frankenstein vs. the wolf man

Epic duel.

creepy classics

As a kid, I used to watch this little Vincent Price-hosted compilation of scenes and trailers of old horror movies.

It seems so quaint and simple now.

I think my favorite clip is of Michael Landon in I Was A Teenage Werewolf.  I didn't get the 50s sexual repression theme of the scene then but I do now.

"when there's no more room in hell..."

Here are some French lobby cards for George A. Romero's 1978 classic Dawn of the Dead.

edith head & hitch

Edith Head passed away 31 years ago today but the costumes she designed for film and particularly the movies of Alfred Hitchcock are immortal.  Assembling these screenshots (from the 1000 Frames of Hitchcock project), I noticed the frequent use of purple (especially its ironic use in Topaz), that older characters who are typically dowdy in film have a sense of style and sophistication in her work and how she was able to add little touches to even the minor characters to make them distinct and memorable.

Notorious

Rear Window

The Trouble with Harry

To Catch a Thief 

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Vertigo

The Birds

Marnie

Torn Curtain

Topaz

Family Plot