The Daily Movie Wallpaper
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

SURPRISE #2

More Richard Rush surprises for the CID month long Psych-Out celebration. We take a pause today to show you this incredibly rare and amazing German lobbycard of Jack Nicholson in another San Francisco set Richard Rush film, Hells Angels on Wheels… or as it was known in German – Die Wilden Schlager von San Francisco.

A Month Long Celebration of Psych-Out (1968) at CID: November 2009

Each day in November of 2009 at CID we will be celebrating Richard Rush cinema one still at a time with his 1968 film, Psych-Out, along the way with added surprises.

I’d love to know what is your favorite Richard Rush film!?! Tweet what it is on Twitter with the following hashtag of #richardrush.

For fans of this film be sure and pick up Gary Kent’s new book, Shadows and Light, Journeys With Outlaws In Revolutionary Hollywood (details).

If you like this film and want to see other great films that have been reborn through Lars and Weird Wednesday, be sure to get out to this weekly series each Wednesday (info). In particular this month is the screening of Sam Peckinpah’s, BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA.

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Movie Wallpaper
::: Lars Writeup for Weird Wednesday

Month Long Celebration:
::: 11/10 – Surprise #2: Hells Angels on Wheels
::: 11/09 – Ladies and Gentlemen… The Seeds!
::: 11/08 – Warren has a bad trip!
::: 11/07 – The Funeral
::: 11/06 – Surprise #1: Freebie and the Bean
::: 11/05 – Jenny Davis in Love…
::: 11/04 – Warren, Stoney & Ben
::: 11/03 – Bruce Dern is The Seeker
::: 11/02 – Elwood, Jenny & Stoney
::: 11/01 – Jenny Davis in Classic Film Pose
::: Announcement

Image Source:
Official lobbycard that was used in the original German release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

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The Daily Movie Wallpaper
Sunday, September 6, 2009

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I know longer see Xavier Gens named attached in any capacity for producing this French zombie horror meets Die Hard, but he originally was the person that got me all excited about this film last year. This co-directed effort byYannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher is one of the top films I cannot wait to see at the 42nd Sitges Film Festival. The imagery and all the promo reels I’ve seen (most recently the updated one at Cannes) have been thrilling. The word from FrightFest was lukewarm with many citing it as a very intense film that had some jaw dropping moments and to others it felt way too loud.

Synopsis:
On the outskirts of Paris, four corrupt cops go on a rampage to avenge the murder of one of their own by a group of ruthless gangsters, holed up in a condemned building. Once there, the officers’ personal vendetta turns into a nightmare. Trapped, they are about to be executed when the unimaginable occurs: hordes of bloodthirsty, cannibalistic creatures invade the building, savagely attacking everyone. Running to the roof, the survivors discover that their entire world is in chaos. The streets are filled with massive heaps of countless cadavers and the entire city is in flames. Alone and wounded, despite their mutual hatred, the gangsters and cops have no choice but join forces if they want to survive. They’ll have to make it down thirteen floors full of voracious creatures but the greatest threat lies elsewhere…

Related Coverage:
::: 42 Sitges Film Festival

Image Source:
Official stills that were used in the original international release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, June 15, 2009

Here we have filmmaker Michael Mann on the set of his latest film, Public Enemies (official site). I am interested to see how he does with more of a period piece and having it be a tale of John Dillinger does suit his strengths as a filmmaker. Hands down my favorite John Dillinger related film was the 1979 Lewis Teague directed film with a screenplay by John Sayles, The Lady in Red which features a rousing performance by Pamela Sue Martin and at the top of his game type of performance from an uncredited Robert Forster (whom is also great in the impressive Jaws knock off from Teague in 1980’s Alligator).

Note Public Enemies bows on June 23rd at the Los Angeles Film Festival (details).

I often love behind the scenes stills taken from film sets more so than on set stills taken of in scene action which is often close to how it later looks in the film itself. Seeing how a moment or scene was brought to life and its origins are often priceless records in the annals of cinema history. So much in terms of capturing the making can often time focus on what we see through the lens itself and not often do we get to peak back behind the curtains to see the magic being made.

Image Source:
Official still that was used in the original international release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, April 26, 2009

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (7 Lucky Stars), is the 3rd in the Lucky Stars series and features more action, crazy stunts and outlandish comedy along with a killer cast.

Related Coverage:
::: Japanese Poster Celebration Month – January 2009

Image Source:
Official original Japanese poster artwork for this film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, April 26, 2009

Ji-seob So and Ji-Hwan Kang star in one of the more unique South Korean films I’ve seen in recent memory. It boasts a movie within a movie as a hot shot real life action star and hot shot real life gangster join forces to make a movie and see how far they can push both themselves and each other.

Related Coverage:
::: Rough Cut at Udine 11

Image Source:
Official still that was used in the original international release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile