I had a great post in mind for tonight about Hope Hicks and Delta Airlines, but, as I figure this might be our last big snowfall of the winter, I’ve decided instead to just sit in front of the fireplace with a glass of scotch and watch Boris Karloff in Targets.
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Spending this last night of winter with Boris Karloff
Posted in Mark's Life Also tagged Delta Airlines, Georgia, Hope Hicks, horror movies, mass shootings, Targets 13 Comments
Val Lutton and the gilded boy
I was about a half hour into the 1942 horror classic Cat People last night, when I decided to take a break and do a little research into the film’s Russian-born producer, Val Lewton. Well, one thing led to another, and I fell asleep listening to episode number three of Karina Longworth’s brilliant podcast, You […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged 1761, 1946, Age of Reason, b-movies, Bedlam, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Cat People, cruelty, Film, Glen Vernon, gold, Goldfinger, horror, It's a Wonderful Life, James Bond, Jill Masterson, John Monro, Karina Longworth, Korina Longworth, mental asylum, mental health, mental illness, old man Gower, podcasts, RKO, skin asphyxiation, Val Lewton, You Must Remember This 4 Comments
Happy Birthday to Myrna Loy
Today is the birthday of one of my favorite actresses of all time – Myrna Loy. My plan was to mark the occasion by re-watching The Thin Man, but, after a half hour or so of jumping around the web, reading about her life, I’ve decided to watch this 1973 interview with her instead. I […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Other, Uncategorized Also tagged 1918 flu, 1973, Day at Night, James Day, Myrna Adele Williams, Myrna Loy, racism, Spanish flu, The Mask of Fu Manchu, Thin Man, W. S. Van Dyke, yellowface 6 Comments