Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Psycho (1960)
Starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Vera Miles, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, Martin Balsam, Lurene Tuttle, John Anderson, and Ted Knight. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. A secretary steals $40,000 from her employer and leaves town intending to start a new life in California. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm she pulls into The Bates Motel, managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his elderly mother.
Hitchcock used Bosco chocolate syrup to simulate blood for the shower scene.
Hitchcock used Bosco chocolate syrup to simulate blood for the shower scene.
My Blood Runs Cold (1965)
Starring Troy Donahue, Joey Heatherton, Barry Sullivan, Jeanette Nolan, Howard McNear, John McCook, and Nicolas Coster. Directed by William Conrad. A disturbed young man meets a girl he believes to be a long-dead ancestor.
Two on a Guillotine (1965)
Starring Connie Stevens, Dean Jones, Cesar Romero, Virginia Gregg, and Parley Baer. Directed by William Conrad. The daughter of a very eccentric magician returns to Los Angeles to attend his funeral. The following day she learns she will inherit her father's estate on the condition that she stay in his creepy palatial mansion for seven nights in a row - alone.
Homicidal (1961)
Starring Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, and James Westerfield. Directed by William Castle. The brutal murder of a justice-of-the-peace sparks an investigation of dark family secrets in a sleepy small town in Southern California.
Straight-Jacket (1964)
Starring Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, George Kennedy, Leif Erickson, and Edith Atwater. Directed by William Castle. A woman who axed her husband and his mistress during a crime of passion is released from an asylum after 20 years. While trying to renew ties with her daughter, now a young woman about to be married, heads begin to roll once again.
Ghost Story (1981)
Starring Fred Astaire, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Melvyn Douglas, John Houseman, Patricia Neal, Craig Wasson, and Alice Krige. Directed by John Irvin. Four successful elderly gentlemen share a gruesome, 50-year old secret.
Lady in a Cage (1964)
Starring Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sothern, James Caan, Jeff Corey, Jennifer Billingsley, and Rafael Campos. Directed by Walter Grauman. A wealthy womanan is trapped in her elevator cage after an electrical failure on a July 4th weekend. She rings her outside alarm, eventually noticed by a drunken derelict, who breaks into the house, ignores her plight and helps himself to various items and alcohol. He leaves with his loot but returns a while later with a plump prostitute and three teenage hoodlums, who proceed to terrorize the lady as they wreck her home.
Dead Ringer (1964)
Starring Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford, Estelle Winwood, Jean Hagen, George Chandler, George Macready, and Ken Lynch. Directed by Paul Henreid. After the funeral of her brother-in-law, a woman learns that her rich twin sister had tricked her way into marriage with the man she also loved, so she murders her twin and assumes her identity and lifestyle.
The Bad Seed (1956)
Starring Patty McCormick, Nancy Kelly, Eileen Heckart, Henry Jones, Frank Cady, William Hopper, Paul Fix, Jesse White, and Evelyn Varden. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. An woman begins to suspect that her loving adolescent daughter may be a heartless killer.
The Narrow Margin (1952)
Starring Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, and Jacqueline White. Directed by Richard Fleischer. A woman planning to testify against the mob must be protected against their hit men on a train trip from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Narrow Margin (1990)
Starring Gene Hackman, Anne Marcher, M. Emmet Walsh, James B. Sikking, and J.T. Walsh. Directed by Peter Hyams. After a woman secretly witnesses the murder of her blind date for the evening by a top Mafia boss she goes into hiding without informing the authorities. When they finally catch up with her, she is unwilling to testify to what she has seen, but the Mafia is hot on her trail.
Dark Knight of the Scarecrow (1981)
Starring Charles Durning, Larry Drake, Jocelyn Brando, Lane Smith, and Robert F. Lyons. Directed by Frank De Felitta. A wrongfully executed man exacts revenge from the grave on those who murdered him.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . KATHY BATES
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 28, 1948, actress Kathy Bates turns 63 today.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . JOHN CUSACK
Born in Evanston, Illinois, on June 28, 1966, actor John Cusack turns 45 today.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . MARY STUART MASTERSON
Born in New York City on June 28, 1966, actress Mary Stuart Masterson turns 45 today.
Monday, June 27, 2011
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . LORRIE MORGAN
Born June 27, 1959, in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer Lorrie Morgan turns 52 today.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . JULIA DUFFY
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 27, 1951, actress Julia Duffy turns 60 today.
GUILTY!
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted today on 17 counts of fraud and extortion. He could be sentenced up to 305 years in prison. He is the 4th Illinois governor to be convicted of criminal activity in the last 37 years.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto (1963)
Kyu Sakamoto was a Japanese singer and actor, best known outside of Japan for his international hit song "Sukiyaki", which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100 in June 1963. On August 12, 1985, Kyu Sakamoto died in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123, the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Then and Now - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
(1968-1973)
Goldie Hawn (65)
Jo Anne Worley (73)
Ruth Buzzi (74)
Lily Tomlin (71)
Judy Carne (72)
Arte Johnson (82)
Gary Owens (75)
Alan Sues (85)
Jo Anne Worley (73)
Ruth Buzzi (74)
Lily Tomlin (71)
Judy Carne (72)
Arte Johnson (82)
Gary Owens (75)
Alan Sues (85)
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