On non-school nights, after reading a bit from The Three Investigators library, Arlo and I usually break out the computer and watch a little something before falling asleep. Seeing as how he’s six, he generally advocates for something involving either monsters or robots, which, for those most part, I’m OK with, as long as it’s […]
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Might I suggest a pot of tea and a Joan Crawford double feature on this rainy day
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life Also tagged 1931, Arlo, Clark Gable, Dance Fools Dance, dancing, flapper, Grand Hotel, Joan Crawford, Karina Longworth, Little Rascals, Lucille LeSueur, Mildred Pierce, movie recommendations, Onion, Posessed, pre-code movies, The Three Investigators, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane 9 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, Boris Karloff, 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 4 Comments