Bill Stoneham created this painting in 1972. He was inspired by a photograph of himself as a five-year-old boy with a little girl. After Stoneham created the painting, it was shown at the Feingarten Gallery in Beverly Hills, California, where actor John Marley took a liking to it and bought it. Marley’s most memorable role was in The Godfather.
However, after John Marley’s death, the painting was somewhere separated from Marley’s estate, and it was found at a brewery by an older couple from California. They decided to keep the painting.
However, in February 2000, the elderly couple put the painting up for auction on eBay. The listing included a bizarre description, and the seller mentioned that the painting was cursed and haunted. The seller’s description also claimed that the painting comes alive, and the kids in the painting come out of the painting to the room it is currently staying in. Included in the description were various photos taken of this haunted occurrence. Word of this weird eBay listing traveled fast: the auction listing had over 30,000 views before it was sold! The painting had gotten over 30 bids due to the seller’s description indicating so much interest.
The winning bid was $1,025.00 by the Perception Gallery in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Which still has the painting to this day. After receiving the painting, the Perception Gallery contacted Bill Stoneham and told them about the exciting history of the eBay listing. Stoneham was shocked by the news of the painting’s history and supposedly haunting presence.
The owner of the Perception Galley and an art critic who reviewed the painting passed away within a year of being close to the painting. Due to the overwhelming response to the original artwork, Stoneham did have people reach out to him about doing a commission piece. So, in 2004, he created a second painting called Resistance at the Threshold. Where the boy in the original artwork is now an adult.
Years after the second commission was made, Stoneham made a third commission due to another request. That one was called The Hands Invent Him. Where the boy from the first painting is an artist, and he is on the inside of the house where the two kids are on the outside.
What do you think? Do you believe that the original painting was haunted? Did the kids from the painting come out at night?
(Pic1. “My little sister, Jaclyn, our Mom and Me.”)
“As a child in the 1980s, I loved growing up in Orange County. There was the sunshine and beaches, Disneyland, and my favorite Mall -The South Coast Plaza. Everything was new, the homes, schools, roller skating rinks, movie theaters, shopping centers, and the man-made lakes. It was where my Mom, a stylish, blond, valley girl, drove her daughters around in a burgundy Datsun 280zx blasting Madonna and Heart. When it was just the three of us, we were happy, and that’s how I liked it. Also, the 80’s just slayed. One cool 80’s thing my mom had was a glass brick. It had a hole at the top. She put transparent glass pebbles at the bottom and stuck pens inside. She displayed it on the kitchen counter next to our cordless landline phone.
At school, the cool things for kids to collect and display were pencils with toppers- a little toy or charm at the top of the pencil. Kids kept their pencil collections on top of their desks held inside a clear, plastic, rectangular container. Most of my classmates went to this stationary store called “LMNOP” to buy their pencils and containers. A talented woman with a steady hand customized your container by writing your name on it with paint pens and adding Sandylion or Mrs.Grossman stickers of your choice. I loved seeing my name written on my container adorned with a Palm Tree sticker. I loved my pencils. Each one was a personal, special treasure.
(Pic 2.“Some of my 80’s nostalgia collection surrounding an illustration of what our plastic pencil containers looked like. The font of the child’s name was written in a connecting dots font using two colors. The stickers were minimal to showcase the pencils inside. In writing this article, I discovered that these boxes still exist and are called “Amac plastic containers”. I will be ordering a few a.s.a.p.!”)
