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Roj [The Swarm] (Miodrag 'Mića' Popović, 1966)
Dec
12
International Day of Neutrality
The judge and the woman. DP: Milorad Marković.
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Die Sage vom alten Hirten Xeudi und seinem Freund Reiman [The Legend of the Old Shepherd Xeudi and His Friend Reimann] (Hans-Jakob Siber, 1973)
Dec
11
International Mountain Day
The two friends setting off on their track of the Swiss mountains. Their chalet can be seen in the foreground. DP: Hans-Jakob Siber.
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Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
Dec
11
Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) in front of the family motel. DP: John L. Russell.
“The mattress is soft and there're hangers in the closet and stationary with “Bates' Motel” printed on it in case you want to make your friends back home envious.”
– Norman Bates
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Gina [Stone Cold Revenge] (Denys Arcand, 1975)
Dec
11
1952
Gina (Céline Lomez) stripping in front of a silver tinsel curtain. The silhouette of a woman is visible in the foreground. DP: Alain Dostie.
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Watch the K Foundation Burn a Million Quid (Gimpo, 1995)
Dec
9
Techno Day
A British banknote on fire. DP: Gimpo.
A techno music scene for Techno Day (Juan Atkins' birthday).
“We wanted the money but we wanted to burn it more.”
– Bill Drummond
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行者 [Jingang Jing / Walker] (Tsai Ming-liang, 2012)
Dec
8
बोधि
The monk (Kang-sheng Lee) walking Hong Kong. DP: Tsai Ming-liang.
A Buddhist theme for Bodhi Day.
“The reason why I wanted to do something like the Walker series is rooted in my obsession with the idea of Xuanzang, and the characteristics of the times he lived. There was no car, no train, no airplane, and no cell phone. He just walked.”
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Kisapmata [Sa bawat kisapmata / In the Wink of an Eye] (Mike De Leon, 1981)
Dec
8
Tue
Noel (Jay Ilagan) enters Milagros' (Charo Santos-Concio) room. On a sparse green wall a calendar with an image of the Virgin Mary. The 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, is marked red as a holiday. DP: Rody Lacap.
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Speedy (Ted Wilde, 1928)
Dec
7
National Cotton Candy Day
Harold 'Speedy' Swift (Harold Lloyd ) and his gal Jane (Ann Christy) enjoy big bags of cotton candy at the fair. DP: Walter Lundin .
Cotton candy for (National) Cotton Candy Day. Gifs via Little Horror Shop on Tumblr.
“When a boy loses his job, buys a new suit and takes a girl to Coney Island, he's either insane or in love – – and there's not much difference.”
– title card
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December 7th (John Ford + Gregg Toland, 1943)
Dec
7
1941
A Japanese person paints over the Japanese characters on their store's sign. AZUMA PHONE and SUS[HI obscured] can stay. DP: Gregg Toland.
“If that's Americanism, it's very hyphenated.”
– narrator
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Careful, Soft Shoulders [Lady in a Quandry] (Oliver H.P. Garrett, 1942)
Dec
7
1941
Thomas Aldrich (James Ellison) and Connie Mathers (Virginia Bruce). DP: Charles G. Clarke.
