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Happy Halloween

Costume corner

May I suggest Bond, James Bond? [via]

Nightmare fodder

The flying monkeys made a young cinetrix cry. Or so my mother claims.

Ciao, Ceaușescu

A-one

Palme d'Or for best short film in 1957.

And a-two

So many lost cities and nations whose films still speak.

Les petits Lili

lili on the web from BkTs on Vimeo.

Mesdames, Mesdemoiselles, Messieurs, voici les Lilis!

Girls on film

Say hello to the China Girls

Abecedary nunnery

Get thee to the (Sister) Corita (Kent) and the language of Pop exhibit at the Harvard art museums before it closes in early January 2016. Two great films of "Mary's Day" at IHM in '64 and '65 loop in the galleries. This clip will give you a l'il taste of the sort of thing to expect.

[Further Corit-ing: The Big G Stands for Goodness]

I believe the Clash said it best: He who fucks nuns will later join the church.

p.s.

Trapped in the closet

With Laurie Anderson and what sounds uncannily like Criterion producer Curtis Tsui.

Friday dance party

No regrets. Just breathe.

"TILDA SWINTON" BY CHRISTOPHER DOYLE.

Then queue this up:

Shepherd's Bush

Any of you clever folk know how I can see Danny Leigh's British Film Mavericks clips in the States? From his Guardian piece on the series:

Of course, there are other ways of frightening the horses. A world away from skinheads and West Ham, another director we look at is Jonathan Glazer, whose last two films, Birth and Under the Skin, wear as badges of honour the volatile receptions they received at international film festivals. But the genius of Clarke was that he messed with ordinary millions across Britain. It wasn’t just that he scared and outraged people; it was that he did it on the telly after the local news and between adverts for Cinzano.