Desperate (1947)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desperate_(film)

All of these words and images and nobody has any idea what the film is about. Two diagonal people trapped each side of a diagonal piece of glass, obv.

Inner Sanctum (1948)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Sanctum_(1948_film)

The poster seems pretty confident that the movie's title is "Inner Sanctum Mystery" but whatever. This. Is. Bonkers. Careful with that giant symbolic microphone dude, someone's going to stab y— too late!

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wake_Up_Screaming
poster language: Spanish
I love this one, except that whatever damage the poster has suffered makes it look as if some naughty boy has drawn spectacles on poor old Betty.

“Who killed Vicky” in Spanish, and now I'm puzzled by the conjunction "a". Who killed to Vicky? This is weird like how missing people is the wrong way around in French.

FBI Girl (1951)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Girl

Pretty wild cartoonish art style.

In French it's "the woman of the secret service" which is a whole other agency, French people please note. But they "chase men", that's the important part I guess.

Added some new reviews to my Letterboxd page, including two recent gems, Flow (2024) and Good One (2024)
https://letterboxd.com/stancarey/films/reviews/

Night and the City (1950)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_and_the_City

There's no drama or conflict on show here but the expressions on their faces tell a story anyway. The older woman is presumably giving advice to the younger? Doesn't mean the younger one is going to take it.

In a Lonely Place (1950)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Lonely_Place

Wow this is wild. It looks like a Daniel Clowes parody of a movie poster. Can it really be contemporary? Also was there some kind of "use all your fonts by the end of the fiscal year or lose them" type deal going on?

Mystery Street (1950)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Street

Is this two images or three? Is the guy in blue raising his hand to threaten the woman on the bed? I really can't tell. Presumably the couple under the lamp post aren't in the same scene.

Diabolique (Les Diaboliques) (1955)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Diaboliques_(film)

I watched this again recently and have two observations:

1. The plot does not make sense
2. Simone Signoret is one of the most beautiful film stars ever.

I like the artwork here, it's unique and intriguing.

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Watched "No Other Land" at the weekend, thanks to Channel 4. It's a brilliant, wrenching documentary

I'm still amazed it won the Oscar without even a distributor in the US, and with political sentiment the way it is there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N3CUwe3LPA

Race Street (1948)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_Street

“Race Street” is kind of weird. Horses race on a track, people. I like the painting style but the fact they left a big chunk of the poster empty is distracting.

Sleep, My Love (1948)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep,_My_Love

Interesting clash of styles, painting at the top and photography at the bottom.

Pretty sure those are not the most terrifying words a man ever whispered to a woman. But it's all in the delivery.

He Ran All The Way (1951)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Ran_All_the_Way
poster language: French
“Threat in the night” in French, I guess. I like how she's in the light and he's in the dark and despite the fact that he's holding a gun right by her head she's cool as a cucumber.

A Lady Without Passport (1950)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Lady_Without_Passport

Is it “How long can she remain” or “How long can she remain a woman without a passport”?

I don't have a damn passport. They are SO EXPENSIVE these days but I'm guessing her problem is not about biometric IDs.

The Big Lebowski was released in movie theaters 27 years ago today.

One of those movies that is endlessly quotable.

That rug really did tie the room together.

https://youtu.be/uGK4x4tqPIY?si=c2A654mrxaXAEeRs

Knock on Any Door (1949)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Any_Door
poster language: Spanish
“Knock on ANY door, right? So this one will be fine?”
“Sure dude, go for it, any door.”
“And if there's a goat behind it…?”

Hunt the Man Down (1951)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_the_Man_Down

This is weird, right, it's not just me? It looks almost as if top-left guy is casting a magic spell onto bottom-right guy. Also, three styles of artwork, top left guy is photorealistic, bottom right guy is a cartoon and everyone else is a pastel sketch.

Woman on the Run (1950)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_on_the_Run

I love the superimposition of the roller-coaster over her. Does this movie actually have a climactic scene on a roller-coaster? In the image there's just a solitary figure in the car, so how climactic could it be?

Dark City (1950)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_City_(1950_film)
poster language: Italian
Her bruised, smudged-mascara vibe is very modern looking. It makes me think of Priss in “Blade Runner” rather than 1950s noir. Sketch-Charlton-Heston has a lot of confidence in the background there but he can't see how determined she looks.