This was a giallo that I sought out thanks to podcasts. Umberto Lenzi is a director that I've seen a few of his movies, but only Spasmo in this sub-genre. This is a solid movie for sure. I like the concept and it kept me guessing until the end. One that I'll revisit again for sure. Have you seen this one? What did you think? My thoughts are up on @davidosu87’s blog or the link below: Review: https://horrorreview.webnode.page/news/seven-blood-stained-orchids/ #sevenbloodstainedorchids #umbertolenzi #mystery #thriller #giallo #italy #westgermany #rizortolani #basedon #novel #cornellwoolrich #horror #horrormovie #horrormovies #horrorfilm #horrorfilms #horrorfan #horrorfans #horrorreview #horrorreviews #horrorreviewer #filmreview #filmreviews #filmreviewer #nothorror #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #hashtag https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxLJ7Yukcm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"I didn’t even know Harrison was an actor. I remember getting dragged to Star Wars at 10 a.m. on a Saturday morning. I was sitting there, watching the screen, and all of a sudden Harrison comes on and I gasped and said, ‘That’s my pot dealer!’."

"The venom is taking effect it’s for free inget kostar någonting in the end allting är gratis when we take the city

wake up they’re playing my favorite song about breathing

it’s about war I’m trying to read your lips I have venom on mine

it’s taking effect giftet I invent an insectine alphabet so that you can understand my kill list

it’s about the city my kill list min dödslista my son speaks its language a swarm language petrified in his spine

so I drink the flowers eat the petals sing a torch song about giftet

I still have it on my lips inside the trashed room

it’s still free

where I photograph my body wearing a shitty Orpheus mask and angelica’s revolver"

--@johannesgoranss at lyrikline.org

End Game.

"A pretty pickle, truly, thought I; abed here in a strange house in the broad day, with a cannibal and a tomahawk!" --https://botsin.space/@mobydick

Lichen.

Rear Window (1954)

Over and over, I expect to be let down by these classic films. I figure they've been parodied and emulated so many times their impact will be lessened. I’ve seen Disturbia. That means I've seen Rear Window, right? Wrong. Once again, a film by Alfred Hitchcock has earned its reputation.

Photographer L. B. “Jeff” Jefferies (James Stewart) is confined to a wheelchair, having broken his leg while photographing a racetrack accident. To pass the time during the summer’s blistering heat, he peers through his binoculars. That's when he notices strange behavior in an apartment owned by a traveling jewelry salesman (Raymond Burr) and his bedridden wife. Convinced something sinister is afoot, Jeff asks his longtime girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly) to help investigate.

I hear people comparing books to movies so often I’m sick of it. They're two different mediums and each excels at telling certain types of stories. “Rear Window” is so perfect on-screen I can’t imagine it being told any other way. It’s more than a movie, it’s an experience. As Jeff sits in his chair, piecing together what's happening, he becomes an avatar for you. Like him, you have no control over what you see and can’t act upon any of it. All you can do is sit back and try to unravel the mystery; a deliciously intricate puzzle that contains many *gasps!*. Sure the clues LOOK like they tell a story, but it could easily be a misunderstanding. It’s all circumstantial so you can't predict what's coming next. Plus there’s the blistering heat and the fact that our protagonist is imperfect. Jeff is the kind of guy that WANTS something crazy to be happening. Sure he makes compelling arguments, but he could be wrong. The anticipation will drive you nuts.

The tension present is thick, suffocating… kind of like the heat Jeff is suffering through. So much of this picture is told through quiet little moments as we observe people moving about their daily lives, or acting in a manner that must be irregular. You'll be jotting down mental notes when suddenly, something will click into place. Then, pure terror. You’ll suddenly understand how high the stakes have gotten… but by the time you do, it’s too late.

On top of being a splendidly executed thriller, this film contains many laughs and a touching love story. Grace Kelly is wonderful as Lisa. She’s beautiful and classy, smart, and adventurous with a bit of a kick to her. You expect her to be a piece of arm candy for our lead but she’s tough and memorable. The beginning of the film takes its time slowly dispensing information about all of the characters, but you’re never bored. Her relationship with Jeff is good enough that it could’ve been its own movie. It just happens to be a part of a bigger story which makes it a special treat.

Thinking of watching Rear Window? better make sure you pack your deodorant first. You're going to be sweating. If there is such a thing as a perfect movie, this is it. Every detail is exciting and the story unfolds so elegantly I can’t think of a single thing I’d alter. I expected it to be good, but wasn't prepared for how much I'd love Rear Window. (On DVD, December 14, 2016)

12月4日はウィリアム・アイリッシュ(コーネル・ウールリッチ)の誕生日。行ったことはないけれどニューヨークといえばアイリッシュの小説の舞台、そんなイメージがいまだにある。都会の孤独を甘美な筆致で綴り、主にサスペンス小説の分野で活躍。 江戸川乱歩が絶賛した名作『幻の女』やアルフレッド・ヒッチコックが映画化した短編『裏窓』等で知られる。サスペンス系のミステリ作家では1番好きかもしれない。 #私の本棚 #読書 #本 #小説 #ミステリ #williamirish #cornellwoolrich #book #detectivenovel https://www.instagram.com/p/CIXKAqUJ_WE/?igshid=rqk91hxu4ui7

