The Daily Movie Wallpaper
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

The Girl (Maria Schneider): People disappear every day.
David Locke (Jack Nicholson): Every time they leave the room.

Everything about this Michelangelo Antonioni film speaks to me. Its undercurrent spirituality of man as a journeying stowaway and the intrinsic feeling of being hellbent on traveling the world to feed his heart, happiness, sadness, vision, being and all… just really hit home. This restored still to me hits me just as haunting as the film does. Priceless!

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Official still that was used in the original US release of the film.

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The Daily Movie Wallpaper
Sunday, October 25, 2009

When Quentin Tarantino was last in Austin he mentioned 36 Hours, in particular the performance of Rod Taylor being hugely influential on his crafting of the character Col. Hans Landa (played by Christoph Waltz) in Inglourious Basterds. Indeed this is one of Taylor’s shining hours among many in cinema and a great not seen enough WWII thriller. Netflix or check this one out on DVD soon!

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James Garner learns from Rod Taylor that he is a victim of amnesia as a result of a brutal beating. But is he? A question that can only be answered in “36 Hours“.

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Official still that was used in the original US release of the film.

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