Just another blog by an ambiguously-gendered primeval monster.

Likes: terrorizing mortals; libraries; serious eyeshadow; chain wallets; suspiciously lifelike marble statues

Dislikes: people who aren't statues yet; bros; Perseus

19th May 2013

Photoset reblogged from DEEP IN THE WOODS A FUNERAL IS SWINGIN' with 56 notes

fishcakesfishcakes:

weareallprostitutesandjunkies:

the creature from the black lagoon.

“Hey gais it’s not smart to swim while drunk. It’s ok tho. I grabbed her for you. Hey, why’re you screaming?”

Tagged: he just wants to helpmonstersclassic filmcreature from the black lagoonnot to be confused with the creature from the black leather lagoon

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14th May 2013

Photo reblogged from to our first love we always return. with 22 notes

[B/w photo of Sal Mineo, lifting weights]

[B/w photo of Sal Mineo, lifting weights]

Tagged: well hellosal mineoclassic filmmy ma told me he killed himself b/c he was being blackmailed over being gay is that true i don't know

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10th May 2013

Photoset reblogged from Fuck Yeah Barbara Stanwyck with 18 notes

[Four animated gifs from Baby Face: Lily explains that she certainly works, but not at the bank]

Tagged: watching this rn and it's beautifulif you've seen the gif of her pouring coffee on a groper's hand that's also from this moviebarbara stanwyckpre-codeclassic filmbaby face

10th May 2013

Photo reblogged from ancient and holy things fade like a dream with 166 notes

mariedeflor:

Barbara Stanwyck photographed for The Lady Eve, 1941

mariedeflor:

Barbara Stanwyck photographed for The Lady Eve, 1941

Tagged: wowbarbara stanwyckgreat gorgons from historyclassic film

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7th May 2013

Question with 5 notes

yourfriendg00 asked: DO YOU LIKE PLAN 9 FRM OUTER SPACE

I DON’T KNOW, I TRIED TO WATCH IT AND COULDN’T GET INTO IT, BUT I AM BROADLY IN FAVOR OF IT AS A CULTURAL ARTIFACT

Tagged: yourfriendg00classic filmask auntie gorgo

5th May 2013

Photo reblogged from to our first love we always return. with 432 notes


Director Billy Wilder talking with actress Gloria Swanson and Cecil B. DeMille during the shooting of the movie ‘Sunset Blvd’, photographed by Allan Grant, 1950.
Director Billy Wilder talking with actress Gloria Swanson and Cecil B. DeMille during the shooting of the movie ‘Sunset Blvd’, photographed by Allan Grant, 1950.

Tagged: look at that look she's giving the camerathe poor photographer had to be hospitalized for a weekgorgon gazes not male gazesgloria swansonclassic film

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3rd May 2013

Post with 4 notes

railwayshoes replied to your post: *screaming* oh my god CAPA is screening Citizen…

“the worst version of Man Who Knew too Much” - omg accurate

I mean, I have watched that version with pleasure, but I started watching the restored first version and was amazed at how much better it was, even though it was a little slower.  I got about halfway through and there wasn’t any gross-ass “married love means ladies have to die, sweetheart” bullshit between the parents, no creepy, scary “Shhh honey let me just medicate you into submission so you don’t get your icky feelings on me” from the husband, none of the stuff that was in the Day/Stewart version.

It’s been so long since I watched that one…Hitchcock seems both enchanted by sexism, and yet surrounded himself in real life with intelligent, opinionated women, and gave many female roles in his films powerful aspects.  I’d like to think he was criticizing that kind of gender crap, but it’s really difficult to realistically give a man from that time period the benefit of the doubt on that.  What do you think?

Tagged: railwayshoesclassic filmhitchcockgenderwill i get haters in here because i tagged it with hitch's name but criticized a movie of his i don't know

3rd May 2013

Post with 7 notes

*screaming* oh my god CAPA is screening Citizen Kane and Grand Hotel this summer oh my god

oh my god and way too much bullshit from the 70s and 60s and the worst version of Man Who Knew too Much BUT LOOK OKAY THEY’RE ALSO SCREENING THE BLACK CAT

OH MY GOD MAE WEST AND W.C. FIELDS

schedule here oh my god *flails*

next year I really hope they break down and finally show something foreign and more than one silent but it’s almost unheard-of for them to do either so

Tagged: columbusclassic filmmostlycapa summer movie serieswow good yay

3rd May 2013

Photoset reblogged from with 6,182 notes

showmethesneer:

Eartha Kitt slamming and shutting down street harassment and objectification in Anna Lucasta (1958)

Tagged: oh snapbroseartha kittclassic filmgreat gorgons from history

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1st May 2013

Photo reblogged from Railway Shoes with 51 notes


After filming a fight scene with Fredric March, Carole Lombard had to take the next day off to recover from her scratches and bruises. To discourage March’s attentions, she invited him to her dressing room one night; after preliminary fumbling, March discovered to his disgust that she was wearing a rubber dildo. He never bothered her again.

When he saw that she had a prosthetic penis, he became afraid that she would treat him exactly as he wanted to treat her.

After filming a fight scene with Fredric March, Carole Lombard had to take the next day off to recover from her scratches and bruises. To discourage March’s attentions, she invited him to her dressing room one night; after preliminary fumbling, March discovered to his disgust that she was wearing a rubber dildo. He never bothered her again.

When he saw that she had a prosthetic penis, he became afraid that she would treat him exactly as he wanted to treat her.

Tagged: can someone please go back in time and take a hammer to that shithead's knees or somethingi think i enjoyed a movie with him in it oncenow i feel terriblecarole lombardgreat gorgons from historybrosclassic film

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