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

#FilmDuJour #November #ChristianNyby #HowardHawks #JohnWCampbellJr #MargaretSheridan #KennethTobey #RobertCornthwaite #DimitriTiomkin #RussellHarlan #BookAdaptation #horror #SciFi #USA #1950s ★★★★☆

Legacy of Satan (Gerard Damiano, 1972/74)

Oct

31

cherry pie

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

#FilmDinner #CherryPie #GerardDamiano #JohnFrancis #LisaChristian #PaulBarry #JarrarRamze #AnnePaul #JamesProcter #DeborahHorlen #ChristaHelm #SandraPeabody #JoãoFernandes #hooptober #cult #horror #USA #1970s ★★★½

The Night That Panicked America (Joseph Sargent, 1975)

Oct

30

1938

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.”

#FilmDuJour #October #JosephSargent #PaulShenar #VicMorrow #TomBosley #PaulShenar #CaseyKasem #JohnRitter #JulesBrenner #HGWells #OrsonWelles #TVMovie #SciFi #USA #1970s ★★★★☆

Emperor of the North Pole (Robert Aldrich, 1973)

Oct

25

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

#FilmDuJour #October #RobertAldrich #JackLondon #LeeMarvin #ErnestBorgnine #KeithCarradine #SidHaig #FrankDeVol #JosephFBiroc #BookAdaptation #hobos #thriller #trains #USA #1970s ★★★½

Psychic Confession (Danny Korem, 1982)

Oct

23

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

#FilmDuJour #October #DannyKorem #JamesHydrick #JackPalance #MartialArts #documentary #telekinesis #paranormal #crime #USA #1980s ★★★½

Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)

Oct

7

1916

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!

#FilmDuJour #October #TerrenceMalick #RichardGere #BrookeAdams #LindaManz #SamShepard #HaskellWexler #NéstorAlmendros #EnnioMorricone #Americana #drama #crime #USA #1970s

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

Oct

5

1973

Washed out felt-tip penned well-wishes read: OCTOBER 5^th – 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

#FilmDuJour #October #EllenHovde #AlbertMaysles #DavidMaysles #MuffieMeyer #EdithLittleEdieBouvierBeale #EdithBouvierBeale #EdithBigEdieBouvierBeale #BrooksHyers #birthday #documentary #exploitation #drama #USA #1970s ★★★½

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.

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

#FilmDuJour #October #EdwardDmytryk #AdolpheMenjou #ArthurFranz #RichardKiley #GeraldMohr #MarieWindsor #GeorgeAntheil #BurnettGuffey #crime #drama #thriller #SerialKillers #SanFrancisco #USA #1950s ★★★★☆

Spectres of the Spectrum (Craig Baldwin, 1999)

Oct

4

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.

#FilmDuJour #October #CraigBaldwin #SeanKilkoyne #CarolineKoebel #BethLisick #BillDaniel #SciFi #dystopia #drama #CollageFilm #TimeTravel #USA #1990s ★★★½

USA

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.

– Dr. Arthur Carrington

#FilmDuJour #November #ChristianNyby #HowardHawks #JohnWCampbellJr #MargaretSheridan #KennethTobey #RobertCornthwaite #DimitriTiomkin #RussellHarlan #BookAdaptation #horror #SciFi #USA #1950s ★★★★☆

Legacy of Satan (Gerard Damiano, 1972/74)

Oct

31

cherry pie

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

#FilmDinner #CherryPie #GerardDamiano #JohnFrancis #LisaChristian #PaulBarry #JarrarRamze #AnnePaul #JamesProcter #DeborahHorlen #ChristaHelm #SandraPeabody #JoãoFernandes #hooptober #cult #horror #USA #1970s ★★★½

The Night That Panicked America (Joseph Sargent, 1975)

Oct

30

1938

Paul Shenar as Orson Welles. DP: Jules Brenner.

#FilmDuJour #October #JosephSargent #PaulShenar #VicMorrow #TomBosley #PaulShenar #CaseyKasem #JohnRitter #JulesBrenner #HGWells #OrsonWelles #TVMovie #SciFi #USA #1970s ★★★★☆

Emperor of the North Pole (Robert Aldrich, 1973)

Oct

25

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.

– Shack

#FilmDuJour #October #RobertAldrich #JackLondon #LeeMarvin #ErnestBorgnine #KeithCarradine #SidHaig #FrankDeVol #JosephFBiroc #BookAdaptation #hobos #thriller #trains #USA #1970s ★★★½

Psychic Confession (Danny Korem, 1982)

Oct

23

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.

– James Hydrick

#FilmDuJour #October #DannyKorem #JamesHydrick #JackPalance #MartialArts #documentary #telekinesis #paranormal #crime #USA #1980s ★★★½

Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)

Oct

7

1916

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

#FilmDuJour #October #TerrenceMalick #RichardGere #BrookeAdams #LindaManz #SamShepard #HaskellWexler #NéstorAlmendros #EnnioMorricone #Americana #drama #crime #USA #1970s

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

Oct

5

1973

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.

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

#FilmDuJour #October #EllenHovde #AlbertMaysles #DavidMaysles #MuffieMeyer #EdithLittleEdieBouvierBeale #EdithBouvierBeale #EdithBigEdieBouvierBeale #BrooksHyers #birthday #documentary #exploitation #drama #USA #1970s ★★★½

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.

#FilmDuJour #October #GeorgeGordon #MarvinMiller #GeorgeOHanlon #EugenePoddany #JohnSutherland #comedy #animation #SciFi #promo #cars #3D #ShortFilm #USA #1950s

The Sniper (Edward Dmytryk, 1952)

Oct

4

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

– Edward Miller

#FilmDuJour #October #EdwardDmytryk #AdolpheMenjou #ArthurFranz #RichardKiley #GeraldMohr #MarieWindsor #GeorgeAntheil #BurnettGuffey #crime #drama #thriller #SerialKillers #SanFrancisco #USA #1950s ★★★★☆

Spectres of the Spectrum (Craig Baldwin, 1999)

Oct

4

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.

#FilmDuJour #October #CraigBaldwin #SeanKilkoyne #CarolineKoebel #BethLisick #BillDaniel #SciFi #dystopia #drama #CollageFilm #TimeTravel #USA #1990s ★★★½

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