Soviet scientists retrieving Belka and Strelka from their capsule after safely returning from orbit, 1960. They were the first living creatures to successfully orbit the earth.
This scene in Jean-Pierre Melville's "Army of Shadows" (1969) where Lino Ventura runs in the street after escaping from the Gestapo headquarters was a set up from Jean Pierre Melville, who ordered the car driver - with the camera aboard - to speed up so that Lino Ventura is out of breath before entering the barber's shop. Melville used the same trick during the shooting of 'Le Deuxième Souffle' (1966). Lino Ventura neither forgot nor forgave Melville for it.
(Source: IMDb)
P.S: Remembering the great Lino Ventura on his 107th birthday!
Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion genius who brought myths to life with his hands, was born on this day in 1920.
This blink-and-you’ll-miss-it tribute ends with his crowning glory: the legendary skeleton swordfight from Jason and the Argonauts (1963).
Absolute cinema sorcery 🔥
James "Blood" Ulmer (RIP) was at the center of a guitar revolution in the '70s & beyond. His crucial roles with Ornette Coleman & Arthur Blythe brought blues, free jazz, No Wave into free-flowing conversation. Saw him do it real time at Tut's in 1982. His boldness will be missed.