My favorite kinds of novelty pencils were by Russ. Russ pencils had a name or phrase engraved on them with a cute or interesting topper. My Mom would give me one on every occasion like. For Halloween, I got the pumpkin, ghost, and black cat. I had a purple “Good Luck Troll” and a Santa Claus Pencil. The “Ted D. Bear ” pencil had a brown, flocked bear wearing a red bowtie. He was exquisite. I also loved “Putt Putt Putt ”. It had a yellow, flocked car on top with plastic red wheels. My favorite pencil had an actual mini spinning pinwheel on top. My second favorite had a flexible pink hand on top. The fingers could bend to sign “Hang Loose ” and of course “Fuck You”. The Russ pencil designs were so clever, and I got so much joy staring at them because life had been hell. In 1988, my Mom, sister, and I had just moved to a hip apartment complex called Vista Del Lago. We had spent the year before living in a house with her long-term boyfriend, who I hated. In a word, he was “Putrid,” and that’s how I refer to him because if I actually said his name, it’s like what Stewie Griffin says “I would not stop throwing up!” For some reason, no matter what nasty, mean, or violent thing he did, my Mom would always take him back. Maybe she was attracted to him because he was the opposite of my Father, who was a Mensch and the perfect Dad. But even when I was 5, I knew Putird was no good and that we would never be safe or happy as long as he was in our lives.
Finally, when I was eleven, my Mom came to her senses and broke up with Putrid. He stayed in the house we had shared and the three of us ladies moved into Vista Del Lago. It was way better. One school night, my sister and I were excited because our favorite Aunt from L.A. was over to give us dinner and stay the night while our mom went on a date with her newest boyfriend. While my little sister watched TV and played, I had to convince myself to do my math homework. I always hated math, but I hated the feeling of showing up to school without my homework completed even more. I sat at the counter in one of the barstools and forced myself to get it done. When I finished, I placed the papers inside my Supershades folder with a graphic of a toucan wearing sunglasses in the corner. I zipped up the folder and my Math book inside of my acid-washed denim backpack, ready for the next day. Then I joined my sister and aunt to eat tortellini and watch TV until bedtime- feeling relieved and proud of myself.
In the morning, my Mother was back. I went downstairs to give her a hug. She had a stack of developed pictures to show us of where she had just been. It turns out her date had been a 24 hour trip to visit a 100-acre ranch in Texas. She smiled while she showed us pictures of the animals, goats, swans, and a llama, the two lakes, the wooden bridge, and an enormous white house which sat at the top of the property. Then she asked in her soft, calm voice, “Do you girls like this place?” My sister and I were like “Yeah, it looks nice.” “Well”, she continued, “that’s going to be your new home. And we’re going now. So go pack some things because a limousine is on its way to take us to the airport!” My sister and I were shocked and disturbed. We didn’t want to go to a ranch in Texas, even if it was in a limousine. And now? Why now? Our Mother’s behavior, the smile, the pictures were just a ploy to introduce her next bad idea revolving around a man. I felt betrayed. Our Mother had found a rich boyfriend who wasn’t Putrid. But rich or not, why did she think it was a good idea to impulsively rip me and my little sister away from everything we had known to be with him? I was angry, but I was a compliant child. I had learned that my opinion or feelings never mattered when it came to adults. They were going to do what they were going to do. My Mother would consider me ungrateful and ridiculous if I told her how I really felt. That this was wrong. That I had heroically forced myself to finish my math homework the night before, for what? What about turning in my homework? What about my school? What about my friends? What about my Dad, my Step-mom, and my baby brothers? What about our clean, fresh start at Vista Del Lago? On that random weekday morning in 1988, I left California without a word to my friends, school or Dad- with only a few belongings in a bag. My heart ached. And my precious pencil collection sat abandoned on my desk at school. When we made it to the ranch in Texas, we saw the land and the animals and picked out our bedrooms in the humongous house. Then our Mom and her boyfriend had us come into the office with a Marlin Hanging on the wall to call our Dad. They told us not to tell him where we were. Not just because it was against California Child Custody laws to take a child out of the state without permission but because this was all so wrong on so many levels, and they knew it. I spoke on the phone cautiously to my father, and I felt like a liar and an obedient child at the same time. But when my little sister got on the phone, she couldn’t help herself. She was brave and took the only chance she could to tell our Dad we had been taken away to Texas. She got on the phone and said, “Hi Daddy! We’re in Texas!” The events that followed after that phone call were filled with so much confusion, heartache, and trauma that my sister and I only need to refer to this time in our lives as “Texas.” In Texas, our Mom and her boyfriend constantly fought, partied, and left us for days on end with strange people who were not fit to look after children. And while I was there, I felt the child in me die. I couldn’t play pretend anymore. I didn’t remember how. I started having panic attacks on
the way to school, but I didn’t know what they were. I just knew I had to handle it. I started daydreaming. Maybe that was my new form of play, but it wasn’t for fun. It was for survival.
