Author: palewriter2

I adore classic, James Bond and horror films and it's so lovely to be able to speak to other people about it.
Blogathons

The Deborah Kerr Blogathon: Our Love Affair with Deborah Kerr

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What the film means to me, and what it means to others When I was about sixteen, I was rummaging through a steel bin that was crammed full of jumbled up DVDs at a huge store that sold movies, music and video games. I'm not sure what I was looking for. I was probably not… Continue reading The Deborah Kerr Blogathon: Our Love Affair with Deborah Kerr

Noir Or Never

Hard Candy

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In Pick Up On South Street, Jean Peters is definitely what one would call a Sass Mouth Dame, made even more sassy and salty by the condescending and plotting men she is surrounded by in the film. Despite Richard Widmark being billed, and scripted, as the star of this Cold War era noir, Jean Peters' face fills… Continue reading Hard Candy

Hammer Horror

Vampirism and the Single Girl

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As always, spoilers ahead! So if you don't want all the surprise sucked out of your first time viewing, close the coffin and retreat.  The title for The Brides of Dracula (1960) is misleading, as the film does not feature Dracula, and the brides are rather scarce. Although Bride of Baron Meinster would probably have been a bit… Continue reading Vampirism and the Single Girl

Noir Or Never

You’ll Have To Teach Me How

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Ballin has thrown Johnny over for someone else, and broken their Holy Trinity, which was decidedly masculine up until this point. Johnny's bitterness at this, and the gender ambiguity of Johnny and Ballin's relationship is once again highlighted when he gives Gilda his congratulations, as if Ballin is the prize and not Gilda.

80s Horror

Jason Learns To Barn Dance

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The film's credits introduce Jason's theme as if the film is going to be about Jason being in a disco of death and murder. Harry Manfredini doesn't leave out the signature screeching tones or echoes of the score, but introduces a disco imbued piano and synth sound that seems to belong in a dance party for the undead.