Rough Ride: ‘The Bad and the Beautiful’ (1952) / ‘Death Becomes Her’ (1992) #SideBySide

Rough Ride: ‘The Bad and the Beautiful’ (1952) / ‘Death Becomes Her’ (1992) #SideBySide

Happy Birthday to the alluringly gifted Ellen Barkin, seen here as Joyce in Todd Solondz’s superb ‘Palindromes’ (2004). This moment—wherein she browbeats her teen child into getting a termination—always hits hard, her soft, sinisterly nurturing approach eliciting equal measures of fear and empathy.

It’s rare that a movie star gets to unshackle from good taste and go so left-field it could soil their repute forever, but Kathleen Turner did precisely that in ‘Serial Mom’ (1994, John Waters), grabbing every last gizmo from her wheelhouse and hurling it vigorously at the wall.

Rlsd #OTD April 13.

It’s rare that a movie star gets to unshackle from good taste and go so left-field it could soil their repute forever, but Kathleen Turner did precisely that in ‘Serial Mom’ (1994, John Waters), grabbing every last gizmo from her wheelhouse and hurling it vigorously at the wall.

Rlsd #OTD April 13.

I’ll be honest, I’m struggling to get past the wig… 🤦🏻‍♂️ #NW

It’s one of those films you discover later in life and go, ‘How the hell have I managed without it?’

Love me some Joni Collette! 👀

Well that was deliciously weird.

100% my cup of tea, thus far! Amazed I’ve never seen it.

#NW:

#30DaysofWalpurgis Day 11

THE APPOINTMENT (1981) Lindsey C. Vickers

The subtextual perversion of normality pervades this shocking visual nightmare belonging to the same class of uncanny as The Shining or Twin Peaks where mundanity is underwritten by the unexplained eeriness of déjà vu.

Drop some BATHTUBS

Side by Side: ‘Inferno’ (1980, Dario Argento) / ‘The Great Muppet Caper’ (1981, Jim Henson)

I just learned there’s a (much better-looking) Imprint release coming next month, too.

Enjoy the rewatch!

Absolute belter. Lionsgate are dropping a 4k release on the 21st this month.

Mission accomplished! 😜

Yes, I was torn between the two tbh. ‘Never for Ever’ would be right up there also.

Facts is facts.

#30DaysofWalpurgis Day 2

LISA & THE DEVIL (1973) Mario Bava

An intensely personal art horror opus at turns ambitious gothic opera of imagistic splendor & sordid nocturnal emission of bleary late-night schlock whose only real audience at its inception was Bava’s own subconscious.

Side by Side: ‘Inferno’ (1980, Dario Argento) / ‘The Great Muppet Caper’ (1981, Jim Henson)

First time seeing ‘Crawlspace’ (1986) tonight. Another dollop of surreal, atmospheric genre pudding from the unsung David Schmoeller.

(This Thai one-sheet *almost* slaps as hard as that banging Donaggio score…)

Love these old Variety ads!

My longest piece of writing so far on Ken Russell's The Devils can now be read below. ⬇️ RePosts appreciated 🔁

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Below are Dudley Sutton & Ken's opinion on Warner Bros. 😆

#Writing #TheDevils #KenRussell #FilmSky #FreeTheDevils #FuckWarnerBros

Heather Matarazzo as Dawn meets Brandon played by Brendan Sexton III after school in “Welcome To The Dollhouse” (1995)

Frame of the Day

If anyone can do it, buddy, it’s you!

Turkish film poster for VISITING HOURS (1982 - Dir. Jean Claude Lord) Cast: Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, William Shatner