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.
“I'm gonna be happy for a change.”
The Sniper (Edward Dmytryk, 1952)
Oct
4
Man's hands, one bandaged, holding a rifle. DP: Burnett Guffey.
– Edward Miller
September 30, 1955 (James Bridges, 1977)
Sep
30
1955
Jimmy J. (Richard Thomas) in the lobby of his movie theatre, looking at the poster for Elia Kazan's East of Eden (1955). DP: Gordon Willis.
The UFO Incident [Interrupted Journey] (Richard A. Colla, 1975)
Sep
19
Betty Hill (Estelle Parsons) observed from above. It's night, and tire tracks are visible. DP: Rexford L. Metz.
“They call me MISTER TIBBS.”
In the Heat of the Night (Norman Jewison, 1967)
Sep
13
Det. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) and Chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) at the train station. The timetable is written by hand on a blackboard. DP: Haskell Wexler.
– Det. Virgil Tibbs
“We've been to Haunted Hills, and through Tinglers, and even Ghosts... but now we're going to meet a group of people who just happen to be… Homicidal.”
Homicidal (William Castle, 1961)
Sep
6
Man's hands hold a picture of Emily (Joan Marshall). DP: Burnett Guffey.
– William Castle, introduction
“Shucks, I could take chicken fertilizer and sell it to them as caviar. I could make them eat dog food and think it was steak. Sure, I got 'em like this…”
A Face in the Crowd (Elia Kazan, 1957)
Aug
22
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A young woman with an impressive coif, a fur stole and a large milkshake peeks from around a corner with a surprised look on her face. DPs: Gayne Rescher & Harry Stradling Sr..
– Lonesome Rhodes
“It calls back a time when there were flowers all over the Earth… and there were valleys. And there were plains of tall green grass that you could lie down in – you could go to sleep in. And there were blue skies, and there was fresh air… and there were things growing all over the place, not just in some domed enclosures blasted some millions of miles out in to space.”
Silent Running (Douglas Trumbull, 1972)
Jul
24
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Bruce Dern as peace-loving Freeman Lowell aggressively eating a cantaloupe in space. DP: Charles F. Wheeler.
– Freeman Lowell
“The most precious thing that we all have with us, is time.”
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (Stuart Hamisch, 1958)
Feb
24
technology
Straight after dinner, the child returns to his teevee while his mother stands silently in the doorway.
A film about technology on what would've been Steve Jobs' 70th birthday
– Steve Jobs
A nuclear family goes about their machine-driven day while slowly forgetting to communicate.
“Just because people throw it out and don't have any use for it, doesn't mean it's garbage.”
Trash (Paul Morrissey, 1970)
Feb
23
freebie: Paul Morrissey born
Jane Forth, Paul Morrissey, and Joe Dallesandro in a publicity photo for Trash. DP: Paul Morrissey.
Freebie: Paul Morrissey born (1938 – 2024)
– Holly