Tag Archives: Comedy
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
Anthony Newley (1931-1999) was a British singer, songwriter, and actor best known for writing songs like “Feeling Good,” “Goldfinger,” and the score to Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). With his crooning voice and mammoth twitching eyebrows, he became a popular performer … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 60's, Anthony Newley, Autobiographical, Comedy, Connie Kreski, Fantasy, Joan Collins, Lolita, LSD, Milton Berle, Musical, Psychedelic, Satanism, sexploitation, slapstick, Surreal, The Devil
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House (1977)
Exactly five years ago today I started up Midnight Only, and to set the appropriate tone, for the site’s first film I settled upon Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House (1977). I figured House was a good place to start because I saw it as the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Comedy, Haunted House, horror, Japan, Killer Cat, Kung Fu, Nobuhiko Obayashi, slapstick, Surreal, Villain Petting White Cat
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Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo premiered in May of 1958, and later that year another James Stewart/Kim Novak pairing, the Christmas-themed Bell, Book and Candle, was released just in time for the holidays. (The film’s New York premiere was on Christmas day.) The two make … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 50's, Beatnik, Christmas, Comedy, Elsa Lanchester, Ernie Kovacs, Fantasy, Hermione Gingold, James Stewart, Kim Novak, screwball comedy, Witch, witches
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