he has unleashed the Fremen of Arrakis in a vast holy war, but in the process he has caused arguably far more harm than the old Emperor and the…

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Phantom Canyon (2006) is another short animated film by Stacey Steers where many of the backgrounds and other details are collaged pieces from old engravings. There are so many of these films by Steers and older directors like Lawrence Jordan that I’m starting to think they should be considered a sub-genre inside the general body of film animation, just as engraving collage is almost a separate class of paper collage. In Stacey Steers’ The Edge of Alchemy the human character was animated from…

Sally Field is probably one of the most well-known actresses of the last 60-odd years.

James Taylor with Dennis Wilson and Laurie Bird in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) Vitals James Taylor as “The Driver”, laconic race car driver Arizona through Tennessee, Fall 1970 Film: Two-Lane Blacktop Release Date: July 7, 1971 Director: Monte Hellman Costume Designer: Richard Bruno WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Monte Hellman’s offbeat cult classic road movie Two-Lane Blacktop was released 55 years ago this week on July 7, 1971, starring musicians James Taylor and Dennis Wilson as the…

Another Luigi Maggi. A couple in old age makeup reminisce about how they first met, and it proves to be a dramatic wartime yarn in flashback. This one tries to get by with as few intertitles and as much acting as possible. We stare, bewildered (or I did — I can’t speak for everyone as […]

Originally posted on Mastodon Some knew in advance that Skynet was growing geometrically. The Cult of the Human Renaissance had spent years (and a lot of political capital) piggybacking Shuttle launches to build a lifeboat that could remain in orbit with a few hundred inhabitants before the inevitable end came for the billions below. When the acute fallout had died back, the theory held, those left above could return to Earth as rulers of the ashes. There were problems with the theory, sure,…

What should we tell people whose commitment to de-Googling is wavering?

William the Conqueror, 1066 – played on the Saxons cruel tricks. I don’t know if you are old enough to remember the first lines of a poem I was forced to learn at school which detailed several important historical dates, beginning with the Norman invasion of England, but this video will help explain the cruel tricks. I for one truly wish this has been around in my childhood! The British Museum (aided and abetted by Hocus Pocus Studio) have created this fantastic, animated explanation of the…

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The first recording today is Pokemon: Battle Frontier – Harley Rides Again. May’s weird nemesis Harley is back, taunting her about the contest she’s about to enter. Team Rocket Offer to help him win, in return for helping to capture Pikachu. He laughs at them because they keep getting beaten by Ash and friends. May’s first round goes well. During Harley’s routine, Wobbuffet crashes through the roof and lands in the arena. This is never adequately explained. He runs off, and Pikachu goes running…

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Joby Baker, who appeared in the three Gidget movies and starred on the short-lived sitcom Good Morning World, died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 92. His Good Morning World costar Ronnie Schell died ten days before him.Joby Baker was born on March 26, 1934, in Montreal,Quebec. His mother died when he was very young, and the family moved to Oahu, Hawaii. Following the attack on Pearl Harbour, he and his stepmother were evacuated to San Francisco. He attended school in New York City and then…

(Für ein Event wurde ich gefragt ein paar Worte zur politischen Dimension von Daten und Infrastrukturen der Digitalität” zu schreiben. Ich veröffentliche es auch hier kurz als kleine Notiz, weil es mein aktuelles Denken ganz gut zusammenfasst.) Die Debatte über Daten und digitale Infrastrukturen bezieht sich oft stark auf das „wer“: Wer designed solche Systeme, wer wird ihnen ausgesetzt, wer wird diskriminiert oder bevorteilt? Alle diese Fragen sind selbstverständlich relevant, blenden aber…

Ich weiß, ich wiederhole mich, aber ich hasse Temperaturen jenseits von 25 Grad. Mein Körper will das einfach nicht, und ich auch nicht! Meine Kochlust sinkt auf unterirdisches Niveau, aber irgendwas muß man ja doch essen. Ein Sattmachersalat ist da oft die Lösung, heute mal mit Kartoffeln, diesen herrlich cremigen weißen Riesenbohnen und allerlei Dingen, die ihn mediterran locker-leicht