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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (Fritz Lang, 1956)
May
7
Susan Spencer (Joan Fontaine) lighting Tom Garrett's (Dana Andrews) cigarette. DP: William E. Snyder.
“It's a weird, crazy idea, but that's the reason it intrigues me.”
– Tom Garrett
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The Unholy Three (Tod Browning, 1925)
May
6
Tweedledee (Harry Earles), Hercules (Victor McLaglen), and Echo – The Ventriloquist (Lon Chaney). DP: David Kesson.
“It's spooky! It sounds… unholy!”
– Echo
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My Name Is Julia Ross (Joseph H. Lewis, 1945)
May
5
Nina Foch as Julia Ross… or is she… Julia's lying on a made bed, looking over her shoulder at two middle-aged men and an elderly woman standing in the doorway to her room. DP: Burnett Guffey.
– You haven't forgotten us again, have you, Marion?
– You know perfectly well I'm Julia Ross!
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The Kirlian Witness (Jonathan Sarno, 1978)
Apr
27
A ficus hooked up to a polygraph. DP: João Fernandes.
“Based on a true occult event”
– tagline
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Распад [Raspad / Collapse / Decay] (Mikhail Belikov, 1990)
Apr
25
1986
A young boy looks over his shoulder into the camera. He's seated at an extended table, set with food for many. A man in the back is on the phone; a woman walks around cradling a newborn child. In the corner of the room a baby cot. DP: Vasiliy Trushkovskiy.
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Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
Apr
24
Devlin (Cary Grant) and Alicia Huberman (Ingrid Bergman). DP: Ted Tetzlaff.
And January 9.
“Dry your eyes, baby; it's out of character.”
– Devlin
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The Kentucky Fried Movie (John Landis, 1977)
Apr
9
11:42 A.M.
Scratched-up film stock showing an arid landscape with ISLE OF LUCY APRIL 9, 11:42 A.M. in bold red letters superimposed over it. DP: Stephen M. Katz.
“Moscow in flames, missiles headed toward New York. Film at eleven.”
– newscaster
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Moment of Impact (Julia Loktev, 1998)
Apr
1
1989
A person holds Leonid Loktev's head from behind, while someone else cups his left eye with one hand. DP: Julia Loktev.
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Sisters [Blood Sisters] (Brian De Palma, 1972)
Mar
27
Danielle and Dominique Blanchion (Margot Kidder) – one beaming one gloomy – wearing bathing suits. In the background, Emil Breton (William Finley) in a therapy pool – fully clothed – with a woman and small child. DP: Gregory Sandor.
“Did you know that the germs can come through the wires? I never call and I never answer. It's a good way to get sick. Very, very sick… That's how I got so sick! SOMEONE CALLED ME ON THE TELEPHONE!”
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The Gruesome Twosome (Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1967)
Mar
27
1967
The March 27, 1967 newspaper headlining CAMPUS PUZZLED! and GIRLS VANISH and FATE STILL A MYSTERY. It's Monday. DP: Roy Collodi.
