Cult movies, classic movies, horror, cult tv of the 60s and 70s, vintage genre fiction
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I do not want my devices communicating. I don't trust the electric coffee maker at the best of time and I certainly don't want it conspiring with the toaster and the washing machine.
Brilliant movie based on a superb Eric Ambler novel. Peter Lorre gets be kinda the hero.
THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS (1944) COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON DECEMBER 29th!
NEW 1080pHD MASTER FROM 4K SCAN OF THE ORIGINAL NITRATE CAMERA NEGATIVE!
Marking the historic fifth collaboration of cinema’s greatest "odd couple" pairing out of their nine legendary films together, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre create more on-screen magic in Warner Bros.' classic thriller "The Mask of Dimitrios". When the body of notorious international criminal Dimitrios Makropoulos (Zachary Scott in his mesmerizing film debut) washes ashore in Istanbul, mild-mannered Dutch mystery novelist Cornelius Leyden (Peter Lorre) obsessed with tracking the dead man’s treacherous past. As Leyden traces a serpentine trail of espionage, blackmail, and murder across a shadow-drenched pre-war Europe, he is intercepted by the grandiose, enigmatic Mr. Peters (Sydney Greenstreet) - a man with his own deadly agenda. Together, the mismatched pair uncover a labyrinthine underworld where no one can be trusted, and the truth is the most dangerous weapon of all. Director Jean Negulesco deftly guides this labyrinthine adaptation of Eric Ambler's novel, employing a sophisticated flashback structure that keeps the tension coiled like a spring. Backed by a stellar, world-class supporting cast including Faye Emerson and Victor Francen, and enriched by Arthur Edeson's moody, atmospheric cinematography, the Warner Archive Collection proudly presents this essential slice of suspense, beautifully restored in High Definition from a 4K scan of its original nitrate negative.
EXTRAS: Classic WB cartoon HARE FORCE, Classic WB short JAMMIN’ THE BLUES, Screen Guild Players radio broadcast with Greenstreet and Lorre (4/16/1945) and the original Theatrical Trailer.
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Cast: Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson
BD-50
Studio: Warner Bros.
Running Time: 96 Minutes
B&W
NOT RATED
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 1.37:1 with side mattes
Audio Specs: DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
Subtitles ENGLISH SDH
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If I want it badly enough I'll buy it as long as it's readable, in other words as long as it's not going to disintegrate as soon as I open it. I buy books to read. I don't buy them as collectables.
Dear book lovers - and I know there are quite a few of you out there - when will you not buy a book because the damage to it is too severe?
I don't mean modern books, but old,
antiquarian ones. So you stumble upon this beautiful rarity, but my golly is it damaged. Time was not kind.
What prevails? The unicorn rarity or the damage inflicted over time?
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Reading is not supposed to be enjoyable. If you enjoy a book then that is just so wrong. You're probably a Bad Person.
It's like homework.
I avoided THE MEPHISTO WALTZ for years because it stars the appalling Alan Alda. But it's actually terrific. An interesting variation on the demonic possession theme.
I always liked Pamela Franklin as an actress.
A whirlwind start to Pamela Franklin's career. Still a teenager in And Soon the Darkness, she had already played opposite Bette Davis, an Academy Award-winning Maggie Smith (Jean Brodie), Dirk Bogarde and Marlon Brando in feature films, and been nominated for a BAFTA and an Emmy.
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I love European comic books/comic-book movies. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) is a Luc Besson film with lots of style and fun and charm. A Feisty Girl Reporter gets mixed up with 3000-year-old mummies and a pterodactyl.
My review: princeplanetmovies.blogspot.…
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He was a fine Mike Hammer.
Sad to hear the passing of the great Stacy Keach (1941-2026).
Plenty of crime related titles in his filmography; Fat City (1972), The New Centurions (1972) but for us, he will as be our Mike Hammer. #RIP #NeoNoir #Noirvember #NoirvemberChallenge
I have very dim memories of seeing Five Easy Pieces. I can never decide if I want to give it a rewatch or not.
Is there any actual hard evidence that reading makes people more empathetic? Is there a chance that it has the opposite effect by reinforcing (and providing justification for) prejudices?
I've done a lot of reading in my time and I'm afraid it hasn't increased my affection for humanity.
The sad truth is that the way to improve the overall level of mental health is to radically reduce the number of therapists.
Women have never been on more psych meds or done more therapy than today. The wealthier a woman is, the more likely she is to have a mental illness, a therapist & be on a cocktail of psychoactive drugs.
So no, “untreated” mental health or economic concerns are not to blame.
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Overall I think the 1946 version is the best. It's not very good, but it's the best of the three.
The first half of the 1981 version is superb, the second half is a trainwreck.
The 1943 Visconti version (OSSESSIONE) is in my view a serious misfire with a couple of good moments. And it's an hour too long.
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Medieval civilisation is truly like an alien civilisation. Everything about the way they viewed the world is alien to us today. Not better or worse, just radically different.
I think the reason we so often depict the medieval era through fantasy is that depicting it realistically gives modern audiences an uncanny valley feeling.
Its institutions, cultures, and religion are immediately recognizable to us. What’s harder for modern people to accept is how seriously medieval people took their beliefs in the supernatural.
Modern audiences can easily understand a ruthless, politically calculating king using religion to justify his actions. What we struggle to comprehend is that the same king might genuinely fear for his immortal soul.
To communicate how real the supernatural was to medieval people, authors make it physically manifest through dragons, wizards, etc.
Fantasy can make the medieval worldview more comprehensible than realism.
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A movie that was (deservedly) hailed as something new and exciting at the time. And it still holds up.
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Coma (1978) written and directed by Michael Crichton. Critics didn't like it but it was a major hit. Lots of patients are ending up in comas after anaesthesia. This could be sinister, and it is. Excellent exciting chilling medical thriller.
My review: dfordoom-movieramblings.blog…
We live in Therapy World. It's making us crazy and miserable but there seems to be no escape from it.
Pretty Woman is a fun rom-com. It is very much a Chick Flick but if you don't mind that it's enjoyable.
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I like it too. It's all "swept away by passion" stuff.
Pino Daeni art for the wraparound cover of Shirley Dowling's "Love Needs No Reason". Avon, 1985. See the comments for the front & back covers as published.
Why do I love this illo? I dunno. I just do!
#bookcoverart #romancecovers #PinoDaeni #contemporaryromance #vintageromance
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