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USA

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

Legacy of Satan (Gerard Damiano, 1972/74)

Oct

31

cherry pie

Legacy of Satan (1974)

A lady cuts her left index finger with a knife. Nearby a plate with bloodred cherry pie. DP: João Fernandes.

The Night That Panicked America (Joseph Sargent, 1975)

Oct

30

1938

The Night That Panicked America (1975)

Paul Shenar as Orson Welles. DP: Jules Brenner.

“Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our program of dance music to bring you a special bulletin from the Intercontinental Radio News.”

Emperor of the North Pole (Robert Aldrich, 1973)

Oct

25

Emperor of the North Pole (1973)

Lobbycard. The blurb reads: “The battle for the title of “Emperor of the North Pole” begins between Shack (ERNEST BORGNINE) and A-No. 1 (LEE MARVIN)“. DP: Joseph F. Biroc.

“Stay off the tracks. Forget it. Its a bum's world for a bum.”

– Shack

Psychic Confession (Danny Korem, 1982)

Oct

23

Psychic Confession (1982)

James Hydrick spins a one dollar bill – balanced on top of a pin, locked into an airtight, glass box – with the power of his own mind.

“My whole idea behind this in the first place was to see how dumb America was. How dumb the world is.”

– James Hydrick

Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)

Oct

7

1916

Days of Heaven (1978)

The Amarillo Dispatch reports on President Wilson's October 7 visit to the town of Panhandle. DP: Néstor Almendros.

– Here he is!

– There he goes!

– That's the president of the whole country.

– Ohh!

Grey Gardens (Albert + David Maysles, Ellen Hovde + Muffie Meyer, 1975)

Oct

5

1973

Grey Gardens (1975)

Washed out felt-tip penned well-wishes read: OCTOBER 5th – 1973 “GREY GARDENS” AT 78 IT IS TRUE – YOU CAN LIVE TO BE 80 TOO. DPs: Albert & David Maysles.

“Thank you for your card and your ice-cream, I love you very much!”

– Edith 'Big Edie' Bouvier Beale, saying goodbye to her birthday party guests

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

Spectres of the Spectrum (Craig Baldwin, 1999)

Oct

4

Spectres of the Spectrum (1999)

A scene from the TV series Science in Action (1950—1966) showing Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier. DP: Bill Daniel.