(Pic 3. “Me, age 11, dissociating on my Mom’s Texas boyfriend’s yacht in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico”.)
After a few months in Texas, we were taken back to our apartment in California, just as abruptly as we had left. It was scary to leave the small amount of stability I had known in Texas whether it was stable or not, but I was relieved to go home back to California. I returned to school the next day, to everyone’s surprise. My teacher had me come inside before the rest of the class to speak with me. She said “Lauren, unfortunately we didn’t know if you were coming back, so the class auctioned off all your pencils.” I just stared at her face processing the information. What was she saying? An auction? We never had an auction in class before. How did that even work? Like rabid scavengers they bid on my special pencils? I couldn’t find the words to express my feelings because I had never really done it. Inside my mind I was thinking very clearly, “Ok, so then I should be given my pencils back, right? Because I’m back. Give the kids back their money or whatever they used to bid on my stuff and return my pencils to me!” My teacher just gave me a dumb look like “Gosh yeah, they’re gone. So… sorry.” But they weren’t gone. They were at different desks in different pencil containers around the classroom. My heart was honestly broken. Those pencils were mine. They were one of the few things left that made me smile. Objects I loved had become my home, a focus. After all I had been through they represented the last of any happiness I had left inside me to feel. My teacher did not have the students give back my pencils and none of the students even offered them to me. There was just an awkward silence at my return. Things only got worse before they got better. After school I was disgusted and extremely disappointed to find my Mother and Putrid together in the car. I had thought we had gotten rid of him. They took me and my sister to Frozen Yogurt. As we sat there, I told my Mom about my pencils. “Oh well, honey. I’m sorry.” was all she said. And Putrid, who had no business being there anyway just stared at me, observing me with his smarmy self-satisfied smile. He never smiled out of joy or kindness, always when someone was feeling badly. I felt so alone. The injustice of everything was beyond my scope of rationalizing. I imagined an invisible grown up there in the yogurt shop with me. She knew this was totally fucked. She knew I was right about everything and everyone. That all of these adults who never had my best interests at heart were completely messed up. I wasn’t the ridiculous one. My feelings about wanting my pencils back were valid. Feeling livid and defeated at Putrid being back in our lives was valid. Feeling traumatized about having to leave my Daddy to go to Texas was valid. Feeling ostracized at school because I was now “the girl who disappeared and returned mysteriously” was valid. I was amazing and I didn’t deserve any of this. Over the next year, our Mother bounced back and forth between Putrid and her Texas boyfriend, dragging me and my little sister along. Every departure was abrupt, fueled by my Mother’s passionate love or anger towards her partner. She took us back and forth to Texas twice before she finally got rid of her Texas boyfriend. After that we moved to Los Angeles for my Middle School years. Then one night in L.A. he came back- Putrid. Our Mom told us she was taking us back to live with him in the same house we had escaped years before. I felt like I was slipping down a slide into a sea of lava. But this time, I couldn’t hold my emotions or words back. I was 13, but I screamed and sobbed like a 3-year-old. I begged, and pleaded. As I sat in my chair, my legs shook and bounced up and down, tears and mucus dripped down my face, and I did not care. I didn’t care that Putrid was observing me and smiling sickly. I didn’t care if I was going to be called ridiculous or if I was disobedient. I could not live with him again! And like all the times before and what I had already known was that crying, screaming, and begging did not change things. Grown-ups were going to do what they were going to do.
