The steps in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles used for LAUREL AND HARDY’s iconic Comedy are still there & being used today.
THE MUSIC BOX (1932)
Appearing on the first ever episode of The Tube in 1982, The Jam tore through “The Modern World” with the sharp aggression that defined their live sound, a 1977 single later featured on This Is the Modern World during the height of the mod revival era.
The ending of Vertigo (1958) still feels unsettling in a way few movies ever achieve. Alfred Hitchcock turns obsession into tragedy so completely that the final image leaves the entire film hanging over you like a nightmare you can’t shake off.
“Haven’t you forgotten the jumped-up pantry boy who doesn’t know his place?”
SLEUTH (1972)
Movie adaptations of Plays are notoriously tough to pull off — this one is a roaring success imho.
#LaurenceOlivier#MichaelCaine#JosephLMankiewicz
Hocus Pocus. 1973. The Midnight Special. Here's the story:
The TV producers told the band they only had 5 minutes left & couldn’t play the 7-minute “Focus,” but the band’s response? ‘Hell no, we’ll just play it faster.’ And so they turned it into a full-blown exorcism ✞
Joan Chandler.
(August 24, 1923 – May 11, 1979)
She was an American actress.
She died at age 55 of cancer in New York City.
Filmography with Hitchcock:
Rope (1948) — cast: Janet - David's Girl
Touch of Evil (1958) opens with one of the greatest long takes ever filmed. Orson Welles turns a ticking time bomb, crowded streets, moving cars, and crossing characters into pure suspense without a single visible cut. Still feels insanely modern.