Click 🦜🦆Link In Bio🦆🦜 to listen to our (50th!!) episode on Hitchcock’s THE BIRDS for its 60th anniversary! “Hitchcock-A-Doodle-Do.” Matthew and Quinton return to the Master of Suspense, except this time they’re trading in shower curtains for sparrows. The Birds is an obvious choice to look at environmental concerns of the 1960s, so we discuss it anyway. Believe us when we say that if birds had marrow, we’d find it. What does The Birds have to do with Vietnam? What is Hitchcock telling us about chaos and order during one of the most tumultuous decades in recent history? And does anyone have a quarter so I can place a call in this phone booth… Swipe right for some genuine birdage. - ##horror #horrormovies #film #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #moviepodcast #horrorpodcast #visceralreactions #thebirds #alfredhitchcock #hitchcock #tippihedren #1960s #daphnedumaurier #rodtaylor #jessicatandy #whenanimalsattack #veronicacartwright #ecohorror #applepodcasts #spotifypodcast (at Audubon Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnrSfX2OieM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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* Fun Fact: A little something all us SciFi fans have known for years, the character from Alien, Joan Lambert (who Awesome!), was in fact Trans. And this early representation happened 45 years ago!
For those interested, here's an interesting article about it I found online: www.thepinknews.com/2021/02/04/alien-trans-character-joan-lambert-veronica-cartwright/
Happy Birthday. Today, April 20, – #VeronicaCartwright, English-American actress was born.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_Cartwright)
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#Alien, first released in cinemas #OnThisDay in 1979⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #TitleScreen #OTD #RidleyScott #TomSkerritt #SigourneyWeaver #VeronicaCartwright #HarryDeanStanton #JohnHurt #IanHolm #YaphetKotto https://www.instagram.com/p/CPTnTWShglM/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
If Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh were a standalone film, it would only take a few tweaks to make it worth your while. But this isn’t a standalone film, it’s a follow-up to a movie that offered a lot more than your average slasher and as such, it disappoints.
Four years after the events of the previous movie, Professor Philip Purcell (Michael Culkin) is murdered by The Candyman (Tony Todd). Ethan Tarrant (William O’Leary) is the prime suspect but his sister Annie (Kelly Rowan) knows he didn’t do it. She recognizes the pattern and believes the supernatural entity has something to do with her late father’s death, and her childhood home.
So much of what made Candyman effective was the mystery. Helen Lyle stumbled upon an urban legend that turned out to be real. She didn’t know what to believe. Neither did we. Now, we know how to avoid Candyman. The people inside the movie might not but many of them do and when they die, it’s their own stupid fault. It makes for few scares. Plenty of gore, but that’s not the same. In his directorial debut, Bill Condon (who thankfully has gone on to much, much better things) shows no skills as a scaremaker. Farewell to the Flesh (a reference to Carnival, which is taking place at the same time as this story) has the weakest shoulder-grab-jumpscare I’ve ever seen. It’s broad daylight, Annie and her husband Coleman (Michael Bergeron) are exploring her abandoned family home. He’s looking outside when… a hand reaches to grab his shoulder. We MIGHT have thought this indicated upcoming danger if a) it wasn’t clearly a woman’s hand b) it wasn’t a white woman’s hand, and c) if Candyman’s right hand wasn’t replaced with a hook.
This film doesn’t have much to do, so it digs into the past to further rob the titular villain of any intrigue. We learn that Candyman’s real name was Daniel Robitaille (not Granville T. Candyman as Todd originally conceived it), how he got the Candyman nickname, where he was born, why he has an affinity for mirrors, where his body was buried, etc. These are merely a way to get our heroine to the Macguffin she needs to defeat Candyman, which means nothing. We saw him “defeated” before. We know there's going to be a "part 3", and it just doesn’t feel right to reduce our monster to a mere ghost that can be appeased instead of the manifestation of the fears that accompany racism and social class in Chicago. Speaking of which, I’m guessing the location was swapped so it would be more budget-friendly. At least the film makes good use of the Louisiana landscape.
