Conrad J. Barrington

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Lassie at the MGM 25th anniversary party Bob Landry, 1949

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 07:41 UTC

Laurence Olivier in a publicity photo for Pride and Prejudice (1940)

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 07:01 UTC

That’s my girl

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 05:30 UTC

James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Giant (1956)

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 04:20 UTC

😢

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 03:23 UTC

Beans… beans… beans

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 03:20 UTC

Rewatched Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) tonight. A fun movie when you’re in the mood for it, meandering and dreamlike. I always get a kick outta Bob just standing around in every other scene, doing nothing. It’s so weird.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 02:37 UTC

Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher at London Heathrow Airport, 1972

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 00:45 UTC

Grace Kelly at the 1956 Academy Awards in Los Angeles

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 23:15 UTC

Yeah, I was really impressed with her in Flesh and Blood too. Giving 110% in really unflattering roles.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 23:02 UTC

Eleanor Parker in a publicity portrait for The Woman in White (1948)

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 20:00 UTC

Sophia Loren, Venice, 1958 - photo by Mario De Biasi

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:44 UTC

It’s weird in retrospect that Tyrrell and Svenson never interacted in the film

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 18:42 UTC

Don’t know why I’d never seen it before! Terrible title, that’s probably part of it.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 18:41 UTC

Good eye, I didn’t make that connection at all!

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 18:29 UTC

Susan Tyrrell gives what may be the definitive cinematic portrayal of batshit insanity — I loved her in this. I was also impressed by the strong gay-positive message, a real surprise for a 1981 film!

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 18:28 UTC

Watched Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981) this morning. A real sick and perverted movie (in a good way), about an aunt who’s just a little too into her nephew. Filmed like a TV afterschool special, gradually leading up to an absurdly over-the-top Grand Guignol ending.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 18:14 UTC

Shirley Temple with her mother Gertrude, Los Angeles, 1945

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 17:00 UTC

Hayley Mills, c. 1963

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 15:13 UTC

Gene Tierney in a publicity photo for Laura (1944)

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 05:59 UTC

Margaret Sullavan, 1941

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:07 UTC

Fred MacMurray and Kim Novak in a publicity photo for Pushover (1954)

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 03:53 UTC

Just watched Black Moon (1934), a surprisingly brutal pre-code horror film. Lots of voodoo, lots of sacrifice, lots of a horrified Fay Wray — all the good stuff. A tense atmosphere throughout, especially in the climax.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 01:45 UTC

Olivia de Havilland, Charles Boyer, and Paulette Goddard in a publicity photo for Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 00:31 UTC

Gina Lollobrigida on the set of Solomon and Sheba (1959)

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 00:02 UTC

Dude there’s a fuckin’ obelisk RIGHT BEHIND YOU!! RUN!!

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 23:59 UTC

Here ya go

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 23:26 UTC

Anthony Hopkins, 1981 - photo portrait by Francesco Scavullo

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 22:04 UTC

I had to watch it in Texas History class, so it was technically one of my first classic films

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 22:00 UTC

Groucho Marx, c. 1960

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 21:26 UTC

Too slow! And the character development just isn’t here… Laurence Harvey as Colonel Travis is really the only interesting character. Widmark (as Jim Bowie) is trying his damndest, but he’s not given much to do. This movie just kind of rambles along until the big battle. Which is alright, I guess.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 21:25 UTC

Rewatched (remembered?) The Alamo (1960) this morning… haven’t seen this one for at least 20 years, mainly because it’s not very good! Duke’s first directing job, and he’s pretty darn good at framing and composition (he learned from the best), but this feels nothing like a Ford movie.

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 20:31 UTC

Natalie Wood, c. 1947

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 17:21 UTC

Mitzi Gaynor in a publicity photo for Anything Goes (1956)

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 14:53 UTC

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, 1938

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 06:10 UTC

Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in a publicity photo for Air Raid Wardens (1943)

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 05:30 UTC

Rewatched Starship Troopers (1997) tonight. Man, this sure was a prescient film. Hard to think of another text that gets more relevant each and every year. Verhoeven lived through WW2, he knew goddamn well what he was doing. One of cinema’s best satires. 🫡

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 03:18 UTC

Oh that’s a nice one

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 03:06 UTC

Leslie Howard, 1939

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