Tatsuya Nakadai getting an eyeful of something in Kon Ishikawa's ODD OBSESSION (1959)

LOS OLVIDADOS, which premiered in Mexico City on November 9, 1950, and was pulled from theaters after just three days, marked a turning point in Luis Buñuel’s career. I wrote about how it came to be for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social:

I want Zero to pat my head and call me a good girl. #KamenRider #Tokusatsu

To my knowledge, the earliest instance of hooded men in an American film is in the Edison short THE WHITE CAPS from 1905. It depicts a vigilante group in pillowcase hoods who are primarily concerned with protecting the women in their community from abusive spouses, a theme that would come up again.

Thanks to the Criterion Channel's "Georges Méliès: Fairy Tales in Color" series, I have now seen 1900's JOAN OF ARC. In it, two white-hooded inquisitors attend Joan's trial and execution, making them the earliest hooded folk I'm aware of on film.

Oh, hey. Just noticed I made it to 500 followers. Certainly took long enough, but that’s what I get for posting so sporadically. I should take this as a sign to restart my “Hooded Man/Men of the Day/Week” feature I used to do over at the other place. Maybe it will get some traction here now.

Post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.

My most recent @vinsyn.bsky.social order is in. Two Blu-ray upgrades and the prose of Terence Davies. Can’t argue with any of these.

After giving the matter careful thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that we need a remastered release of Keita Amemiya’s directorial debut CYBER NINJA, stat.

Post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.

My most recent @vinsyn.bsky.social order is in. Two Blu-ray upgrades and the prose of Terence Davies. Can’t argue with any of these.

After giving the matter careful thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that we need a remastered release of Keita Amemiya’s directorial debut CYBER NINJA, stat.

Letterboxd/Filmsky Last Four Friday An unfinished film about psychedelic Satanists, a middling movie about killer bats, a pitiful excuse for a monster mash-up, and a banger from Buñuel #LastFourWatched

Happy NNN … Fun fact: someone gets hit in the nuts in (almost) every episode of the original Kamen Rider

Diane Keaton’s passing last month hit hard, but it gave me permission to revisit one of her funniest performances for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social. On “Love and Death and Diane”: crookedmarquee.com/love-and-dea...

Diane Keaton’s performance “runs the gamut from verbal gymnastics to physical comedy,” @hoodedjustice.bsky.social writes. “As ‘Love and Death’ pivots between the profound and nonsensical, Keaton doesn’t miss a beat.”

Between Oscar winners, the late Diane Keaton co-starred in “Love and Death,” a send-up of Russian literature that showed off her prodigious comedic gifts.

For this month's Full Moon Feature, I covered Rudy De Luca's TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000, which continues to unimpress 40 years on. werewolf-news.com/2025/11/full...

Gamera the giant, fire-breathing turtle “headlined seven films between 1965 and 1971,” @hoodedjustice.bsky.social writes. “Many of them were aimed squarely at children, but that wasn’t the case at the outset.” crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

Is he going to get billboards, too? Husband. Father. War Criminal.

In the parlance of Judd Apatow’s VICE, it appears Dick has finally gotten the ultimate boot. CUT TO:
A pair of boots.

Re-watched TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000 tonight for reasons, and I'm frankly amazed by how much of this I managed to suppress in the decades since my first (and only) exposure to it. So much painfully drawn-out, unfunny comedy. I'm embarrassed for everybody in it.

Decades before it became ‘MST3K’ fodder, Gamera posed a serious challenge to Godzilla’s status as “king of the monsters.” crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

For Godzilla Day, here's my article about the Big G's first, triumphant appearance seven decades ago. #Godzilla #GodzillaDay crookedmarquee.com/the-appearan...

Hey, lady. You can't tell me what to do. Another moment from this year's Godzilla Fest short, which has now been translated and uploaded as a standalone clip. #godzilla #godzillafest #shunjukuburning

A curious moment from this year's Godzilla Fest short, in which the big guy comes snout to snout with his likeness on top of a building. It is a brief distraction, however, as right after this he's struck by missiles fired from a helicopter. #godzilla #godzillafest #newcentury

The Halloween Hangover is upon us, but this month marks the 60th anniversary of Daiei’s first Gamera movie, which I wrote about for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social’s Classic Corner. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

Don’t know about anyone else, but I love this time of year because I get to watch a lot of movies that are good. And even if they aren’t good, they’re generally interesting.

Top First-Time Views, October 2025 Blue Moon Deathstalker Vulcanizadora Realm of Satan

Wasn’t sure I’d get to see @realgdt.bsky.social’s FRANKENSTEIN in a theater, but here it is, and here I am. Dazzle me, Guillermo.

The Halloween Hangover is upon us, but this month marks the 60th anniversary of Daiei’s first Gamera movie, which I wrote about for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social’s Classic Corner. crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

Obligatory hooded abbot repost.

It’s time.

Decades before it became ‘MST3K’ fodder, Gamera posed a serious challenge to Godzilla’s status as “king of the monsters.” crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

Gamera the giant, fire-breathing turtle “headlined seven films between 1965 and 1971,” @hoodedjustice.bsky.social writes. “Many of them were aimed squarely at children, but that wasn’t the case at the outset.”

As it’s Samhain, I went to an Irish pub for dinner in preparation for tonight’s viewing of HALLOWEEN III. One of the bartenders was dressed as a “Gabaghoul,” so I naturally had to get my photo with him. 📷: @rubberroswell.bsky.social

I see you, BigBadWorkshop:

RIP Peter Watkins, whose docudrama THE WAR GAME was so unsparing, the BBC (which produced it) banned it for 20 years, and was so effective, the Academy Awards gave it Best Documentary Feature.

Letterboxd/Filmsky Last Four Halloween Something shuddery, something tricky, something old, something blue #LastFourWatched

One more day ‘til…

My Criterion Flash Sale order is in. This batch goes to 11.

It's almost time... (Featuring @hoodedjustice.bsky.social) #rubber #latex #leather #gayrubber #gaylatex #gayleather

Candy watched TRICK ’R TREAT with us last night. I don’t think she likes scary movies.

Loved the moment in this week's Kamen Rider ZEZTZ when Zero sits back and clasps his hands. Nice to see him act so casual. #KamenRider #ZEZTZ #KamenRiderZEZTZ #tokusatsu

Loved the moment in this week's Kamen Rider ZEZTZ when Zero sits back and clasps his hands. Nice to see him act so casual. #KamenRider #ZEZTZ #KamenRiderZEZTZ #tokusatsu

Just walked past a store that is already playing “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” I hurried along, but I really wanted to go in and say HOW DARE YOU.

Linklater has a thing for double-movie years, doesn’t he? First there was WAKING LIFE/TAPE in 2001, then FAST FOOD NATION/A SCANNER DARKLY in 2006. Now it’s BLUE MOON/NOUVELLE VAGUE.

Private screening of BLUE MOON?

In response to a surprising Oscar win, Luis Buñuel doubled down on thumbing his nose at convention with ‘The Phantom of Liberty.’ It was released in the U.S. on this day in 1974: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

Toho’s original “Godzilla” was first released in Japan on this day in 1954. Here’s a look at how it became the giant, radioactive monster that could: crookedmarquee.com/the-appearan...