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Private Property (Leslie Stevens, 1960)
Jul
20
lemonade
A blonde lady (Kate Manx) holds a wicker ray with a pitcher of lemonade and several glasses. Her anxious look contrast with the carefree promise of summer sky and cool drinks. DP: Ted D. McCord.
“I'm looking for the Hitchcock residence.”
– Duke
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Plunder Road [The Violent Road] (Hubert Cornfield, 1957)
Jul
10
sandwiches
At a diner, a dark-haired waitress holds up a carafe with fresh coffee and a take-away cup. A man in the background appears to keep an eye on her. DP: Ernest Haller.
“Stop to eat every 8 hours. Just sandwiches.”
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Head (Bob Rafelson, 1968)
Jul
10
Bahamas Independence Day
After Micky (Micky Dolenz, R) jumps of a bridge, the picture becomes pseudo-solarized and to the sweet tunes of Gerry Goffin and Carole King's Porpoise Song, he meets a siren (actress unknown, L). DP: Michel Hugo.
“Clicks, clacks, riding the backs of giraffes for laughs,
S'alright for a while,
The ego sings of castles and kings,
And things that go with a life of style,
Wanting to feel, to know what is real,
Living is a, is a lie”
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Whistle Down the Wind (Bryan Forbes, 1961)
Jul
9
white bread
A child grabs a thick slice of white bread while the cutlery on her plate indicates she's finished eating. DP: Arthur Ibbetson.
“It isn't Jesus. It's just a fella.”
– Charlie Bostock
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Whistle Down the Wind (Bryan Forbes, 1961)
Jul
9
Barn Day
The man (Alan Bates) in the barn surrounded by little children. The older girl in the light coat, Kathy, is played by Hayley Mills, author Mary Hayley Bell's daughter. DP: Arthur Ibbetson.
In the barn of a remote Lancashire farmhouse, three children stumble upon a stranger. Confused, they conclude that the fellow must be the Second Coming of Christ. In the world of the adults, a man is wanted by the police.
“Good night, Gentle Jesus. Sleep well.”
– Charlie Bostock
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (John Huston, 1948)
Jun
30
campfire grub
Curtin (Tim Holt), Dobbs (Bogart), and Howard (Walter Huston) eating campfire grub. DP: Ted D. McCord.
“Say, mister. Will you stake a fellow American to a meal?”
– Dobbs
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (John Huston, 1948)
Jun
29
National Handshake Day
Fred (Humphrey Bogart) and Curtin (Tim Holt) shake hands witnessed by gruff prospector Howard (Walter Huston). DP: Ted D. McCord.
“I know what gold does to men's souls.”
– Howard
Seemingly character driven, Huston's The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is an adventure moved by a relentless #landscape, the urge to drift, and #greed.
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Compulsion (Richard Fleischer, 1959)
Jun
29
coffee
A squeaky young Stockwell and Varsi at a diner. We're looking in from the outside through an open window. The place is busy but she's all enthralled by his wit and intellect (and looks for sure). DP: William C. Mellor.
“Europe, a Stutz Bearcat, the best restaurants. You fellas really have a hard life, don't you?”
– Harold Horn, DA
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Stromboli (Terra di Dio) [Stromboli] (Roberto Rossellini, 1950)
Jun
27
tuna (fresh)
Karen (Ingrid Bergman) looking miserable at a small kitchen table. A huge tuna covers most of its surface. DP: Otello Martelli.
Posted while deciding on my film dinner. Eventually I went with Tourneur's La Main du Diable (1943).
“I don't care about your barley. Or, your vines! Or, your new terra!”
– Karen
