Charlie Largent
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Sometime illustrator, sometime writer, full time movie lover. https://charliehill.com/
BTD: Cinematographer/Director Jack Cardiff. Black Narcissus, 1947. Photographed by Cardiff. Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Starring Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons, and Kathleen Byron.
September 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
BTD: Cinematographer/Director Jack Cardiff. Black Narcissus, 1947. Photographed by Cardiff. Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Starring Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons, and Kathleen Byron.
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I would kill for Tino
September 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I would kill for Tino
Goldfinger. London premiere this day in 1964. Directed by Guy Hamilton. Starring Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe, Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallet, and Harold Sakata. Comic adaptation from India.
September 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Goldfinger. London premiere this day in 1964. Directed by Guy Hamilton. Starring Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe, Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallet, and Harold Sakata. Comic adaptation from India.
Red River. Released this day in 1948. Directed by Howard Hawks. Starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru. French poster. Art by Georges Allard.
September 17, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Red River. Released this day in 1948. Directed by Howard Hawks. Starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru. French poster. Art by Georges Allard.
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🇺🇸 Black folks opinion of this #iconic movie series during that time...was refreshing...intelligent...illuminating...and FUNNY AF😛🤣 #GenX
BTD: Roddy McDowall. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, 1972. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring McDowall, Don Murray, Natalie Trundy, Hari Rhodes, Severn Darden, Lou Wagner, John Randolph, and Ricardo Montalban. Japanese poster.
September 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
BTD: Roddy McDowall. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, 1972. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring McDowall, Don Murray, Natalie Trundy, Hari Rhodes, Severn Darden, Lou Wagner, John Randolph, and Ricardo Montalban. Japanese poster.
September 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
BTD: Roddy McDowall. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, 1972. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring McDowall, Don Murray, Natalie Trundy, Hari Rhodes, Severn Darden, Lou Wagner, John Randolph, and Ricardo Montalban. Japanese poster.
BTD: Anne Bancroft. The Pumpkin Eater, 1964. Directed by Jack Clayton. Starring Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason, Janine Gray, Cedric Hardwicke, Maggie Smith, and Eric Porter. Italian poster. Art by Ercole Brini.
September 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
BTD: Anne Bancroft. The Pumpkin Eater, 1964. Directed by Jack Clayton. Starring Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason, Janine Gray, Cedric Hardwicke, Maggie Smith, and Eric Porter. Italian poster. Art by Ercole Brini.
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Bruce Spence in THE ROAD WARRIOR (aka MAD MAX 2 - 1981)
He was BOTD in 1945
He was BOTD in 1945
September 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Bruce Spence in THE ROAD WARRIOR (aka MAD MAX 2 - 1981)
He was BOTD in 1945
He was BOTD in 1945
BTD: Edgar G. Ulmer. The Black Cat, 1934. Directed by Ulmer. Starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Jacqueline Wells, and Lucille Lund.
September 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
BTD: Edgar G. Ulmer. The Black Cat, 1934. Directed by Ulmer. Starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Jacqueline Wells, and Lucille Lund.
The Robe. The first film in Cinemascope, released this day in 1953. Directed by Henry Koster. Starring Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson, Dean Jagger, Torin Thatcher, and Richard Boone. Italian poster. Art by Manfredo Acerbo.
September 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The Robe. The first film in Cinemascope, released this day in 1953. Directed by Henry Koster. Starring Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson, Dean Jagger, Torin Thatcher, and Richard Boone. Italian poster. Art by Manfredo Acerbo.
BTD: Anne Francis. Lydia Bailey, 1952. Directed by Jean Negulesco. Starring Francis, Dale Robertson, Charles Korvin, and William Marshall. Italian poster. Art by Dell’Apa.
September 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
BTD: Anne Francis. Lydia Bailey, 1952. Directed by Jean Negulesco. Starring Francis, Dale Robertson, Charles Korvin, and William Marshall. Italian poster. Art by Dell’Apa.
BTD: Producer/director Alexander Korda. Jungle Book, 1942. Directed by Zoltan Korda. Starring Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Frank Puglia, and Rosemary DeCamp. French poster. Art by Constantin Belinsky.
September 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
BTD: Producer/director Alexander Korda. Jungle Book, 1942. Directed by Zoltan Korda. Starring Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Frank Puglia, and Rosemary DeCamp. French poster. Art by Constantin Belinsky.
BTD: Lauren Bacall. Confidential Agent, 1945. Directed by Herman Shumlon. Cinematography by James Wong Howe. Starring Bacall, Charles Boyer, Katina Paxinou, and Peter Lorre. Italian poster. Art by Luigi Martinati.