There’s a twist towards the end I won’t reveal but that borders on the offensive. If you’re curious, I’ll cover it in my review of Candyman 3: The Day of the Dead. On the upside, the score by Philip Glass is still effective, memorable, and uniquely moody. Tony Todd still has great screen presence. Some bits are interesting, like when the police capture camera footage of a Candyman attack. Nothing comes of it (one of several times elements are introduced then dropped) so unfortunately, it’s just there enough to disappoint. Ultimately, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh isn’t bad enough to be entertaining, and isn't good enough to satisfy fans. (August 31, 2021)
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Really awesome time meeting and chatting with @veesland this past weekend at the @retroexpoevent in Plano, Texas! Thank you for signing your 40th Anniversary action figure, sharing the story of the very first ever on screen appearance of the chestburster scene and for your amazing career! Definitely will catch you again and again on the silver screen and always in one of my all time favorite movies! #veronicacartwright #lambert #alien #awesometime #retroexpo #thanksforeverything (at Retro Expo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWTco6nFMml/?utm_medium=tumblr
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HALLOWEEN-A-THON 2021 Video 68: ALIEN #halloweenathon #halloweenathon2021 #alien #alienmovie #ellenripley #sigourneyweaver #kane #johnhurt #ash #ianholm #lambert #veronicacartwright #parker #yaphetkotto #dallas #tomskerritt #brett #harrydeanstanton #katherinewaterston #bolajibadejo #helenhorton #dannymcbride #billycrudup #carmenejogo #demiánbichir #jussiesmollett #nathanieldean https://www.instagram.com/p/CTa-nAqFPOO/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Lambert se despide antes de adentrarse a explorar lo desconocido #lambert #alienlambert #veronicacartwright #alien #nostromocrew #spacesuit #alienreaction #reaction #reactionfigures #funko #super7 #actionfigures #toyphotography #toy #toys #ciudaddemexico #cdmx #mexicocity #coloniaelsifón #primeraalcaldiaiztapalapa #camellón (at El Sifon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR2PXsgMzMt/?utm_medium=tumblr
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The Good Doctor: Season 4/ Episode 16 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | In a follow-up to the events that ended the last episode, we learn whether Lea and Shaun simply experienced a scare or a tragedy. | https://tinyurl.com/ygtak8eb
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#alien #1979 DIR #ridleyscott CAST #yaphetkotto #veronicacartwright #scifi #movie DP #derekvanlint (à The USCSS Nostromo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMewyasl2bX/?igshid=6u9q6jbc754x
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"Can I bring the lovebirds, Mitch? they haven't harmed anyone." - The Birds (1963) #veronicacartwright #tippihedren #rodtaylor #jessicatandy #alfredhitchcock #saturdayfrights #horrorclassic #horrorpodcast #stillscary #horrorcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CHbgt_QlSye/?igshid=17ib0a5jwt8cy
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Horror veteran Veronica Cartwright’s guest appearance on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina for today’s prompt: tarot. #mabsdrawlloweenclub #mabsdrawlloweenclub2020 #mabgraves #tarot #tarotcards #veronicacartwright #chillingadventuresofsabrina #sabrina #sabrinaspellman #sabrinatheteenagewitch #fortuneteller #netflix #artistsoninstagram #illustration #halloween #horror https://www.instagram.com/p/CGFrn_QgZ3O/?igshid=zz16qa87ljr9
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#Alien, first released in cinemas #OnThisDay in 1979 Art by #VanceKelly (@vance_kelly) #CoolArt #Art #SigourneyWeaver #TomSkerritt #VeronicaCartwright #HarryDeanStanton #JohnHurt #YaphetKotto #RidleyScott #Nostromo #LV426 #Xenomorph https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx4dTEXAslU/?igshid=1gr071j60hzbb
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👾 1979 Topps Alien N°12 Navigator Lambert (Veronica Cartwright) #nostromo . . . 📝 Veronica Cartwright auditioned for Ripley. Production informed her she was cast. She came to set on the first day thinking she was Ripley. It wasn’t until she went to costumes did she discover she was cast as Lambert. Pretty sure this was on purpose to create on-screen tension between Lambert and Ridley. Amazing performance as Lambert. . . . #moviecards #sportscards #vintagecards #veronicacartwright #moderncards #throwback #navigatorlambert #Oddities #curiousities #lambert #collectables #memorabilia #alien #alienthemovie #sportscardinvestment #investments #vintage #aliens #ridleyscott #vintagecollectables #mccards #20thcenturyfox #topps #sports @topps @ridleyscottcg @alienanthology (at Shepperton Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB30Xgxns4k/?igshid=1d07jmd9hk3dr
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