"You think that everything can be seen and touched and weighed and measured... You think you discovered reality, but you don't even know what it is."

Mora, from the very cool little 1961 movie, Night Tide. (Which is streaming for free on YouTube!) It's a movie that could actually do with a remake--as much as I like it as it is, there's so much more they could do with it given a proper budget and some fine-tuning.

WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE? WHAT DO YOU WANT? The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Conell/Dexter 3x6 Sí Se Puede/Meet Murder My Angel by Soft Cell/Night Tide (1961) director. Curtis Harrington/Pantomime by Orgy/Cat People (1942) director. Jacques Tourneur/Felix Gonzalez-Torres by Ross Bleckner Bomb Magazine (1995)/Dexter 3x6 Sí Se Puede

Happy birthday, artist, and underground film icon, Marjorie Cameron! Here's some new art inspired by The Wormwood Star to celebrate!

"Yes, I love the sea most of all, but I'm afraid of it too." "Guess we're all a little afraid of what we love."

I liked the part with the seagull.

From its very first moments, Night Tide exudes a strong, moody tone, and a strangely dream-like quality which grabbed me. The noir-mystery atmosphere and bright, coastal setting meshed surprisingly well, and made for interesting viewing.

A very young Dennis Hopper struggled somewhat with awkward line delivery, but he managed to effortlessly bring a charming sort of naivety to the role, and his chemistry with Linda Lawson came across as wonderfully genuine. She gave an excellent performance as the alluring and mysterious maybe-mermaid Mora, evoking so much tragic sympathy.

There were many moments that stood out as memorable, like the smokey, subdued jazz club, or the breakfast date on that truly enviable apartment balcony. Mora's dance at the evening beach party, and the projection of her shadow against the cliff-face was a great segment.

The only part of the movie I didn't really enjoy was the ending, which I felt over-explained some things, removing much of the mystery in an unsatisfying way. I wasn't a big fan of the "consolation prize" romance either, which is a shame because Luana Anders gave a really good, likeable performance, but the writing just wasn't there to support that.

A compelling movie with a dark, intriguing atmosphere. Great, despite a weak ending.

Night Tide (1961)

MITSKI – STAR (2024)

no but literally. better call saul. who are we raised to be who are we told we are who are we convinced we are who do we want to be who do we think is the person we should be who do we choose to be in absence of everything else

Night Tide, Curtis Harrington

Night Tide (1961)

Dennis Hopper in Curtis Harrington’s “Night Tide” July 1961.

On July 9, 2009, Night Tide was screened at Cinemateca Portuguesea.

Here's some new Dennis Hopper art to celebrate!

What are some underrated horror films? I have watched all the popular ones and need more! Thanks!

mentally prepare yourself because im ready to give a gumbo list (this has been sitting in my inbox because i had to ask all my friends and this is the list we came up with):

curse of the demon (1957) the serpent and the rainbow (1988) paranoiac (1963) the old dark house (1932) countess dracula (1971) golem (1920) haxan (1968) island of lost souls (1932) mad love (1935) mill of the stone women (1960) the walking dead (1936) the ghoul (1933) tourist trap (1979) the seventh victim (1943) ganja & hess (1973) dead of night (1945) a bay of blood (1971) let's scare jessica to death (1971) alice sweet alice (1976) the deadly spawn (1983) the brain that wouldn't die (1962) all about evil (2010) black roses (1988) the baby (1973) parents (1989) a blade in the dark (1983) blood lake (1987) solo survivor (1984) lemora: a child's tale of supernatural (1973) eyes of fire (1983) epitaph (2007) nightmare city (1980) slugs (1988) death smiles on a murderer (1973) intruder (1989) short night of glass dolls (1971) the children (2008) alone in the dark (1982) end of the line (2007) the queen of spades (1949) the housemaid (1960) tormented (1960) captain clegg (1962) the long hair of death (1964) dark age (1987) the crawling eye (1958) the kindred (1987) the gorgon (1964) wicked city (1987) baba yaga (1973) 976-evil (1988) bliss (2019) decoder (1984) amer (2009) the visitor (1979) day of the animals (1977) leptirica (1973) planet of the vampires (1965) lips of blood (1975) berberian sound studio (2012) a wounded fawn (2022) matango (1963) the mansion of madness (1973) the killing kind (1973) symptoms (1974) morgiana (1972) whispering corridors (1998) dead end (2003) infested (2023) (this just came out but im adding it) triangle (2009) the premonition (1976) you'll like my mother (1972) the mafu cage (1978) white of the eye (1987) mister designer (1987) alison's birthday (1981) the suckling (1990) graveyard shift (1987) messiah of evil (1987) out of the dark (1988) seven footprints to satan (1929) burn witch burn (1962) the damned (1962) pin (1988) horrors of malformed men (1969) mr vampire (1985) the vampire doll (1970) contracted (2013) impetigore (2019) eyeball (1975) malatestas carnival of blood (1973) the witch who came from the sea (1976) i drink your blood (1970) nothing underneath (1985) sauna (2008) seance (2000) come true (2020) the last winter (2006) night tide (1961) the brain (1988) dementia (1955) don't go to sleep (1982) otogirisou (2001) reincarnation (2005) mutant (1984) spookies (1986) shock waves (1977) bloody hell (2020) the den (2013) wer (2013) olivia (1983) enigma (1987) graverobbers (1988) manhattan baby (1982) evil in the woods (1986) death bed: the bed that eats (1977) cathy's curse (1977) creatures from the abyss (1994) the dorm that dripped blood (1982) the witching (1993) madman (1981) vampire's embrace (1991) blood beat (1983) the alien factor (1978) savage weekend (1979) blood sisters (1987) deadly love (1987) playroom (1990) die screaming marianne (1971) pledge night (1990) night train to terror (1985) the devonsville terror (1983) ghostkeeper (1981) special effects (1984) blood feast (163) the child (1977) godmonster of indian flats (1973) blood rage (1980) the unborn (1991) screamtime (1983) the outing (1987) the being (1983) silent madness (1984) lurkers (1988) forver evil (1987) squirm (1976) death screams (1982) jack-o (1995) haunts (1976) a night to dismember (1983) creaturealm: demons wake (1998) the curse (1987) daddy's deadly darling (1973) nightwing (1979) the laughing dead (1989) the severed arm (1973) the orphan (1979) not like us (1995) prime evil (1988) the monstrosity (1987) dark ride (2006) antibirth (2016) iced (1988) the soultangler (1987) twisted nightmare (1987) puffball (2007) biohazard (1985) cameron's closet (1988) beast from haunted cave (1959) the she-creature (1956)

Yes, I love the sea most of all. But I'm afraid of it, too. I guess we're all a little afraid of what we love. NIGHT TIDE (1961) dir. Curtis Harrington