Among other delights in this Gothic thriller is a bulldog named Carlton who slobberingly guards the front door.
Screenings: The Spiral Staircase (1946)
July 27th, 2013 · No Comments
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I haven’t heard from you in so long.
July 26th, 2013 · No Comments
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Postcard: Young Girl Defending Herself
July 22nd, 2013 · No Comments
Card is untitled on its front.
Printed on back of post card:
YOUNG GIRL DEFENDING HERSELF AGAINST EROS
Adolphe William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
79.5 x 55 cm.
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu California
Publishing information:
Museum Reproductions
3034 W. Main Street, Alhambra, Calif.
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The Silver Seas playlist
July 18th, 2013 · No Comments
This is calming me lately, and I think you will enjoy it, too. Thank you, Daniel.
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Screenings: The Jazz Singer (1927)
July 17th, 2013 · No Comments
Basis for countless family/show biz melodramas since? Fascinating interweaving of silent cinema and musical numbers.
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Screenings: Much Ado About Nothing (2013)
July 17th, 2013 · No Comments
Finely-tuned ensemble acting, by turns deeply romantic, hilarious, appropriately treacherous. Amy Acker FTW!
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Screenings: Stoker (2013)
July 17th, 2013 · No Comments
Sinister; moody; angular. As if Terrence Malick directed Shadow of a Doubt with dialogue; except Malick didn’t make this.
What if the house guest cooked the housekeeper, but they continued to eat even after they suspected it, since it was cooked so well. #Stoker
Stoker is a great example of a director fulfilling film’s potential as an art form. Pleasant? Not necessarily. But stunning and imaginative.
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Postcard: Hussong Bar painting
July 15th, 2013 · 3 Comments
Card is untitled on its front.
Printed on back of post card:
HUSSONG BAR, Ensenada, B. Cfa., México Establecido en 1892. Pintura al Oleo Por: S.H. Vilchez.
HUSSONG BAR, Ensenada, B. Cfa., México established in 1892. Oil Painting By: S.H. Vilchez.
Publishing information:
Saul Villa H., Distribudor de Articulos con Propaganda Impresa.
P.O. Box 1614, San Ysidro, Calif. 92073
135.779
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Screenings: Talk to Her (2002)
July 9th, 2013 · No Comments
Turns out to be my favorite Almodóvar film so far. Cleverly disguised rape scene; effective use of Pina Bausch dance sets.
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Screenings: Talk to Her (2002)
July 8th, 2013 · No Comments
Turns out to be my fave Almodovar film so far. Cleverly disguised rape scene; effective use of Pina Bausch dance sets.
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