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Vulcano [Volcano] (William Dieterle, 1950)
Dec
2
sisters
Sisters Maria (Geraldine Brooks) and Maddalena (Anna Magnani) Natoli. Lobbycard for the US market. DP: Arturo Gallea.
Sisters, for one of the OPs' sister's birthday.
Expelled prostitute Maddalena returns to her home island Vulcano (Salina in disguise) and moves in with her sister Maria. A handsome fisherman becomes first Maria's, then Maddalena's catch.
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宇宙人東京に現わる [Uchūjin Tōkyō ni arawaru / Warning from Space] (Kōji Shima, 1956)
Nov
30
1955
“A scientist is not like a politician who can answer every question.”
– Japanese Bar' Ucyū-ken' Madam Ohana
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A Face in the Crowd (Elia Kazan, 1957)
Nov
21
1956
Variety blares L. R.'S BLOOPER TOPS UNK DON'S. It's Wednesday, November 21, 1956. DPs: Gayne Rescher & Harry Stradling Sr..
“I'm not just an entertainer. I'm an influence, a wielder of opinion, a force… a force!”
– Lonesome Rhodes
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The Big Combo (Joseph H. Lewis, 1955)
Nov
15
1946
A man's hand holds up a photo negative of a black-and-white picture, showing two men and a woman, and the date 11-15-46 underneath. DP: John Alton.
“I'm trying to run an impersonal business. Killing is very personal. Once it gets started, it's hard to stop.”
– Mr. Brown
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The Thing from Another World (Christian Nyby + Howard Hawks, 1951)
Nov
1
Scientists and crew armed to the teeth. DP: Russell Harlan.
Until November 3.
“No pleasure, no pain… no emotion, no heart. Our superior in every way.”
– Dr. Arthur Carrington
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Night of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957)
Oct
28
John Holden (Dana Andrews) standing in Stonehenge's inner circle. He's holding a strip of paper with something written on it. DP: Edward Scaife.
“It's in the trees! It's coming!”
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Killer's Kiss (Stanley Kubrick, 1955)
Oct
25
Fri
An already worn-out poster for “another great bout” between Davey Gordon and Kid Rodriguez. DP: Stanley Kubrick.
“It's crazy how you can get yourself in a mess sometimes and not even be able to think about it with any sense, and yet, not be able to think about anything else. You get so you're no good for anything or anybody. Maybe it begins by taking life too serious. Anyway, I think that's the way it began for me, just before my fight with Rodriguez three days ago…”
– Davy Gordon
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Your Safety First (George Gordon, 1956)
Oct
5
2000
The protagonist, voiced by George O'Hanlon, reading an ad for tomorrow's car in the October 5, 2000 newspaper.
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The Sniper (Edward Dmytryk, 1952)
Oct
4
Man's hands, one bandaged, holding a rifle. DP: Burnett Guffey.
“I'm gonna be happy for a change.”
– Edward Miller
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Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959)
Sep
6
Sun
The newspaper of Sunday, September 6, announcing a derby. DP: Léonce-Henri Burel.
“The pickings were poor and not worth the risk.”
– Michel