When you’re prepping for a barbecue tomorrow and just want a familiar movie on in the background. #NowWatching (sort of) MILDRED PIERCE (1945), a perfect blend of #noir and #melodrama. This film earned Joan Crawford her only Best Actress Oscar. #FilmSky #MovieSky

First watch: CROSSROADS (1942) A French diplomat who has amnesia from a past train wreck can't remember his life prior to the crash. Up for a big promotion, he is suddenly blackmailed by accusers who say he owes $1 million francs from an old robbery that ... #FilmSky #MovieSky #FilmNoir 1/3

Talked 90 minutes last night with my friend Maggie who I’ve known since 8th grade. She now lives in Toronto and loves Canada’s leaders. Imagine that! Here’s a grainy high school photo of us before leaving for a statewide debate contest. We didn’t win but had fun. My hair though! #tbt

First watch: QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE (1958), a schlocky sci-fi film that’s so bad it’s, well, just bad. A four-man space crew crash-lands on Venus, ruled by armed, leggy women who parade around in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope. Some women hate the men; others … #FilmSky #MovieSky 1/3

My friend Jeff in San Francisco has now given me over 500 DVDs that he replaced with Blu-ray. He put them in sleek sleeves. I *finally* alphabetized them so I actually know what I have. Great collection! I love movies but never bought them like I did music, opting for food & shelter. 🤣🎬😎 #FilmSky

There’s something I love about noir scenes and diners. (The Killers, 1946, for example.)

Cast my ballot today for Michigan’s August primary. Received my ballot by mail and dropped it off at the City Hall drop box. Love defying the orange dictator wannabe who wants to decide how we can and can’t vote. 🖕

First watch: MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT (Philippines, 1975) This is the best film I’ve seen in quite some time and is rightfully regarded as a masterpiece—a term I use sparingly—by director Lino Brocka. It involves a young man’s heart-wrenching search through Manila’s … 1/4 #FilmSky #MovieSky

• Worst by far, my big brother, 9 years older, died on July 13 from health issues including cancer. This picture is me straightening his bow tie before his wedding a lifetime ago. He was a wonderful man. We were very close. I try not to complain here; I’ll get back to movies, music, etc. soon.

First watch: THE MAN I LOVE (1947) As a strong-willed nightclub singer, Ida Lupino's character moves from NYC to L.A. and juggles her siblings' chaotic lives and the shady, womanizing club owner she works for. More elusive is the broken man she loves, a jazz ... #FilmSky #MovieSky 1/3

Watching the #WorldCup match between Portugal and Spain at the Post Bar in downtown Detroit. No secret who these guys are for! #FIFA

First watch: STOLEN FACE (British, 1952) A plastic surgeon recreates a disfigured woman’s face to look like the true love who spurned him. Paul Henreid and Lizabeth Scott (in a dual role) elevate this rather strange melodrama/thriller and its unlikely plot into … #FilmSky #MovieSky 1/3

First watch: COMPULSION (1959) Orson Welles, looking bloated and greasy, first appears in this riveting film 65 minutes in, a tour de force as he portrays the defense attorney representing two wealthy Chicago college students intent on committing the perfect ... #FilmSky #MovieSky #CrimeFilm 1/4

Going through old photos and found these from the #Milwaukee Art Museum. Love the architecture! We didn’t see it, but the wings open with the museum, “flap” at noon, and close at 10pm—and are illuminated with lights sundown to 10pm. @milwaukeeart.bsky.social

Looks like it’s our turn for a heat wave. Time for a Motown classic by Martha & the Vandellas. Heat Wave youtu.be/XE2fnYpwrng?si…

Rewatch: TO SIR, WITH LOVE (British, 1967) Sometimes you just need to go back to school. To Mark Thackery’s class. To learn how a troubled life can be better. To hear Lulu sing the title song. I love this film. And Sidney Poitier. Didn’t we all have a teacher(s) like him? I did. #FilmSky

Great evening to sit outside, have drinks and chill to some tunes. #MusicSky Ready 2 Wear - Felix da Housecat youtu.be/X38iH5VbD1I?...

Spoken like an uninformed American finally catching on to what the world has known for decades. Last man to the party. Feeling a bit like Vincent Price.

I love it. Good for some unintentional laughs, too.

First watch: HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973) Clint Eastwood's #western directorial debut is a solid, brutal tale of what a small town will do to protect its unlawful, capitalist interests, with Eastwood riding in as The Stranger to protect locals while simultaneously exacting … #FilmSky #MovieSky 1/3

First watch: THE TERMINATOR (1984) Rapid gunfire. Car chases. Explosions. Bad one-liners. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Toss in a love affair that will save the world. Maybe I would’ve enjoyed this film if I had seen it long ago. Nah. I hated it but made … #FilmSky #MovieSky #SciFi 1/2

Name a film with a title that is a full sentence.

First watch: APARAJITO (India, 1956). This film tenderly, magnificently explores a strong mother-son bond that is tested after the son earns a chance to go away to school in Calcutta, far from home. The film follows Apu from childhood to his late teens, with … #FilmSky #MovieSky 1/3

Share a movie soundtrack you love. 🎥🎶 One of those times when the soundtrack is better than the film (1972).

First watch: BACK STREET (1941) Enjoyable #melodrama about a self-sacrificing woman and lifelong mistress (Margaret Sullavan) of a married, banking professional (Charles Boyer) who selfishly wants it all—his wife and two children, his career and his mistress. 1/2 #FilmSky #MovieSky

First watch: TOKYO STORY (Japanese, 1953) It’s so impressive how director Yasujirō Ozu tackles complex family relationships with such simple storytelling. An aging couple travels from small town to Tokyo to visit children whose busy work lives make the visit … #FilmSky #MovieSky 1/3

First watch: BLACKOUT (1954, aka MURDER BY PROXY) Twisty, rather muddled plot involving an American in London who awakens, after blacking out during a drunken night, to sort out his involvement with a rich heiress whose father was murdered overnight. #NoirAlley B-movie made by ... 1/2 #FilmSky

When it’s 85°F outside it’s a good time to stay cool indoors and cook a bunch of food. My contribution, a spicy chicken stir fry with lots of veggies. #foodie #FoodSky #cooking

First watch: CIMARRON (1961), a sprawling, tedious misfire about a frontier family’s lives from the Oklahoma land rush of 1889 to WWI. I thought this nearly 2.5-hour #western, though beautifully shot in CinemaScope, was woefully miscast, with Glenn Ford and Maria Schell … 1/3 #FilmSky #MovieSky

I’m kind of addicted to checking our internet speed and I love seeing this.