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Out of the Past (1947) – The Daily Movie Wallpaper – Jane Greer & Robert Mitchum

blake — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:05:26 +0000

The Daily Movie Wallpaper
Sunday, February 14, 2010

Keybook stills are tough to come by and this rare one from featuring Jane Greer and Robert Mitchum from one of the all-time best film noirs and one of my own personal favorites is no exception!

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BMG-88 – CORNERED – Literally and pictorially, faithless Jane Greer finds herself confronted by Private Eye Robert Mitchum, in this tense scene from RKO Radio’s melodrama, “Out of the Past.”

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

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Out of the Past (1947) – Daily Movie Wallpaper – Build my gallows high, baby

blake — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:37:23 +0000

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The Daily Movie Wallpaper
Saturday, August 8, 2009

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Keybook stills are much more rare to come across, especially ones from one of the all-time great movies and all-time great film noirs… Out of the Past! This image of Robert Mitchum as Jeff Bailey ranks up there as one of the best movie stills I’ve ever laid eyes on. Incredibly rare stills and finds like this are why I do this site. An absolute pleasure to preserve and share this treasure of cinema. I didn’t fully restore this still but did spend a good chunk of time restoring it to get it into this quality so it had the look and depth it did when it originally was printed (some surface scratches and blemishes are the only defects that remain).

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BMG-9 – HUNTED – Robert Mitchum portrays a private detective who is hunted for a gangland doublecross in “Build My Gallows High,” RKO Radio’s hard-hitting melodrama which also stars Jane Greer.

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

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Laura (1944) – Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day – Dana Andrews & Vincent Price

blake — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:12:40 +0000

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, June 22, 2009

From one of my favorite movie speeches ever by Clifton Webb down to its iconic painting, the 1944 film noir, Laura directed by Otto Preminger, to this day remains one of my all-time favorites. This vivid original still of Dana Andrews and Vincent Price is wonderfully lit and framed.

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

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Vengeance (2009) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Johnnie To

blake — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:05:47 +0000

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Jazzy, colorful and sleek marks the landscapes we see here in Vengeance as painted with cinema by Johnnie To and featuring Johnny Hallyday. This film could not get here any sooner and is high on my list to see at Cannes (come on now, you know it has to make into their lineup).

Head over to Twitch to see the teaser trailer (view).

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Official stills used in the original international release for the film.

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Chinatown (1974) – Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day – Jack Nicholson

blake — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:00:31 +0000

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, November 7, 2008

Out of curiousity how many fans of this Roman Polanski are out there that read this site? Also, any of you that are also fans of The Pianist?

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Official issued still that was used in its original USA release.

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