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1950s

Vulcano [Volcano] (William Dieterle, 1950)

Dec

2

sisters

Vulcano (1950)

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.

 

A revenge film à la lettre, but not as you may think. Anna Magnani was cast as the lead for her lover Rossellini's Stromboli (Terra di Dio) (1950), and – after him having set eyes on Ingrid Bergman – was ditched in the latter's favour. While Rossellini fawned over the blonde, Magnani shot “her” film on a neighbouring volcanic island, blowing her former beau's efforts out of the water.

宇宙人東京に現わる [Uchūjin Tōkyō ni arawaru / Warning from Space] (Kōji Shima, 1956)

Nov

30

1955

宇宙人東京に現わる (1956)

The News Herald reports (with the wrong type of headers): “Supreme Headquarters Of The World Council” “Suspend All Activities In Launching Artificial Satellites Until Notice”. DP: Kimio Watanabe.

“A scientist is not like a politician who can answer every question.”

– Japanese Bar' Ucyū-ken' Madam Ohana

A Face in the Crowd (Elia Kazan, 1957)

Nov

21

1956

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

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

The Big Combo (Joseph H. Lewis, 1955)

Nov

15

1946

The Big Combo (1955)

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

The Thing from Another World (Christian Nyby + Howard Hawks, 1951)

Nov

1

The Thing from Another World (1951)

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

Night of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957)

Oct

28

Night of the Demon (1957)

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!”

Killer's Kiss (Stanley Kubrick, 1955)

Oct

25

Fri

Killer's Kiss (1955)

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

Your Safety First (George Gordon, 1956)

Oct

5

2000

Your Safety First (1956)

The protagonist, voiced by George O'Hanlon, reading an ad for tomorrow's car in the October 5, 2000 newspaper.

The Sniper (Edward Dmytryk, 1952)

Oct

4

The Sniper (1952)

Man's hands, one bandaged, holding a rifle. DP: Burnett Guffey.

“I'm gonna be happy for a change.”

– Edward Miller

Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959)

Sep

6

Sun

Pickpocket (1959)

The newspaper of Sunday, September 6, announcing a derby. DP: Léonce-Henri Burel.

“The pickings were poor and not worth the risk.”

– Michel