Whoever said classic foreign films were boring never came across the badassery of Zatoichi, the blind swordsman!

Barbara Stanwyck with lover Robert Wagner on the set of “Titanic” in 1953. Robert Wagner was 22 at the time; Stanwyck was 45. Wagner, who I got to know after interviewing him in London, recalled that he was mesmerised by her sexuality during shooting: “They now say that she was a lesbian, or some such nonsense, but I can assure you that was not the case. I was very attracted to her and it was mutual.” Initially, Stanwyck was friendly, but not overly so. Then, after a dinner party at the house of the film’s director Jean Negulesco, Wagner drove Stanwyck home. After opening her front door, he turned to the actress to “discover something I hadn’t seen in her eyes before. It was a magical look of interest, and appreciation and desire.” In his memoirs, “Pieces of My Heart”, the actor wrote, “I immediately took her in my arms and kissed her. I had never had a reaction from a woman like I had from Barbara. It was a different kiss, with a different feeling.” Their four year affair began that night. She cooked for him and the couple went hiking in the mountains above Malibu. They watched boxing matches on the television and screened many of Stanwyck’s movies, including “Ball of Fire” and “Double Indemnity.” Wagner continued, “Barbara taught me everything she knew about acting and how to navigate Hollywood. We became part of each other’s lives. Eventually, the affair ended because we both finally realized that it couldn’t go anywhere - it was a classic back street romance. She was an enormous influence on my life and still is. Barbara gave me self-esteem. She was a wonderful woman.”

Morricone & Me by Erik Clapp part 2 is out now. @clapperik wrote, produced, and recorded it and it’s great. If you haven’t checked out my Patreon at Phil on Cinema, give it a look. It’s only 5 dollars a month for 2 episodes a month. Or you could do A Helping Hand for $1 a month.

This is why Johnny Carson, in our opinion, was the greatest talk show host of all time. This could have been the worst interview of all time, but Johnny makes it brilliant.

A damn great time, indeed. Thanks to everyone for participating and attending this excellent new restoration screening of RIVERBEND!

Had a great time screening RIVERBEND, starring #SteveJames and directed by #SamFirstenberg at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at .@ArtsQuest in Bethlehem, PA last night! Great thanks to my friend and filmmaker Mike Dennis of Reelblack, and our audience members for attending!

What are your thoughts on this movie? Comment below and I will read it on the podcast. @CraigAndFriends will be my guest and I am sure we are going to have a great time.

With its often languid pace, "Bullitt" (1968) lulls us into a trance-like state — until it doesn't. Hollywood had seen few gasoline-fueled spectacles like the tire-screeching, engine-growling anarchy this film unleashes amid the impossibly steep hills of San Francisco. #neonoir

✨Ben Mankiewicz’s Closet Picks! ✨ The Turner Classic Movies host celebrates the new Stanley Kubrick season of @tcm's podcast The Plot Thickens with THE KILLING and PATHS OF GLORY, praises how Orson Welles’s collaborators on CITIZEN KANE enabled him to make an unforgettable film, and shares his love for crime dramas like THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE.

Coming to 4K UHD via Criterion soon The Wild Bunch (1969)

📺On September 24, 1977, ‘The Bionic Woman’ aired ‘Fembots in Las Vegas.’ The son of a renegade scientist plots his revenge by reactivating Jaime Sommers’ greatest enemies… the Fembots!

The Getaway (1972) marked the decline of Peckinpah’s directorial sure-handedness. The score, photography and editing are piss-poor. Doc and Mrs McCoy are world-class fuck-ups. I keep watching it for McQueen and *some* of the players, Walter Hill’s script and the action. 👵🏼🍿💸

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New episode ALERT! Was joined once again by @vampfamwriter to talk about this fun little movie. Check it out, and then listen to the podcast.

A forgotten chapter of Golden Harvest martial arts cinema is ready to be rediscovered. REAP THE WHIRLWIND: FOUR FILMS WITH ANGELA MAO brings four rare films starring the original Lady Kung Fu together in one strictly limited Blu-ray edition. Order now buff.ly/Qqr1wdq

Tonight's film first time watch. Good little revenge thriller. Really enjoyed it. Slow burner.

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One scrappy Canadian show made comedy history, gave us a generation of icons, and is still making us laugh today. SCTV: THE GREATEST SHOW YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF — a new documentary chronicling the legacy of one of the most influential sketch comedy series in TV history — is coming October 30!

SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of premieres October 30. Legendary SCTV cast members reunite in this documentary for a funny and heartfelt celebration of a scrappy Canadian sketch show that made comedy history.