Finally, one day, I became a grown-up too. A grown-up who is so effing rad! My Mother and I have since made peace, and she’s grown a lot. She left Putrid years ago. I’m so grateful for the relationship we have. I’m also grateful for the grown-up I turned out to be. I got a Film degree from Calarts and I love to make movies with my Best Friend. But my day job, my career is being a Nanny. I get to be the person I always wished was there for me, like the invisible person I imagined supporting me in the yogurt shop when I was eleven.
(Pic 4. “Me as a rad, grown-up who understands kids. I am an Auntie or have been a Nanny to all of these children!”)
Last year, I was looking at vintage pencils on eBay. Surprisingly, I found my old favorites. Ted D. Bear, The Pinwheel, My Good Luck Troll, Putt Putt Putt and the rest. I hesitated about spending money on pencils, but then I spoke to my sister. She said, “Lauren, if it’s going to heal a part of you that you lost, Treat Yo’self!”
My sister gave me permission to buy my pencils back. So I did. When I finally had them all collected, I put them in a glass brick with transparent glass beads. My heart swelled. Unlike other nostalgia I’ve collected that simply made me happy to look at, these 1980’s Vintage Russ Pencils represented justice. Justice I never got. That I now have given to myself.”
“Throughout Simone Leigh’s 2023 exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum, several visual motifs and themes within her works kept reappearing. These themes suggested the idea of the black woman as an intertemporal sempiternal being. Leigh created several forms of the black woman that were visually monumental, almost to the point of a commemorative statue that is somewhat modernist in concept. These works visually were heavily inspired by cultural African forms such as the D’mba Headdress, or West African bust (Figure 1). One of the main themes displayed in the exhibition was the idea of the black woman as a nurturing and intellectual vessel or an architectural being through a skeuomorphic lens, with other objects to support this idea. The exhibit had a contemplative atmosphere that helped produce a meditative frame of mind while viewing the works. Many of the works instead of being close to each other, or in a sequential row to be viewed, were instead spaced out, often occupying their own sections of the rooms placed in. This spacing helped give the viewer time to deeply think on what lay in front of them without being overwhelmed, or uninterested because the work in front of them was substantial enough to view on its own (Figure 2).
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The placement of lighting within the exhibit also greatly accentuated the colors and primary features within the works. It helped add to the harmony of the spacing of all the pieces displayed. Leigh presented African sculpture inspired Afrocentric depictions of black women as shelter-like objects, or symbols to be engulfed in or protected by.
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The first piece featured in the beginning of the exhibit titled Cupboard (Figure 3) emulated a voluminous women’s dress. It was massive in stature with a chalk white cowrie shell, a common motif in Leigh’s work, on the top and light brown raffia palms ballooning from below the shell. The physical structure of the sculpture created an image that resembled a shell sitting upon a bell shaped haystack, or even a head peeking out of one.
According to the work’s plaque description (Figure 4),
Leigh “pointed to the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition, which established the hut within a colonial iconography” when creating this piece. Within this exposition, France mounted the hut along with other significant cultural items from different colonized countries to display the vast expanse of cultures France’s imperialism had reached and was then in control of as a form of shared culture immersion and assimilation. In the context of this work by Leigh, she utilized the imagery of the hut to create a sense of “gathering places or dwellings” according to Figure 3. The work signifies a divine energy, which the cowrie shell is often representative of, while also giving a sense of shelter for one to reside in, like a cupboard for a small child or a hut for communal gathering.
The series of three bronze works in the third room of the exhibit titled Vessel (Figure 5), Bisi (Figure 6), and Herm (Figure 7), all continued the idea of the black woman as a structural being.
