“You take away my life and offer me a favor in return. That's what I call a 'bargain'.”The Walking Dead (Michael Curtiz, 1936)
Nov
16

John Ellman (Karloff), dead man walking. DP: Hal Mohr.
– John Ellman
“You take away my life and offer me a favor in return. That's what I call a 'bargain'.”The Walking Dead (Michael Curtiz, 1936)
Nov
16

John Ellman (Karloff), dead man walking. DP: Hal Mohr.
– John Ellman
“I'm trying to run an impersonal business. Killing is very personal. Once it gets started, it's hard to stop.”The Big Combo (Joseph H. Lewis, 1955)
Nov
15
1946

A man's hand holds up a photo negative of a black-and-white picture, showing two men and a woman, and the date 11-15-46 underneath. DP: John Alton.
– Mr. Brown
“Purr Francine! Purr, purr Francine!”Polyester (John Waters, 1981)
Nov
10

Todd Tomorrow (Tab Hunter) and Francine Fishpaw (Divine) in wild ecstasy. The scene appears to evoke a moment of passion between Chris Flanders (Richard Burton) and Flora Goforth (Elizabeth Taylor) in Boom! (Joseph Losey, 1968). DP: Dave Insley.
– Cuddles Kovinsky
we are not what we seemThe White Rose [The White Rose: Jay DeFeo’s Painting Removed by Angelic Hosts] (Bruce Conner, 1967)
Nov
9
1965

Workmen during the dismantling of The Rose in Jay DeFeo's studio on Fillmore Street, San Francisco on November 9, 1965. Screenshot taken from a clip made available by the Paula Cooper Gallery on Vimeo. DP: Bruce Conner..
– words inscribed in the bottom of DeFeo's painter's stool
“One… two… three… four… five… seven… six… six… eight… nine… nine…”Peace, little girl [Daisy / Daisy Girl] (Sidney Myers, 1964)
Nov
3
1964

Monique Corzilius aka Monique Cozy as the Daisy Girl. DP: Drummond Drury.
– Daisy Girl
“No pleasure, no pain… no emotion, no heart. Our superior in every way.”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
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Peter Yates, 1973)
Oct
26
1972

Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum) and Dillon (Peter Boyle) at the Boston Bruins game. DP: Victor J. Kemper.
A key scene takes place at an NHL game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins at the Boston Garden. Bobby Orr and Eddie Johnston are seen playing for the Bruins, and Keith Magnuson, Tony Esposito, Bill White, Pat Stapleton, and Cliff Koroll are seen playing for the Blackhawks. The real game took place on October 26, 1972, and Chicago won 6-3 (via).
Fury (Fritz Lang, 1936)
Oct
26
1936

A distraught Joe Wilson (Spencer Tracy ) in the sheriff's office. DP: Joseph Ruttenberg.
“It's crazy how you can get yourself in a mess sometimes and not even be able to think about it with any sense, and yet, not be able to think about anything else. You get so you're no good for anything or anybody. Maybe it begins by taking life too serious. Anyway, I think that's the way it began for me, just before my fight with Rodriguez three days ago…”Killer's Kiss (Stanley Kubrick, 1955)
Oct
25
Fri

An already worn-out poster for “another great bout” between Davey Gordon and Kid Rodriguez. DP: Stanley Kubrick.
– Davy Gordon