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Cinematographer Guy Green (prior to becoming a director) paints, and lovely Valerie Hobson is his subject, easily the highlight of the melodramatic BLANCHE FURY (1948).

SCIENCE BREAKTHROUGH: Dr. Paul Armstrong communicates with primitive mollusk. Actual scientific transcript of conversation now on my Ko-fi page, free to read. That is all. ko-fi.com/larryblamire

Thought ODYSSEY was great, hell of an achievement. Lots of practical: ships, water, forced perspective, real crowds. Cyclops was a terrifying monster movie in itself. Circe, unexpected & wonderfully discomfiting. Climax would only gain power from less frenetic edit but, all in all, this was a MOVIE.

Scheming homicidal IRS agent Don Porter changes disguise in “Murder is a Taxing Affair” HAWAII FIVE-0. Neo-noir entanglements of greedy everyday characters make this one darkly delicious. Porter is great & Jack Dodson & Sally Kirkland are genuine & affecting as tourist couple who make a bad decision

I recently spruced up (well, overhauled) this Big Dan Frater art. The adventure itself is available in BDF volume 2 on Amazon and iTunes.

For years MURDER BY THE CLOCK (1931) was one of those Paramount precode mystery/horror films that fans thought would never see light of day beyond battered prints. Now it’s coming on Blu-ray from @kinolorber.com. Gives hope for TERROR ABOARD & MENACE. No release date yet, but will spread the word.

I liken the process of the horror script I’m writing to walking down a dark corridor lined with doorways offering directions that lean towards a here’s-how-movies-go course of action, a familiar trope, a stock movie climax. So far I've managed to veer away from temptation in favor of the unexpected.

When THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA was released in 2004 the company handling international sales printed these brightly-colored mini-posters on 8 1/2 X 11 semi-gloss card stock. Offering 2 for sale. To purchase a rare piece of ephemera from film’s release, signed by me, send me a message.

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra talks about… SKELETONS THROUGH THE AGES. Free on my Ko-fi page. ko-fi.com/larryblamire Tip your skeleton if you like it.

Cartoon. Because I have to stay sane. Or insane. One or the other.

Sam Neill gives a truly “committed” performance in IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. Happened to revisit this recently same time I caught his fine work in MY BRILLIANT CAREER. & JURASSIC PARK 3 is my favorite of that franchise, far more contained than its brethren. Neill always seemed to give his all. RIP

New painting, “Halloween, Summer of 26.” Acrylic on 12” X 16” canvas panel.

Everybody looking forward to another great day?

Someone cobbled suite from Emil František Burian’s wonderful score to Karel Zeman’s CESTA DO PRAVEKU/JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME. I recently corrected music credit: Strangmüller listed as co-composer but was in sound dept. Burian’s music deserves a soundtrack. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEJQ...

Last week I was checking a disc to make sure it played okay, skipping around a bit. And I landed on these two. They weren’t saying anything, just sitting there. And I laughed. How perfect are they?

A new article by Dr. Paul, free to read on my Ko-fi page. ko-fi.com/larryblamire

I’m doing some new paintings so I need to make room. Here’s two that must go. “Rogues Gallery 1” and “Widow’s Walk.” Make an offer via msg.

Bo Hopkins, Barbara Baxley, Slim Pickens plan stuff in HAWAII FIVE-0 “One Big Happy Family.” Frikkin’ nuts. Family hits 26 states, robs small takes but racks up insane 150 murders. As McGarrett (Jack Lord) puts it, “If I saw that movie, I’d walk out in the middle.” Fam's excuse? “They weren’t kin.”

One of my favorite movies, which I confirmed once again in a recent viewing. When is some physical media company going to give this thing a new, and much-deserved, life?