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All three had a structured architectural elements to them, with Vessel having an Afrocentric asphalt black eyeless female figure with a permed hairstyle similar to that of a stereotypical 1960s housewife, and an exaggeratedly elongated concave torso standing on one right foot. Bisi featured another eyeless female figure in asphalt black, but as an armless bust, cut off at the shoulder with close cut hair. The half below the torso of this work had a semi cylinder shaped like a skirt that is said to be able to enclose “Leigh’s own body” (Hampton, 2023) within it. The last work featured in this series Herm (Figure 7) displays another figure asphalt black female figure, eyeless as well, with their armless torso attached to a pedestal, a small almost scar like slit in the middle, and one slightly bent leg perched out behind them. Of all the three Bisi was the most visually striking of them all however, and resonated with the concept of the black woman as a shelter. The structure of the skirt was built wide and long enough to shelter over a small human being, as if being engulfed in one’s womb. Through this exhibit the idea of intertemporality within art and overall the black woman, and how a modernist view of certain cultural views in art can be translated in a contemporary way was expressed. The architectural formatting of the works evoked a sense of meditation on how in the outside world the black woman should be perceived by those who are not, and highlighted the structural imagery of the essence of a black woman.”
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With Valentine’s Day around the corner. Here are some amazing small businesses that carry great stuff for that special someone! <3!
“Conquer.Grow, specializes in anti-anxiety and stress relief products. As someone who manages trichotillomania, and hair pulling behavior due to anxiety, I can say firsthand that our stainless pendant makes all the difference in the world. If it can help me, I know it will help others. That’s why I think it would be a great gift idea. We have a limited quantity. Delivery times after we receive an order are 3-5 days. Stainless steel chain is included with purchase”- Charlie J.
“Carlo Quispe is a Queer Peruvian comics artist living in Brooklyn. He is the author of CARLITO, SuperManuel, and Hairy Tales. His new comic is called Uranus Attacks! about an alien invasion from the planet Uranus, which inspired a line of hand-made clay figurines.”
Shipping details – Order until Feb 6 to get it by Feb 14th.
“I’m an artist specializing in a variety of different mediums, from traditional to digital works of art. Personally, I’m also a writer, film blogger, and aesthetic nostalgic appreciator. Lately, I have been really into acrylics and expressionism and wanted to offer something in that medium for commissions.
I’m currently running a Custom Valentine’s Portrait Special.
ROUGE GIRLS: 12×16 print – Price: $55
(sent digitally and upscaled for fast HD printing)
Custom coloring and theme, but will be like the example styles shown here in technique.
I do not use a website for purchasing of my works currently, because I do most of my art business directly and digitally to cut on shipping costs and faster service.
Payment is directly through Cash App or Venmo (hmayxo)
I have a very high seller feedback and meet my deadlines.
You can reach out to me via my art Instagram via DM @ artbyhmay or personal @ starrymayx for inquiries. I will then send work via email.
I need about 3 days for each custom, so if you want it before Valentine’s, the sooner the better to put in your request. Cut off date is February 5th with currently 8 spots available.“
“The paper heart doily captures a certain nostalgia and tenderness that surrounds Valentine’s Day. Paired with unconventional lyrics from love songs old and new, each Valentine is handmade using paper in a local secondhand craft store. Free shipping through USPS. Cut off order date is February 8.”
“The JollyStop was inspired by my love of kitsch, vintage diners, and old-fashioned sundaes. We create handmade clown cone art figures served on a doily or a vintage-sourced cup. They will never melt on you and are sure to put a smile on your face! You can follow @thejollystop to see more of our cone creations.”
“If you want a bit more of a Valentine’s oriented item, this is also an option Jolly Heart Sundae Print.”
“Modern geometric jewelry styles featuring brave statements with versatile tones and patterns.
Incorporating characteristic angles, familiar shapes, and eye-catching patterns, this handcrafted jewelry showcases elevated wooden materials in new ways, combining them with the beauty of contrasting elements.”
“I’m Sasha, aka TheSurlyMagician ( on Etsy and Instagram )!! I’ve taken two of my favorite things, making stuff & eating, and turned them into jewelry, coasters, and more that all look good enough to (but please do not) eat. Most of my goods are made from sugary baking ingredients like sprinkles and tiny sugary decorations (very edible) and resin (very not edible).
For the entire month of February, I am offering 5% off your entire order with code LADYCULT. This includes these Valentine’s sugar hearts coasters!
Kristina Santiago is an artist and tattooer who looks to create pockets of sunshine in daily life thru art , ceramics, & tattoos.