La marea roja es una novelita policíaca del escritor estadounidense Cornell Woolrich, también conocido como William Irish. Tiene su asesinato, su suspense, sus roles clásicos de marido asesino, mujer medio boba y poli bueno que se enamora de la boba... Su poquito de misoginia... Entretenida, se lee en un ratito. #CornellWoolrich #Policía #Asesinato #Suspense #lecturas #libros #books #literatura #NovelaCorta https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AdenrF_Z9/?igshid=1xdpin0nfkcug

Awesome 1940s Pulp Paperbacks! Great cover art! $3 each. #actualpulpfiction #fatrabbitky #1940s #alfredhitchcock #johnevans #johnfleming #vintagepaperbacks #margaretmillar #christopherhale ##cornellwoolrich #philipwylie #frankgruber #edgarwallace #johndicksoncarr (at Fat Rabbit Thrift & Vintage) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3P551FFFOd/?igshid=1nh3z7mkunkl6

For the blues and the shakes he gets blotto

"All the booze that it takes" is his motto

The keyboard gets drunk

On tequila...ker-plunk!

The music they make is staccato. Hilary Barta

Dan Duryea hits the skids in Black Angel (Roy William Neill, 1946). Title idea by rhapsodic Donald B. Benson. © 2017 Hilary Barta

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Saturday Night Noir #PeterLorre #CornellWoolrich #Zeughauskino

Summer reading is in full swing! #dianearbus #photography #women #artists #womenartists #streetphotography #nyc #che #tania #cornellwoolrich #summer #reading #books #lovereading #bibliophile

#HandiBooks #ToBlindfoldALady by #JosephPurtell, #MercuryMystery #TheWomanInRed by #AnthonyGilbert, #MercuryMysteries #DeathInTheBackSeat by #DorothyCameronDisney, #ThrillerNovelClassic #BulldogDrummondOnDartmoor by #GerardFairlie, #MurderMysteryMonthly #HungryDogMurders by #FrankGruber, #TwoCompleteDetectiveBooks: #TheBigMidgetMurders by #CraigRice & #TheGildedMan by #CarterDickson, #DetectiveNovelsMagazine, #DimeDetectiveMagazine feat. #ItHadToBeMurder (#RearWindow) by #CornellWoolrich, #DimeMysteryMagazine (at Bonnett's Book Store)

Great Birthday Wishes to Authors Born on December 4 MacKinlay Kantor (1904-1977) Dawn Yang Cornell Woolrich (1903-1968) Chloe Helen Miles1 Charla Vail Munro Leaf (1905-1976) Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) Mary Tappan Wright (1851-1916) Skip Woods Mick Garris Hazel Wallace Jane Aiken Hodge (1917-2009) Jean Chapelain (1595-1674) Sigrid Delima (1921-1999) Alex Finlayson Peter Godwin Anne George (1927-2001) #MacKinlayKantor (1904-1977) #DawnYang #CornellWoolrich (1903-1968) #ChloeHelenMiles1 #CharlaVail #MunroLeaf (1905-1976) #RainerMariaRilke (1875-1926) #MaryTappanWright (1851-1916) #SkipWoods #MickGarris #HazelWallace #JaneAikenHodge (1917-2009) #JeanChapelain (1595-1674) #SigridDelima (1921-1999) #AlexFinlayson #PeterGodwin #AnneGeorge (1927-2001) #Fijneverjaardag #Všechnonejlepšíknarozeninám #Feliĉannaskiĝtagon #Hyvääsyntymäpäivää #Bonanniversaire #AllesGutezumGeburtstag #Χαρούμεναγενέθλια #Selamatulangtahun #Lábreitheshonaduit #Buoncompleanno #お誕生日おめでとうございます #생일축하 #Felixnatalis

Ads, credits and stills of La huella de unos labios (The Trace of Some Lips, Juan Bustillo Oro, 1952), Mexican film noir based on the 1939 Cornell Woolrich story “Collared.”  La estrella del melodrama como heroína noir: La huella de unos labios (1952), an article about the adaptation, is available at Balajú journal.

Poor Danny did not have much luck

Chicks ran when they'd spot him, yelled "Yuck!"

If one gave him a tumble

He'd rave and then crumble

His can in noir plotting was stuck.

David Cairns

Dan Duryea and June Vincent in Black Angel (Roy William Neill, 1946). Limerick © 2017 David Cairns

"It was like a ghost-car in every attribute but the visual one." #losangeles #classiccars #cars #losfeliz ##cornellwoolrich

Perpetual schlub, schmoe and loser

Pathetic night-clubber and boozer

This poor Dan's a sad dope

Has no chance, has no hope

He's no threat, just a substance abuser.

 David Cairns

Dan Duryea played more than his share of down and out drunks. And no one did a flophouse alky better than he. With June Vincent in Black Angel (Roy William Neill, 1946). Limerick © 2017 David Cairns