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The Thomas Crown Affair (Norman Jewison, 1968)
Jun
9
A newspaper covered in food scraps. Barely legible a large ad: BE A FINK FOR $25,000! WAS HE IN BOSTON ON JUNE 9TH? DP: Haskell Wexler.
“Left early. Please come with the money… or, you keep the Rolls. All my love,
Tommy”
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Riot in Cell Block 11 (Don Siegel, 1954)
June
5
1920
Inmate James V. Dunn's (Neville Brand) file. He's born on June 5, 1920 and incarcerated in Willows State Prison on August 4, 1950. Somehow he's 32 year's old. DP: Russell Harlan.
And August 4.
“You're either in or out. OK?”
– James V. Dunn
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A cavallo della tigre [On the Tiger's Back] (Luigi Comencini, 1961)
Jun
4
Mario (Mario Adorf) rinsing his mouth while eyeing two of the wardens. DP: Aldo Scavarda.
or June 5th?
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Les yeux cernés [Marked Eyes] (Robert Hossein, 1964)
May
22
dishes
Dirty plates on what looks like a professional kitchen's counter. A bobbed woman in black moves cutlery out of the frame. DP: Jean Boffety.
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Touha zvaná Anada [Desire Called Anad / Adrift] (Elmar Klos + Ján Kadár, 1968/1971)
May
20
Zuzka (Milena Dravić) holds a mirror to Anada's (Paula Pritchett) face. Zuzka's husband Jánoš (Rade Marković) looks on. DP: Vladimír Novotný.
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La Femme Bourreau [A Woman Kills] (Jean-Denis Bonan, 1968)
May
20
1943
A dark-haired woman lounging on a bed. DP: Gérard de Battista.
“Hélène Picard, born in Lyon, May 20, 1943. A child in care, she is reported as a runaway, a thief and unstable.”
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The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (Gordon Davidson, 1972)
May
17
1968
Director Gordon Davidson and the defense attorney (David Spielberg) on set. DP: Haskell Wexler.
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Compulsion (Richard Fleischer, 1959)
May
16
Straus (Bradford Dillman) with Steiner (Dean Stockwell) behind the wheel. They're beaming. DP: William C. Mellor.
“Murder's nothing. It's just a simple experience. Murder and rape? Do you know what beauty there is in evil?”
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The Appointment (Lindsey C. Vickers, 1982)
May
14
Tue
A schoolgirl with long brown hair seen from the back. She's taking the popular shortcut through the fields. DP: Brian West.
“Subject, Sandy Fremont. The last positive sighting of the child was on her way home from a school orchestra rehearsal. This was on Tuesday May 14th at approximately 6:30 in the evening.”
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The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
May
12
1852
A little girl finds comfort in a rag doll. She's sitting against a wooden grave marker. Another scene reveals the date. DP: Winton C. Hoch.
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