Item of choice from the website is “Sleepy Girl +Sunrise Mug Pin Set:
“Curated vintage jewelry and accessories that feel effortless and modern. Where you can find that perfect piece you didn’t know you were looking for but now you need.”
“All items are DM to purchase via Instagram. Orders by 2/9.”
A big thank you to the amazing businesses that participated !!!!
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Hello Everyone and welcome to the Lady.cult Holiday Gift Guide 2019! All of these items are from small and amazing businesses. So please check out there social media accounts and items that they made or curated
Misterbnation makes some pretty awesome things such as this fun pin. I am such a fan of Divine and John Waters and I know a lot of other people are too. So for that special someone or that person that has a scrooge mindset during the holiday season then this pin is a definite must!
Souvenir Jewelry has amazing jewelry and I am a fan of any kind of jewelry that is unique fun and long lasting. So when they recently made a collection called “Smell the Magic” and I saw these earrings I knew I had to add these to the holiday gift guide!
House of Mysterious Secrets sells some pretty awesome stuff and if you are ever in a tight spot in buying a little gift for someone then may I suggest these horror air fresheners?
It is a unique gift and I am pretty sure that it is something they don’t have.
Kitschculturecanada makes very special items. They have such a fun and creative way of mixing the TV shows I used watch growing up with items for your home. So when I was browsing through their site recently and came across this spectacular Golden Girls Christmas tree topper my jaw literally dropped!
It is no surprise or hidden secret that I love horror movies. I also have a soft spot for Christmas horror movies. So when Cavity Colors did a recent release of a sweater of the movie Silent Night, Deadly Night. I immediately pre-order it. I made it even more festive by picking out the forest green color.
PGBloodhouse runs a bookstore on Esty and has the most interesting assortment of books. As a book lover I have been a frequent buyer from his bookstore. So if you have the book lover on your list why not grab from the shop. I am pretty sure you spend time just browsing through the site looking through some interesting titles!
Recently I came across a site called Always Fits where they sell really cute and kitsh items like The Golden Girls Hot Sauces and a stick of butter Ornament. They don’t sell clothing or something that requires needing to get an actual size of what a person wears. Hence the name “Always Fits.” A lot of things on their site caught my attention and I thought were pretty cool like this Bob Ross Self Painting Color Changing Mug:
Martin Ontiveros is an amazing artist who creates badass art. His art is colorful and strong. His store also has the option of getting his art in prints like this one below:
Long time no write! I just need to take a personal writing break due to many personal events that took place in October. But I am back just in time to write about Barnes and Nobles Criterion Collection 50% off sale!!! I know that these sales might be overwhelming and often are left wondering how to choose over 700 titles that ones you want to add to your movie collection. So I offer some titles you may not think of right away or want to stray off your normal movie buying routine….
Here in no particular order…
The Princess Bride (number #948) Directed by Rob Reiner 1987)- I remember the first time I watch this was on cable TV when I was eight years old and it started my fascination of Andre the Giant. It also spark my fantasy of having a grandparent who would stay with me when I was sick and tell me fairy tales.
Shampoo (number #947) Directed by Hal Ashby 1975)- Hal Ashby is one of my favorite directors. I always felt he was able to successfully capture these off beat random characters of people and show them with such heart on the screen. Shampoo is a mixture of kind a mockumentary and dark comedy rolled into one movie.
And the ship Sails on (#50 directed by Federico Fellini 1984) this is one of my favorite Fellini movies. The first ten minutes of this movie is in black and white and totally silent perhaps as a homage to silent film. Like all of Felllini’s movies it offer it’s array of usual characters and I feel like they draw in your attention so much that you feel like you are part of the movie.
Some like it Hot (# 950 directed by Billy Wilder 1959) (Release date is 11/6/2018) I remember that this was the first movie I watched on Turner Classic Movie channel and it was so funny! And I have been an avid fan of Billy Wilder ever since and this is one of his movies that every time I have watched I noticed something new. So when the Criterion Collection announced that this movie was going to be part of their collection I was so excited to pre- ordered it.
