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36 Hours (1965) – Daily Movie Wallpaper – Rod Taylor & James Garner

blake — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:55:02 +0000

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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.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Sahara (1943) – Daily Movie Wallpaper – Rare Behind the Scenes Still with Humphrey Bogart

blake — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:00:19 +0000

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The Daily Movie Wallpaper
Thursday, August 27, 2009

This is an incredibly rare behind the scenes still featuring Humphrey Bogart on the set of (interestingly the caption of this still lists the working title as Somewhere in Sahara). Preserving original stills like this is the heartbeat that makes this site tick and I hope you dear readers enjoy! And I was very glad Harry screened this film at BNAT last year as it was an absolute delight and thrill to see on the big screen!

I’ll have a more restored version of this posted at a later date. I have done some restoration work but not nearly as much as normal so that I can expedite getting this amazing stills posted out for fans of the film to see.

Caption:
SLATED FOR ACTION - A Columbia Pictures grip holds a slate between Humphrey Bogart and his fellow actors before a take for “Somewhere in Sahara” story of battle action on the desert. Zoltan Korda directs the picture and Rudy Mate is the cinematographer.

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

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Five for Hell (1969) – Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day – Klaus Kinski

blake — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:06:58 +0000

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, August 2, 2009

Klaus Kinski as ruthless Nazi SS Colonel Hans Mueller in Five for Hell. I really dig the framing of this photograph as it perfectly captures Klaus Kinski with that relentlessly conniving yet troubled look on his face when contrasted with two blurred female legs that sit in the foreground. Not to mention they use the circular frame at the foot of the bed to wrap around Klaus’s face.

Leading up to the August 21st release of Inglourious Basterds in US movie theaters I will be posting images from WWII films that helped to inspire it. In addition starting on Monday I will be running a special Inglourious Basterds contest!

Inglourious Basterds:
::: Official Site
::: Official Twitter
::: Official Austin Premiere

Fantastic Fest earlier this week announced a premiere event in Austin, Texas, for Inglourious Basterds to kick off Cinemapocalyse which will also feature two WWII films hand picked by Tarantino himself immediately following! And note that Enzo Castellari’s INGLORIOUS BASTARDS will be screening at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz from August 3-5 (details).

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

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Five for Hell (1969) – Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day – Klaus Kinski is SS Colonel Hans Mueller

blake — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:47:24 +0000

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, July 31, 2009

Well before there was Christoph Waltz as ruthless Nazi Col. Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds there was Klaus Kinski as ruthless Nazi SS Colonel Hans Mueller in Five for Hell. If there was one movie character that the portrayal of Waltz as Landa most reminded me of while watching Inglourious, it was Kinski as Hans Mueller. I can definitely see at least in some fashion Quentin Tarantino drawing inspiration from Klaus Kinski when writing Landa’s character. It was actually at one of Tarantino’s famous QT Fests where he showed a print of this that I first saw it and immediately reflected back to after seeing Inglourious in Cannes with its similar movie characters by Kinski and Waltz. Both performances alone make each film worth watching. I did get a chance to congratulate Christoph Waltz on his wonderful and daring performance but just wasn’t time to chit chat about Klaus… maybe someday!

Side note that the still isn’t nearly as restored as I normally post them but since this comes from an incredibly rare official French lobbycard that dates to its original 1969 release, it will take me considerable time and many months before I’ll have a final version. In the meantime I did make various restoration to this one, just nowhere near as much as usual, but I do think this image shows the film very vividly and with great color. You would be hard pressed to find a better image of this online.

Inglourious Basterds:
::: Official Site
::: Official Twitter
::: Official Austin Premiere

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

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Inglourious Basterds (2009) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Meet the Basterds

blake — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:22:13 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, July 12, 2009

If you see the listing of the score and song selection of (album artwork) you might wonder how the hell Tarantino can weave them all into his WWII tale, especially the David Bowie song! I can report all the score selections and songs fit perfectly into the film with the Bowie song fitting the best in one of the films most inspired sections. This is more of a score and song selection mix like Kill Bill was and just as essential of a pick up for lovers of great movie scores and great music. Many tracks featured here are bound to see a resurgence in play and popularity much like tracks in Tarantino’s previous films.

Over at Variety, Mike Fleming (here) chats with Quentin Tarantino on the differences between the Cannes cut and the theatrical cut.

Note that Enzo Castellari’s INGLORIOUS BASTARDS will be screening at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz from August 3-5 (details).

Photos By:
Francois Duhamel

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

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile