September 30, 1955 (James Bridges, 1977)
Sep
30
1955

Jimmy J. (Richard Thomas) in the lobby of his movie theatre, looking at the poster for Elia Kazan's East of Eden (1955). DP: Gordon Willis.
September 30, 1955 (James Bridges, 1977)
Sep
30
1955

Jimmy J. (Richard Thomas) in the lobby of his movie theatre, looking at the poster for Elia Kazan's East of Eden (1955). DP: Gordon Willis.
The UFO Incident [Interrupted Journey] (Richard A. Colla, 1975)
Sep
19

Betty Hill (Estelle Parsons) observed from above. It's night, and tire tracks are visible. DP: Rexford L. Metz.
“They call me MISTER TIBBS.”In the Heat of the Night (Norman Jewison, 1967)
Sep
13

Det. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) and Chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) at the train station. The timetable is written by hand on a blackboard. DP: Haskell Wexler.
– Det. Virgil Tibbs
“We've been to Haunted Hills, and through Tinglers, and even Ghosts... but now we're going to meet a group of people who just happen to be… Homicidal.”Homicidal (William Castle, 1961)
Sep
6

Man's hands hold a picture of Emily (Joan Marshall). DP: Burnett Guffey.
– William Castle, introduction
“Life is a messy weapon.”Shock Corridor (Samuel Fuller, 1963)
Aug
30
1954

Inpatient Stuart (James Best) in one of the many scenes that appear to bear some of the seeds of Mark Frost & David Lynch's Twin Peaks (1990–1991). DPs: Stanley Cortez & Samuel Fuller.
– Pagliacci
“He won't listen to anybody. He's been very crazy all summer. Since June he's been trying to kill me.”Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975)
Aug
22
1972

Sal (John Cazale) and Sonny (Al Pacino) in the bank, holding out with their increasingly impatient hostages. DP: Victor J. Kemper.
– Leon
Top of the Heap (Christopher St. John, 1972)
Aug
16
10 A.M.

An invitation via telegram dated August 10 for astronaut George Lattimer to Waltersville Alabama on August 16 at 10 A.M.. DP: Richard A. Kelley.
“Eight bones has the carpus, five the metacarpus, fourteen the phlanges, all in all, all in all, twenty-seven all in all. Abracadabra.”The Beast with Five Fingers (Robert Florey, 1946)
Aug
15

Hilary Cummins (Peter Lorre). DP: Wesley Anderson.
– Donald Arlington
“The city… as if it were unborn. Rising into the sky with fingers of metal, limbs without flesh, girders without stone. Signs hanging without support. Wires dipping and swaying without poles. A city unborn. Flesh dissolved in an acid of light. A city of the dead.”X [The Man with the X-Ray Eyes] (Roger Corman, 1963)
Aug
14

Dr. James Xavier (Ray Milland) performing his mind-reading trick. DP: Floyd Crosby.
– Dr. James Xavier
– You know, I take pictures, photographs, but I never really thought in black and white before I saw our rushes. Do you know what I mean? You can see the shape of things.
– Life is in colour, but black and white is more realistic.Der Stand der Dinge [The State of Things] (Wim Wenders, 1982)
Aug
13
1942

Friedrich Munro's (Patrick Bauchau) Hollywood, Ca address and date of birth: August 13, 1942. DPs: Henri Alekan, Fred Murphy & Martin Schäfer.