September 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
BTD: Lauren Bacall. Confidential Agent, 1945. Directed by Herman Shumlon. Cinematography by James Wong Howe. Starring Bacall, Charles Boyer, Katina Paxinou, and Peter Lorre. Italian poster. Art by Luigi Martinati.
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Rolling Thunder (1977)
Directed by John Flynn
Starring William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones - BOTD in 1946
Directed by John Flynn
Starring William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones - BOTD in 1946
September 15, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Rolling Thunder (1977)
Directed by John Flynn
Starring William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones - BOTD in 1946
Directed by John Flynn
Starring William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones - BOTD in 1946
BTD: Tom Conway. The Falcon in Hollywood, 1944. Directed by Gordon Douglas. Starring Conway, Barbara Hale, Jean Brooks, and Rita Corday.
September 16, 2026 at 12:59 AM
BTD: Tom Conway. The Falcon in Hollywood, 1944. Directed by Gordon Douglas. Starring Conway, Barbara Hale, Jean Brooks, and Rita Corday.
BTD: Penny Singleton. Blondie, 1938. Directed by Frank R. Strayer. Starring Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Ann Doran, and Fay Helm.
September 15, 2026 at 9:09 PM
BTD: Penny Singleton. Blondie, 1938. Directed by Frank R. Strayer. Starring Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Ann Doran, and Fay Helm.
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You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?
The Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract shows
The Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows.
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September 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM
You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Released in France this day in 1972. Directed by Luis Buñuel. Starring Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, Stéphane Audran, and Jean-Pierre Cassel. Polish poster. Art by Franciszek Starowieyski.
September 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Released in France this day in 1972. Directed by Luis Buñuel. Starring Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, Stéphane Audran, and Jean-Pierre Cassel. Polish poster. Art by Franciszek Starowieyski.
BTD: Humorist Robert Benchley. Portrait by Al Hirschfeld
September 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
BTD: Humorist Robert Benchley. Portrait by Al Hirschfeld
BTD: Jean Renoir. The River, 1951. Directed by Renoir. Starring Nora Swinburne, Adrienne Corri, Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields, Suprova Mukerjee, Thomas E. Breen, Patricia Walters, and Radha Burnier. Belgian poster.
September 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
BTD: Jean Renoir. The River, 1951. Directed by Renoir. Starring Nora Swinburne, Adrienne Corri, Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields, Suprova Mukerjee, Thomas E. Breen, Patricia Walters, and Radha Burnier. Belgian poster.
"And now I want to introduce Miss Ann Darrow, the bravest girl I have ever known.” BTD: Fay Wray. King Kong, 1933. Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. Starring Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot.
September 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
"And now I want to introduce Miss Ann Darrow, the bravest girl I have ever known.” BTD: Fay Wray. King Kong, 1933. Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. Starring Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot.
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Lobby card for HOUSE OF USHER (1960)
Directed by Roger Corman
Screenplay by Richard Matheson
Production design by Daniel Haller - BOTD in 1926
Directed by Roger Corman
Screenplay by Richard Matheson
Production design by Daniel Haller - BOTD in 1926
September 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Lobby card for HOUSE OF USHER (1960)
Directed by Roger Corman
Screenplay by Richard Matheson
Production design by Daniel Haller - BOTD in 1926
Directed by Roger Corman
Screenplay by Richard Matheson
Production design by Daniel Haller - BOTD in 1926
BTD: Director/Writer Pietro Germi. Divorce Italian Style, 1961. Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, and Leopoldo Trieste. German poster.
September 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
BTD: Director/Writer Pietro Germi. Divorce Italian Style, 1961. Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, and Leopoldo Trieste. German poster.
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An extraordinary actor & apparently a huge alcoholic pain in the arse to work with but seek out Inadmissible Evidence, The Reckoning and of course his Merlin in Boorman's Excalibur, all different, all astonishing performances.
BTD: Nicol Williamson. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, 1976. Starring Williamson, Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Laurence Olivier, Joel Grey, Samantha Eggar, and Charles Gray. Japanese poster.
September 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
An extraordinary actor & apparently a huge alcoholic pain in the arse to work with but seek out Inadmissible Evidence, The Reckoning and of course his Merlin in Boorman's Excalibur, all different, all astonishing performances.
BTD: Nicol Williamson. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, 1976. Starring Williamson, Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Laurence Olivier, Joel Grey, Samantha Eggar, and Charles Gray. Japanese poster.
September 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
BTD: Nicol Williamson. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, 1976. Starring Williamson, Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Laurence Olivier, Joel Grey, Samantha Eggar, and Charles Gray. Japanese poster.