Little Bruno, a miniature man who mops his brow in BICYCLE THIEVES (1948), with his papa. Print from Corinth Films very much the worse for wear, which only added to my despair.
Monthly Archive for August, 2009
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The tell-tale buzz of a motor boat; cuckolded Claude Rains using a damning playbill as a coaster; the sweat on Ann Todd’s brow as she contemplates going under the Underground. David Lean flushes us down the flashback in THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS (1948).
Why doesn’t the head of the MPAA affix his signature to the bogus ratings they give American films?
NOW, VOYAGER (1942) lap dissolves. Bette Davis confirms what we women have always suspected: a groomed eyebrow changes everything.
Young Paula Abdul in JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (1978). No print available; shown on glitchy DVD provided by the director, David Wechter.
Big head blocking BILL AND TED’S (1989) most excellent titles.
Val Kilmer wore high-heeled dancing shoes in TOP SECRET! (1984), yet IMDB claims he is six feet tall. Hrm. Beautiful print from the Paramount vault.
Made the conscious decision to sleep during GET CRAZY (1983). Lou Reed’s sweet solo in the closing credits woke me up.
Thanks, Jesse Hawthorne Ficks!