Bigger than Life (#507 directed by Nicholas Ray 1956) One of my favorite actors is James Mason and he is fantastic in this movie. This movie kind of stood out in the 1950’s because it dealt with James Mason playing a teacher who deals with prescription drug problem.
The sale will last until December 3rd so you have a couple of weeks to figure out what you might want go with or indulge because this sale happens here maybe up to 4 times a year?
Hello! The criterion Collection is once again offering 50% off all of the current CC’s for the next 24 hours! So if you are unsure of what to put in your cart or am looking for some different from your regular normal purchases. Here is my quick guide to my top five picks! Please note I am try not to do repeating titles from past articles I have posted~! Here is my top five must grabs during the sale:
Beauty and the Beast directed by Jean Cocteau (1946)- I know there is countless variations of this fairy tale classic but I enjoy this version a bit more due to this darker undertones.
Picnic at Hanging Rock directed by Peter Weir (1975)-this is the kind of movie kind lingers in your movie. A true mix of mystery, drama that centers around a group of girls that go out on a field trip on Valentine’s day and never ever made it back.
Ace in the Hold directed by Billy Wilder (1951)- Kirk Douglas is a conniving newspaper reporter that has done and will continue to do anything humanly possible to get his story. But has he gone to far this time?
Pierrot le Fou directed by Jean-Luc Godard (1965) this movie is a mixture of themes. A bit of drama, comedy and mystery rolled into a six year road trip starring one of my favorite actors Jean-Paul Belmondo and also starring Anna Karina.
Pan’s Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro (2006)- this was the first movie I saw by Guillermo Del Toro in the theaters. It was such a magical moment to see such a dark fairy tale unfold on screen. This movie also taught me that even adults should never ever loose their childhood imagination.
Happy shopping! Comment below and let me know what everyone ended up getting from the sale!
Today’s artist’s spotlight is on artist Blair! She does amazing hand-sewn horror arts. She has an Esty’s store: blairmonster.esty.com but that is currently on vacation mode because she is gearing up for an appearance at the Women in Horror Film Fest in Atlanta on September 21-24, 2017. So if you are in the area buy tickets for it and stop by her area to buy her incredible works of art! Her art caught my eye because of the bold color contrasts and beautiful stitching! For inquiries on her pieces please contact her via IG: blairmonster check out some of her works below!
Today’s movie of the day is Mermaids (1990) directed by Richard Benjamin and stars Bob Hopkins, Cher, Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci in her first staring role.
This cute comedy focuses on the Rachel Flax (Cher) and her two little girls (Ricci and Ryder) and there eccentric family life in the early 1960’s.
The family tends to move around a lot due to Miss. Flax’s romatic flings. There latest place of residence is in Massachusetts and numerous life changing events happen to the girls which test the bonds of family.
This is super cute movie and each performance is strong in this. I highly recommend this movie if you are ever in the mood to have a good chuckle.
Beauty and the Beast directed by Jean Cocteau (1946)- I know there is countless variations of this fairy tale classic but I enjoy this version a bit more due to this darker undertones.
Picnic at Hanging Rock directed by Peter Weir (1975)-this is the kind of movie kind lingers in your movie. A true mix of mystery, drama that centers around a group of girls that go out on a field trip on Valentine’s day and never ever made it back.
Ace in the Hold directed by Billy Wilder (1951)- Kirk Douglas is a conniving newspaper reporter that has done and will continue to do anything humanly possible to get his story. But has he gone to far this time?
Pierrot le Fou directed by Jean-Luc Godard (1965) this movie is a mixture of themes. A bit of drama, comedy and mystery rolled into a six year road trip starring one of my favorite actors Jean-Paul Belmondo and also starring Anna Karina.
Pan’s Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro (2006)- this was the first movie I saw by Guillermo Del Toro in the theaters. It was such a magical moment to see such a dark fairy tale unfold on screen. This movie also taught me that even adults should never ever loose their childhood imagination.
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