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A Shroud of Thoughts: May 31, 2015
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Skip to left sidebar. Skip to right sidebar. A Shroud of Thoughts. Dedicated to Pop Culture in all its forms. Television: Rare and Well Done. My book available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. Announcing the 2nd Annual British Invaders Blogath. A Shroud of Thoughts 11th Anniversary. A Pictorial Tribute to Paulette Goddard. Costume Designer Julie Harris R.I.P. Friday, 5 June 2015. Announcing the 2nd Annual British Invaders Blogathon. Last year A Shroud of Thoughts. The Hitless Wonder Blog.
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Mummy Issues... - Reel Distracted
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That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.". This post is for the They Remade What? Hosted by Phyllis Loves Classic Movies. Photocopy machines puzzle me. How can this machine use light to make an exact copy of my document so quickly? And how is it that the same machine can possibly get jammed 14 times in one day? In his book,. Now I know that this post is for a blogathon titled They Remade What? Isn’t ho...
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Disguised Identity: The Unholy Three (1925) - Reel Distracted
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Disguised Identity: The Unholy Three (1925). Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.”. This post is for the The. In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. Maybe the biggest aspect of this holiday, if not for scaring people, is dressing up. What are you going to be for Halloween? This brings me to the film I would like to talk about,. Of 1925. Not to be confused the its later remake, made in 1930, starring two of the same main actors Lon Chaney and Harry Earles. The Unholy Three (1925). Rdquo; After...
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Ldquo;Picasso had his pink period and his blue period. I’m in my blonde period.”. Although my love of all things Python may be greater, Hammer holds a special place in my heart. Gothic horror in general being one of my favorite genres, the films of Hammer Studios speak to me. In five Dracula films produced by Hammer from 1966 to 1972;. Dracula Prince of Darkness(1966). Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968). Taste the Blood of Dracula(1970). Scars of Dracula (1970). Dracula A.D.1972 (1972). And before i...
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You're the Dummy, Dummy. My mom was a. Ventriloquist and she always was throwing her voice. For ten years I thought the dog was telling me to kill my father.". The idea for this post came after watching. Attack of the Puppet People (1958). On TCM. This movie has no puppets, save one, and it doesn't attack. It gets demolished by a very small man. They should have really gone with one of its pseudonyms,. I Was a Teenage Doll. Films, and let’s not forget. Black Devil Doll From Hell (1981). The ventriloquist...
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Do Not Adjust Your Volume: Rififi and the Meditative State of a Heist Scene. This post is for the ".And Scene! Hosted by Sister Celluloid. To read all the other memorable scenes covered in this blogathon. So what does this have to do with one of my favorite scenes in film? I chose the heist scene from Jules Dassin’s criminal masterpiece. This is a nice box. You need box that hangs, and has wires in it. This is the box for you. Down the rabbit hole. This is the scene I tell people to shut up when watching...
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You Reap What You Sow: The Ice Harvest - Reel Distracted
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You Reap What You Sow: The Ice Harvest. They say there's no such thing as the perfect crime.". However, there is another holiday themed film by the same director I would like to discuss,. The Ice Harvest (2005). And while there are many other films directed by the late Mr. Ramis that may be better,. Fit nicely into a February 2nd double feature. Both are philosophical, darkly comedic, and thought provoking. Before I begin, let me be honest, Ice Harvest is no match for. Charlie drops off Pete's and picks ...
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And Then There Were None? 5 Dolls for an August Moon (1970) - Reel Distracted
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And Then There Were None? 5 Dolls for an August Moon (1970). This post is for the Beyond the Cover Blogathon. Hosted by Liz of Now Voyaging and Kristina of Speakasy (two blogs you need to check out right after you read this post). The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Was groundbreaking in its ability to conceal the perpetrator of the crime even to the most ardent mystery reader. So naturally, many of her works were adapted into films. The novel I will be looking at will be 1939’s. And Then There Were None.
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Kitty, Big Jim, and The Killers... - Reel Distracted
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Kitty, Big Jim, and The Killers. Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another. If owning the best dialogue in a film was the definition of villainy, Max and Al, the hit-men in Robert Siodmack’s. What he finds is a tale of deception, obsession, and the “bad thing” Ole did once that lead him back to one person, Kitty. Charleston regails about his time in prison with the Swede over some drinks. Charleston’s story r...The onl...